Luna touts progress at Legislature

State schools chief Tom Luna in CDA touting progress at Legislature. Luna: “iSTARS was the closest Idaho has ever come to an improved teacher pay plan. It failed to pass the Senate by just one vote. I don’t consider that a…

Yost trying to get on ballot in Boise’s District 15

Matt Yost, first time candidate for Legislature, fighting disqualification. He was not registered to vote in the district for a year, though he has lived there. Six candidates disqualified by Secretary of State for carpetbagging. Yost is fighting for chance at…

Risch has a cool mil

Jim Risch: LaRocco needs to raise $12,315 a day to stay competitive. April filings show Risch raised $512,893 in three months. LaRocco pulled in almost $200,000. None of Risch’s primary opponents filed with the FEC late Tuesday, according to the…

Otter vetoes sole tax break repeal of session

Gov. C. L. “Butch” Otter vetoed the only tax break repeal to make it through the ‘08 Legislature. 5 percent tax break for business research nearly repealed, then near repeal vetoed. Otter channelling Bedke: “To withdraw this small but important incentive…

Nampa librarians want sex books on the shelves

Nampa library workers ask the board to restore sex books to shelves. Librarian: “By placing the books in the director’s office, the board has gone against the mission, vision and values of the library.” Boise Public Library orders Joy of…

Nevin and McKay to defend KSM

Boise attorneys David Nevin and Scott McKay will work on Khalid Sheik Mohammed’s trial. Will assist military lawyers in the high profile Guantanamo case. Carol Rosenberg at the Miami Herald.

PaleoMedia.org’s Hot 10 primary races

With about six weeks to go until Idaho’s Primary Elections, PaleoMedia.org is picking the 10 hottest races across the state. We will be covering these races here and on the forums, so jump in and tell us what’s happening in your neighborhood.

Immigration, wilderness issues in State of Rockies report

Huge influx of Latinos since 1990 in Teton Co., Mountain West. Nearly double the national rate of growth. Report [.pdf] details local adjustments. Also looks at changing role of wilderness, extractive industries in the west. Elizabeth Laden, Island Park News [free reg].

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G. Nemitz taking on Simpson

Gregory Nemitz, Twin Falls businessman: Change. Republican is challenging Rep. Mike Simpson with the Obama trope. Nemitz: “I think a lot of people out there are interested in change. I think people are fired up by the presidential election.” Born in…

Rastaman on the ballot

Keith R. Judd, candidate for president. Prisoner in Texas made it on the Idaho primary ballot between Clinton and Obama. He’s a Democrat. And a Rasta. Both. BW. He wants a pen pal. MTV.