Shortfall scenario Mar 11, 2010
Fruitland School Board Chairman Kelly Henggeler said the Idaho Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee, which sets budgets for the state, told school districts to expect an 8. 5 percent decrease in funding from the state for the 2010-2011 school year. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
House Conservatives Fund Endorses 10 Mar 10, 2010
Candidates who will receive contributions from the PAC are: Stephen Fincher in Tennessee s 8th district, Sam Caligiuri in Connecticut s 5th district, Sean Duffy in Wisconsin s 7th district, Andy Harris in Maryland s 1st district, Joe Heck in Nevada s 3rd district, Jim Renacci in Ohio s 16th district, Martha Roby in Alabama s 2nd district, Vaughn Ward in Idaho s 1st district, and former Reps. Steve Chabot (Ohio) and Steve Pearce (N.M.), who are running to reclaim their old seats. (Roll Call)
Ruling On Gay Air Force Major Creates Dilemma Mar 7, 2010
The military branches say they haven't changed how they go about issuing "don't ask" dismissals in the states covered by the 9th Circuit - Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Washington ... Lt. Col. Victor Fehrenbach, an F-15 fighter pilot from Idaho, said the Air Force refused to apply the higher standard during his discharge proceedings last year. (CBS News)
U.S. to protect bird, oil drilling likely restricted Mar 6, 2010
According to National Geographic, the bird's range is spread over 11 western states but is concentrated in Wyoming, Montana, Idaho and Nevada. (Editing by Jim Marshall and Rebekah Kebede). (Scientific American)
While people suffer and die, greed stifles health care reform Mar 5, 2010
Gator wrote on Feb 23, 2010 4:57 PM:" We were in British Columbia and Alberta Provence last summer Gas was 4.75 a gallon,Pizza (large) 29.00 and beer was 14.50 a six pac.. I asked a girl in the gas station howshe got by, she said barely!! I have a NRA membership decal on my rear window andto say we got a once over would be an understatement. Nice trip but glad to cross backInto Idaho. A lot of the cost goes for their medical just like New Zealand gas was 7.80And I was told how do you think we... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Obama wants a health vote soon Mar 4, 2010
Democrats such as of Pennsylvania and of Idaho now have to make up their minds. They are among several moderate Democrats who have refused to pledge their votes. (USA Today)
BYU-Idaho student vies for Raybould's seat Mar 2, 2010
Published: Monday, March 1, 2010 11:18 PM MST REXBURG -- The Madison County Democrats will be holding an election year caucus on March 9 to officially nominate Brigham Young University-Idaho student Jared Loper as a Democratic candidate for the Idaho House of Representatives' District 34B seat ... He says that there are a lot of issues that are not being well addressed by the Idaho Legislature ... "Idaho is undergoing a crucial phase right now," said Loper. (Rexburg Standard Journal, ID)
America was founded on free exchange of ideas Feb 26, 2010
Gator wrote on Feb 21, 2010 9:04 AM:" (cont) Taxes, you all complain about unfair taxation but stop and look at all we DEMAND of government all the benefits you ask for. Im glad I chose to get out of California and live among the Ranchers and cattlemenhere in Idaho. These folks know what hard work is all about and Take Pride in whatthey do.. Pride and satisfaction words that are hard to come by this day and age ". Gator wrote on Feb 21, 2010 9:03 AM:" What am I talking about?? Simple... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
The Country Curmudgeon No time to be nice Feb 26, 2010
Advising he would be closely watched and sent copies to all members of the Idaho delegation. At hand now is a priceless opportunity to cut off Obama and all of his socialist machinations. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
Fruitland School Board holds off on supplemental levy election Feb 24, 2010
Last year, he said, Idaho Gov. Butch Otter said there would be a 1. 6 percent cut. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
Jon Stewart on Glenn Beck's CPAC show Feb 24, 2010
"And while I'm not suggesting that we all become Amish or move to Idaho, I do think that we have to look at what we can do to separate ourselves from this hostile culture." Weyrich concluded by holding up the countercultural left as a model for the new countercultural right: "The radicals of the 1960s had three slogans: turn on, tune in, drop out. I suggest that we adopt a modified version.". During the freak show at CPAC, the crumbling old conservative establishment sought to prove that it's... (Salon)
A Modest And Effective Health Reform Feb 19, 2010
Premiums thus are forced up by about $1,294 per year in the average state for a group (employer-based) family policy, ranging from $260 per year in Idaho, the state with the fewest mandates (8), to $2,486 per year in Rhode Island, the state with the most mandates (62) ... 6% for Idaho to about 11. (Investors Business Daily)
Palin on Tea Party, 'Family Guy' Feb 18, 2010
O'REILLY: Well, they went to Sand Point, Idaho, The Times did. And then they brought in all the Nazi stuff that had been up there. (Fox News)
Study: States must fill $1 trillion pension gap Feb 18, 2010
