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For the second time in a month, the Ada County Highway District Commission has delayed a decision on a new bikeway design for 8th street in Boise’s north end.
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Federal reports show Memorial Day gas prices are the highest they’ve been in a decade, adjusting for inflation. Still, AAA has found that half of people won’t cancel summer vacations no matter what gas prices do. But about three quarters said they would make some general changes once gas prices hit $5 a gallon.
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People facing high wildfire risks are more likely to be white, live in pricier homes and have higher incomes. That’s according to new research published in Environmental Research Letters. It suggests that this wealthier group is more likely to face wildfire threats because many of them seek the beautiful views and amenities on the outskirts of bigger cities in the West.
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Idaho Fish and Game has killed five grizzly bears near the Wyoming border in the span of four days this month.
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President Biden has marked the second anniversary of the murder of George Floyd by signing an executive order. It will set up some of the police reforms that stalled in Congress.
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The response from Idaho’s congressional delegation over a mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas that's killed at least 21 people — most of them elementary school students — has been mostly muted.
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A new report shows Americans have more equity in their homes than ever, and some of the highest levels of equity-rich property owners are in the Mountain West.
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The new policies, if adopted, would prevent teachers in Boise, Meridian, and Eagle from providing "get to know you" questionnaires and hanging political symbols in the classroom.
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The Andrus Center of Public Policy at Boise State University will publish a policy white paper following up on the conference sometime later this year.
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The melodrama of the Idaho Legislature has nothing on being caught in the middle of a coup in Peru… when you’re 16-years-old. Indeed, that was Michelle Richer. It was one of a number of globe-trotting experiences, which also took her to Bangladesh and Kenya.
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A gunman killed at least 19 children and 2 adults at a Texas elementary school. The 18-year-old gunman is also dead, police said.