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All government buildings and private businesses would have to ban transgender people from using bathrooms that align with their gender identity under a new bill heading to the House floor.
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NOAA / NIDISAt less than 140,000 square miles, snow cover across the region was the lowest ever recorded on February 1 in the satellite record, which goes back to 2001. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) call it the “worst snowpack on record.” -
CC0 Public DomainCopper Quill Haven has withdrawn from contract negotiations with Canyon County, the city of Nampa and the city of Caldwell and will no longer be in charge of their animal shelter services. The organization was set to take over from West Valley Humane Society this week.
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Al Behrman/APCounty courthouses across Idaho would have to allow people to carry concealed weapons in certain areas under a new bill introduced Tuesday. -
Towfiqu Photography/Getty ImagesIdaho lawmakers are trying to bring down levels of social media addiction in children by introducing new regulations for some of the world’s biggest companies.
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Local families and ACLU sue ICE, Idaho law enforcement over alleged racially-targeted racetrack raidThe American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Canyon County Sheriff and Caldwell and Nampa Police departments. -
The star filled his set with hits and familiar images from home, but also expanded his lens to make an argument about the place of Puerto Rico within a larger American context. -
“[Boise State] cannot be the university that we were in 2019. We have to be the university that we need to be for 2030 for our students and the state." -
"The winning is only valued because the losing is so likely." -
The Idaho Senate on Friday approved a bill to adopt nearly all the tax cuts from the federal One Big Beautiful Bill, at an estimated cost to the state of $155 million in the current fiscal year. The projected cost for the next fiscal year, which starts July 1, is $175 million.
When the Idaho Legislature is in session, we've got you covered with a weekly digest on the latest developments coming from the statehouse, delivered to your inbox every Monday. Catch up on the full 2026 Legislative Round-Up, plus past sessions here.
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