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Idaho Republican Lawmakers Say They'll Rethink Medicaid Expansion Tweaks

Dozens of people turned out Friday to defend Idaho’s voter-approved Medicaid expansion against modification. That seems to have given lawmakers pause – at least for now.

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An environmental group is launching a campaign to defend the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals which has been a target for President Trump. The court hears some of the most important environmental and other cases in our region.

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Large crowds are expected to turn out Friday morning to testify at the statehouse about a bill to add work requirements and other sideboards to Medicaid Expansion in Idaho. This could end up being the sticking point at the end of the legislative session.

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Military members and their spouses could get some help when it comes to getting professional licenses in Idaho under a new bill.

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This week, a California judge ruled against the Trump Administration adding a question to the 2020 census inquiring about immigration status. Should it be included, there are fears it could result in an inaccurate count.

As the pops of gunfire echo around him, Monte Petersen stoops to collect small brass casings that recently flew from his .45 pistol. The cartridges jingle like loose change as he picks them off the gun range floor and tosses them into a bucket.

Petersen is one of thousands, perhaps millions, of target shooters who take their shooting hobby further: Recycling their ammunition cartridges and assembling new cartridges by hand to shoot again.

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If you live in Stanley, Idaho, it’s going to take you an extra couple of hours to drive to the Treasure Valley. That’s because an 11-mile stretch of road between Lowman and Stanley is still covered in snow.

 

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Supporters of a bill to give voters the chance to weigh in on how urban renewal money is spent flooded an Idaho House Committee Wednesday morning.

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Officials in Gooding County are looking to upgrade the quality of medical service its residents get. That improvement also necessitates a new facility.

Acting Secretary of Interior David Bernhardt said Wednesday that his agency wants to remove the gray wolf from the Endangered Species List. 

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A bill that would have allowed anyone with an enhanced concealed carry permit to carry guns at Idaho public schools is dead, at least for now.

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Matthew Gray Palmer Is Undertaking An Artistic Endurance Challenge At Surel's Place

Surel's Place artist-in-residence Matthew Gray Palmer is committed to creating 100 drawings and 30 paintings during his 3+ week stay in Boise. Palmer joins Idaho Matters to explain why he is doing this and the message behind his exhibition, Alluviam: Sifting in the Sandbox of Self .

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