Brad Little

Governors from several western states took part in talks with the Biden administration Wednesday to collaborate on wildfire management, but there were some noticeable absences.

Starting Saturday, unemployed people in Idaho will no longer receive hundreds of additional federal dollars every week.

Most Idaho state employees are eligible to get half a day of paid leave if they get the COVID-19 vaccine over the next two months.

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against the state brought by a Magic Valley man who claimed Idaho's COVID-19 vaccination plan discriminated against some seniors.

A Boise attorney will be Idaho’s next supreme court justice. Gov. Brad Little is appointing Colleen Zahn to a seat on the bench next month.

It's been another whirlwind week in Idaho news. Idaho Matters will catch you up on everything you need to know in this edition of the Friday Reporter Roundtable, featuring guest host Kevin Richert of Idaho Education News.

Governor Brad Little has reversed Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin’s ban on mask mandates around Idaho.

Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin signed an executive order as acting governor Thursday morning prohibiting the state from mandating face masks, according to a tweet she wrote.

Need a digest of the news around Idaho? The Idaho Matters Reporter Roundtable has you covered. We cover a big announcement in the Republican primary for governor, layoffs and a shutdown of a high-profile Caldwell construction company, where the state stands with COVID-19 mask measures, and the latest on an Idaho prisoner who was expected to be executed.

Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin, one of the most prominent right-wing Republicans in the state, is launching her bid to become Idaho’s next governor.