Study: States must fill 1 trillion pension gap - Somerset - Daily American. The Pew Center on the States released a survey Thursday of state-administered pension plans, retiree health care and other post-employment benefits in all 50 states that blamed a decade s worth of policy decisions for leaving them shortchanged. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
NYT: Tea party movement lights fuse for right Feb 16, 2010
Now she runs a Tea Party group in Sandpoint, Idaho ... SANDPOINT, Idaho - Pam Stout has not always lived in fear of her government. (MSNBC -- Race)
EAA selects finalist for general manager Feb 11, 2010
Dreher is currently the managing partner of LLC and the former director of water resources for the State of Idaho. If his contract is formally approved at the board s monthly meeting on March 9, Dreher will succeed current general manager Velma Danielson. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
D.C. Named Most Democratic In Nation, Gallup Poll Says Feb 10, 2010
The others were Utah, Alaska, Idaho, Alabama, Montana, Nebraska, Mississippi, Texas, North Dakota and Kansas. According to Geoffrey Bible (SFS 12), chairman of Georgetown University College Republicans, D.C.s liberal tendencies do not necessarily represent the political makeup of the Georgetown student body. (The Hoya, Washington DC)
Latest plan to cut farm subsidies likely dead Feb 10, 2010
Idaho, others prepare for California egg exodus. Idaho is among several states watching to see if a California animal cruelty law drives flocks of big egg farms there to fly the coop ... Neither Idaho nor Nevada, where officials are aggressively courting the Golden State egg industry, have restrictions on "battery cages" that leave chickens little room to spread their wings. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
Success of Tea Party Forces Media To Show Some Respect Feb 9, 2010
USA Today ran a story headlined, "Tea Party label invites discord," while CNN.com bemoaned "infighting plagues conservative group on one of its blog reports. Reuters ran a story with a headline, "Palin star of controversial tea party," even though it failed to hammer home what was so controversial about the movement. Maybe it's the fact that right-leaning Americans have found their inner protest spirit. Other outlets marinated in their own ill-informed take on the movement. The Idaho Statesman... (Human Events Online)
And the winner of the Super Bowl will be Feb 8, 2010
A disproportionately high share of our federal governments tax income comes from racially diverse, immigrant-rich, urbanized states, including California, Illinois, New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts; not from extremely homogeneous, conservative, anti-tax strongholds like Idaho, Montana, Utah, the Dakotas and Wyoming ... That bunch of morans in Idaho don t know who they re dealing with. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Viagra introduces its latest celebrity backer: the devil Feb 8, 2010
Charity head from Idaho had debt problems and faced legal action. Saturday, 6 February 2010. (Yahoo News -- Men's Health)
Cec Heftel, former Congressman and broadcast industry mogul, died Feb 6, 2010
He was a pioneer in the 1950s radio industry managing stations in Idaho, Utah, Colorado and Arizona before buying Hawaii's KGMB radio and TV stations in 1965 ... He was a pioneer in the 1950s radio industry managing stations in Idaho, Utah, Colorado and Arizona before buying Hawaii's KGMB radio and TV stations in 1965. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Cap tax total drops $16.5M Feb 5, 2010
The Shoshone Medical Center located in Kellogg Idaho recently received $18. 5 million from a federally funded 242 FHA jointly with HUD mortgage insurance commitment for just such a renovation on their aged facility. (Cody Enterprise, WY)
States Push Bills Banning Health Reform Feb 3, 2010
Legislative committees in Idaho and Virginia endorsed their measures this past week ... "We need to do something about health care," said Idaho Rep. (CBS News -- Health)
States Seek to Ban Health-Insurance Mandate Feb 2, 2010
Legislative committees in Idaho and Virginia endorsed their measures this past week ... Associated Press writer John Miller in Boise, Idaho contributed to this report. (Time.com)
Funding takes front and center Jan 31, 2010
BOISE Funding state government and schools was still front and center on the Idaho legislative agenda last week, as lawmakers heard from a variety of education representatives including John Luna, Idaho school superintendent, university officials and school officials ... Commenting on Oregons election results, he said it makes Idaho more appealing when a neighbor raises corporate taxes. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
Special election lets voters decide spending Jan 30, 2010
Do you think it is a good idea to phase out funding for Idaho Public Television. Yes. (Rexburg Standard Journal, ID)
Minnick vows to ignore earmarks Jan 27, 2010
BOISE (AP) Idaho Congressman Walt Minnick says he is swearing off earmarks in 2010 ... But Minnick says there are other ways to get federal money to Idaho for those projects and programs. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
Patrick aims to take over Probation Department Jan 24, 2010
On a per capita basis, only two states, Georgia and Idaho, have a larger probation population. But probation officials here provide far less information about their work than their counterparts in other states. (Boston Globe)
