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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Police records show former Republican state Sen. John McGee was accused of propositioning a female aide for sex and making other unwanted advances inside his Idaho Capitol office

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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho plans to fly flags at state government buildings at half-staff through Sunday, to honor a firefighter and a soldier who were recently killed in the line of duty.

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(KLIX)- The city of Twin Falls led the charge against texting while driving. It passed the first ever ordinance in the state to target drivers who sent a text message while driving. Several other cities in the state pondered the idea and then state legislators decided to write one of their own

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(KLIX)-The state of Idaho has gotten a settlement check from the makers of the drug Vioxx. The Idaho Attorney General’s office announced Merck paid the state a little more than $285-thousand dollars in a settlement

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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho prison officials say convicted killer Richard Leavitt was calm and meeting with his attorneys and a few visitors on the day before his execution. KTVB reports prison officials declared Leavitt dead at 10:25 a

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BOISE, Idaho (AP) - A big mortgage settlement that benefited Idaho helped push state revenue in May to $33.7 million ahead of projections with just one month of the fiscal year to go. The state got a $13.3 milli

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BOISE, Idaho (AP) - The Idaho State Liquor Division on Wednesday reversed direction in the face of a lawsuit and says it will sell Five Wives Vodka. The agency in a state that's more than 25 percent Mormon last week rejected the product with an unmistakable reference to polygamy and a label with five women

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House lawmakers supported a 2 percent, across-the-board pay hike for state workers, while lamenting not having more for employees who've seen their wages cut nearly every year since the 2008 recession.

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Even though the recession is still very much a reality many Magic Valley families won’t be going without a Thanksgiving meal this year, thanks to several service organizations. 

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Most Idaho employers don't comply with a law requiring them to report new hires to the state Department of Labor within 20 days, making it harder for officials to track things like overpaid unemployment benefits and deadbeat parents who owe child support. Only about 30 percent of employers comply with the 1997 state law that was passed to help Idaho better identify employees w

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