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Leaders in Twin Falls County say they're not entirely pleased with the state's new map of legislative districts, but they're not going to try to have it tossed by the state's highest court. Twin Falls County Commissioners voted yesterday not to pursue legal action over the redistricting map approved last week by a bipartisan commission.

The latest redistricting commission has redrawn the legislative map.  The commission reached a deal Friday to redraw Idaho's district boundaries in order to even out the populations.

Since the commission charged with coming up with new legislative districts for the state failed to meet the 90-day deadline there are only a couple of options left.  Which ones should they be?  Vote Here

Top Story Podcast 9/7/11: FIrst hour - No agreement on redrawing Idaho's legislative district lines, BBQ wings in the park, Economist Analyst Alex Sinclair.  Second hour - State of the City with councilman Greg Lanting, killing conservative zombies online ...

The panel drawing up Idaho's new political boundaries failed to finish by Tuesday's deadline and now faces a lawsuit in state Supreme Court that will likely order them back to Boise.

Every ten years after the latest census Idaho must redraw the legislative district lines to ensure equal representation for all citizens.  This is not an easy task.  No matter what kind of a map there are always critics on the other side.  One idea is to let people from another state redraw our lines with the argument that they would have no ulterior motives...

The legislative committee charged with the task of redrawing Idaho’s legislative boundaries met again in Boise yesterday.  One of the issues facing the committee is a new law passed by the Idaho Legislature in 2009 requiring a major state or federal highway connect two counties in the same district...

The task of redrawing the legislative district lines to comply with the latest census is in full swing.

Public schools chief Tom Luna is kicking off his post-legislative tour in Boise, where his education reform package dominated the 2011 Idaho Legislature.      Luna is expected to make six stops, starting on Monday in the state's capital city...

Top Story Podcast 4/4/11: First hour- Randy Stapilus, Obama Launches 2012 Campaign. Second hour- Ryan Horsley, Growing Hearts In Labs For Transplants. Are you comfortable about how far we've come as a society with science and technology?  We are now growing human hearts in a laboratory, essentially picking them off the shelf so we can live longer ...