Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden and the U.S. Department of Justice have reached a legal agreement with a group of orthopedic doctors to prevent the doctors from collaborating to raise prices for providing care to injured workers.  Wasden alleged that the orthopedists boycotted treating patients covered by Idaho’s workers compensation insurance to get more money […]

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin received rounds of applause during a stump speech for Republican congressional candidate Vaughn Ward in Boise Tuesday.  Palin criticized the Obama administration, Congress, and the mainstream media while touting Ward’s resume.  Ward is one of several candidates in the May 25 GOP primary.  The winner will face Democratic U.S. Rep. […]

Frequent Republican candidate and anti-abortion activist Walt Bayes of Wilder is one of several challengers trying to unseat Gov. Butch Otter in this month’s primary election.  Bayes lost to Otter in the GOP primary four years ago, garnering 3.2 percent of the vote.  He’s also lost primary races for the Idaho House and Senate.  He’s […]

A set of 17 voter initiatives, many aimed at strengthening Idaho’s state sovereignty, likely didn’t garner enough signatures from voters to appear on the November general election ballot.  One of the backers of the slate of initiatives, called the Idaho Freedom Initiatives, said signature counts he’s received have been well below the 51,712 needed by […]

Several schools around the state - 18 to be exact - will soon be looking for new kitchen equipment thanks to the Idaho State Department of Education (ISDOE) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.  Those 18 schools will receive a combined $120,000 for kitchen upgrades under a program designed to improve school lunch programs in […]

Chick Heileson said that he has no issues with U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson personally.  In an interview with IdahoReporter.com, Heileson said that he thinks that Simpson is a likable guy with who he has been friends for years.  However, Heileson believes that Simpson has failed to vote along the lines of the U.S. Constitution during much of his time in Congress, […]

The Idaho Meth Project (IMP), the leading voice in the state’s fight against methamphetamine, launched an art contest Monday that will allow teenagers and young adults to create anti-meth art projects for the chance to win thousands of dollars. IMP is asking teens, ages 13-18, to create unique message to show the dangers of meth use.  The […]

Those who opposed federal health care are often criticized for offering no alternatives to legislation passed by Congress and signed by President Obama, which alters the makeup of one-sixth of the economy of the nation.  Dr. Timothy Floyd, a local surgeon and Army doctor, proved that notion untrue with a speech to crowds gathered at […]

In the third presidential debate, Senator Obama said, “I support charter schools and pay for performance for teachers. Doesn’t make me popular with the teachers union.” School choice observers noticed the change in Democratic rhetoric and were intrigued, but once he was elected we were certain President Obama would pick some edu-flack to head his […]

Following a meeting with convenience store owners from across the state of Idaho, Sen. Mike Crapo promised that he will "look into" problems related to how banks charge for the use of credit and debit cards, according to his spokesman, Lindsay Nothern.  Store owners, in addition to meeting with Crapo, delivered to him a petition […]

Some convenience store owners in Idaho want the federal government to intervene in a fight between their companies and credit card companies to review certain fees stores pay to process credit cards. Store owners, will be meeting with Idaho Republican Sen. Mike Crapo to deliver a petition signed by more than 24,000 Idahoans who want […]

Gov. Butch Otter is holding campaign announcements all across the state this week, starting Wednesday in north Idaho.  He’s also launched a new campaign website that includes a petition calling the new federal health care law unhealthy for Idaho. Otter’s holding morning events in Post Falls and Lewiston before an evening barbecue in Caldwell.  On […]