Letter: Tester's forest bill is not the right solution Jan 23, 2010
In Montana we are close to millions of acres of designated wilderness in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming. I worked 17 years in the Bob Marshall-Scapegoat Wilderness complex and in roadless Rocky Mountain Front lands as a wildlife research and a management bio-logist. (Montana Standard, MT)
Vets group gets OK to use field Jan 23, 2010
HOME OF RECORD USA USN USAF USMC USCG TOTAL ALABAMA 849 31 48 279 0 1,207 ALASKA 43 5 1 8 0 57 ARIZONA 397 41 30 155 0 623 ARKANSAS 396 34 25 133 0 588 CALIFORNIA 3,623 313 203 1,432 1 5,572 COLORADO 377 30 45 168 0 620 CONNECTICUT 348 25 38 200 0 611 DELAWARE 81 5 4 32 0 122 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 157 4 13 68 0 242 FLORIDA 1,290 77 112 472 1 1,952 GEORGIA 1,134 49 58 341 0 1,582 HAWAII 216 7 9 44 0 276 IDAHO 140 11 11 54 1 217 ILLINOIS 1,869 119 111 834 0 2,933 INDIANA 987 61 64 420 0 1,532 IOWA... (The Herald-Palladium)
School Board votes to postpone levy election Jan 23, 2010
The Idaho Legislature still must consider budget numbers for the next fiscal year, and those cutbacks are expected to equal or surpass those made this fiscal year. Summers said he and other district officials joined a conference call with Idaho Superintendent of Schools Tom Luna on Thursday afternoon and learned the Idaho Department of Education plans to hold back more funds than Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter's original recommendation of 1. (Rexburg Standard Journal, ID)
Your views: Political ponderings (Jan. 22) Jan 22, 2010
Mike Crapo of Idaho, who didnt respond to a major newspapers inquiry about such political rhetoric. I hope this information helps set the record straight for anyone who is interested in the facts. (Florida Today)
Massachusetts elects Republican to Senate Jan 21, 2010
Idaho Republican Sen. James Risch said the Massachusetts vote should be a wake-up call for all of Congress. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
The One Thing Jan 20, 2010
As 400 Tea Party activists rallied outside the Idaho Capitol on Monday to shout down federal government, more than a dozen lawmakers have quietly formed a smaller but equally conservative new group inside the building to pursue similar goals: promote gun rights, kill health care reform, maybe even abolish the Federal. . (Fox News)
More governors finding Twitter tweets sweet Jan 14, 2010
Republican governors on Twitter include of Minnesota, of Idaho and of South Carolina. Democratic governors include of Kentucky, of Ohio and of New Mexico. (USA Today -- Tech)
In Vermont, Effort to Secede From U.S. Jan 14, 2010
North & South Dakota, Iowa, Mississippi, Tennessee, Idaho, Alabama, and a few other US States that ain't about s. There are enough worthless, rural states. (CBS News -- Politics)
Sarah Palin takes Fox News commentator job Jan 13, 2010
Palin majored in journalism with an emphasis on broadcasting at the University of Idaho and worked part-time as a weekend sportscaster in 1988 for KTUU-TV in Anchorage. She wasn't married at the time and used her maiden name Heath. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Democrats: GOP lets special interests rob revenue Jan 13, 2010
Published: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 9:08 PM MST BOISE (AP) -- Republicans have let special interests loot from Idaho's revenue stream by giving them special tax breaks, minority Democrats charged Tuesday in an angry response to Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter's bid to cut education and state agency funding ... Democrats, who hold just 25 of Idaho's 105 legislative seats, were particularly incensed that Republicans haven't more heartily embraced the elimination of state tax exemptions ... Idaho has... (Rexburg Standard Journal, ID)
Sarah Palin gets deal as Fox commentator Jan 12, 2010
Palin majored in journalism with an emphasis on broadcasting at the University of Idaho and worked part-time as a weekend sportscaster in 1988 for KTUU-TV in Anchorage, using her then-maiden name Heath. The station's sports director, John Carpenter, said the young broadcaster left after a few months because of the low pay. (MSNBC -- News)
Keith Sutton: Remembering a decade Jan 10, 2010
A Utah bull killed on September 30, 2008 by Denny Austad of Ammon, Idaho, was confirmed as a world's record elk by the Boone and Crockett Club. A special judges panel determined a final score of 478-5/8 Btypical points, an incredible 93-plus inches above the Bmum score of 385 for non-typical American elk, and more than 13 inches larger than the previous world's record. (ESPN -- Outdoors)
Obama's Green Jobs Program: $135,294 Per Job... Jan 10, 2010
Mark in Idaho - I have an idea for a green job. 01-10-2010 00:21:27. (The Drudge Report)
2009: Top 10 stories for an unforgettable year (33) Jan 10, 2010
The selection process was challenged by Maria Nate, who filed a complaint with the Madison County prosecutor that the council violated Idaho's Open Meeting law, an investigation that is continuing with a special prosecutor ... This year, Rex Rammell, an Idaho gubernatorial candidate formerly from Rexburg, embraced the idea that any and all press is good for him ... Rammell succeeded in making headlines throughout Idaho and across the United States multiple times in '09. (Rexburg Standard Journal, ID)
