It’s not just growth. Idaho is also losing residents and changing fast.
WEBAug 22, 2022 · Source: Idaho Transportation Department. A Flourish chart. Idaho is growing. Under that growth is perhaps a more interesting story, Vos says: The departure of thousands of Idahoans, replaced by residents from other states. Vos found that, on an average day in 2021, 180 people moved into Idaho and 137 moved out of state.
About the people on your ballot: Idaho candidates, debate coverage
WEBNov 1, 2022 · The Idaho Capital Sun has interviewed candidates who are on the ballot in every statewide race. Here, you can find all our profiles and coverage of debates between the people who want to represent you in Boise or Washington, D.C. The general election is Tuesday, Nov. 8. Polls are open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. statewide, and voters can register at the ...
The truth about Idaho’s farms and water rights in eastern Idaho
WEBJul 30, 2024 · The truth is the surface water farmers and irrigators are the reason the potential curtailment was canceled. They forgave tens of thousands of acre-feet of water owed to them by three groundwater districts to protect the entire region’s farming season. Also, the rhetoric that Idaho’s state government would want to shut down any agricultural ...
That deal on solar panels could be a scam, warns Idaho Attorney …
WEBMar 28, 2022 · The attorney general’s office provided the Idaho Capital Sun a spreadsheet of 16 complaints filed in the past year against nine different companies. Five of the complaints were against a Utah-based company, Blue Raven Solar. “Speaking generally, Blue Raven Solar is fully supportive of the Attorney General’s efforts to …
So far, Idaho officials have not discovered more invasive quagga ...
WEBAug 13, 2024 · State officials have not detected viable quagga mussels since resuming water sampling this spring, Idaho State Department of Agriculture Director Chanel Tewalt said. On Sept. 19, 2023, the Idaho State Department of Agriculture announced it discovered invasive, nonnative quagga mussel larvae in water …
Meridian mayor says new redistricting map is an improvement …
WEBNov 30, 2021 · Idaho Supreme Court combines two challenges to redistricting plan Earlier this month, Republican superintendent of public instruction candidate Branden Durst and Ada County filed separate challenges against the redistricting commission’s new legislative map with the Idaho Supreme Court.. Both challenges ask the Idaho Supreme Court to throw out the legislative map, which is named LO3, because ...
A year in the making, the $75 million Idaho Launch program opens ...
WEBOct 3, 2023 · This story was originally posted on IdahoEdNews.org on Oct. 3, 2023.. Idaho Launch officially got off the ground on Tuesday morning.. The state began taking applications for the new postsecondary grant program — which could provide financial aid for 9,000 to 10,000 high school graduates pursuing a job in an in-demand career.
U of I’s new arena features mass timber for innovative, sustainable ...
WEBDennis Becker. June 1, 2021 4:00 am. Idaho Central Credit Union Arena is scheduled to be completed this fall at the University of Idaho in Moscow. The 62,000-square-foot arena is being built using mass timber from the university’s own research forest and sustainably managed forests across Idaho and the surrounding region.
Idaho House passes $600 million income tax cut and tax rebate bill
WEBJan 20, 2022 · The $600 million tax cut package includes one-time and annual expenses. The income tax rebates would cost $350 million and go out to Idaho taxpayers in 2022. Funding for rebates would come from the state’s projected $1.9 billion surplus. Reducing individual and corporate income tax rates would cost $251 million annually, starting in 2023.
‘It’s a challenge’: Short-term rental issues plague a small Idaho …
WEBJun 23, 2021 · Kelcie Moseley-Morris is an award-winning journalist who has covered many topics across Idaho since 2011. She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Idaho and a master’s degree in public …