Category Archives: Press Releases

State budget ends with $85 million surplus, most of it going to schools

Posted on July 12, 2011 by

The following is a news release from Idaho Gov. Butch Otter: STATE BUDGET ENDS FISCAL YEAR WELL AHEAD OF EXPECTATIONS; GOVERNOR URGES CAUTION (BOISE) – Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter announced today that the State ended fiscal year 2011 … Continue reading →

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Idaho Republicans in Congress slam Obama’s budget

Posted on February 14, 2011 by

President Barack Obama’s newly unveiled budget for the federal government is not getting favorable reviews from Idaho’s congressional delegation. All four members of Congress sent out news releases with their own critique of the president’s plan for spending and taxing … Continue reading →

Posted in Headlines, Press Releases, Taxes & Budget | Tagged Barack Obama, Congress, Jim Risch, Mike Crapo, Mike Simpson, Raul Labrador | 16 Comments

Prisons chief touts trends, shares budget worries

Posted on December 23, 2010 by

Idaho Department of Correction (IDOC) Director Brent Reinke says his workers have handled a shrinking budget better than he could have dreamed, but that many important posts are unstaffed due to furloughs and employees leaving for work elsewhere. An opinion … Continue reading →

Posted in Headlines, Press Releases | Tagged Brent Reinke, Idaho Department of Correction, prisons | 1 Comment

Clint Stennett’s wife formally gets his Senate seat

Posted on October 26, 2010 by

Michelle Stennett, the wife of the late Sen. Clint Stennett, D-Ketchum, will finish out her husband’s term in the Idaho Senate, according to a news release from Gov. Butch Otter. Michelle Stennett served for her late husband, who batttled brain … Continue reading →

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Former governor Kempthorne endorses Labrador

Posted on October 25, 2010 by

Former Idaho Gov. and Department of the Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne is endorsing state Rep. Raul Labrador of Eagle in his race for Congress in Idaho’s 1st District. Labrador, who is challenging Democratic Rep. Walt Minnick, has also been endorsed … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections, Headlines, Press Releases | Tagged 2010 election, Dirk Kempthorne, Raul Labrador | Comments Off

Otter offers answers to questions on wolves in Idaho

Posted on October 19, 2010 by

Gov. Butch Otter released a set of answers to questions on how government officials will handle wolves in Idaho, following his decision to end the state’s monitoring of wolves. He clarified that people can kill wolves if they are threatening … Continue reading →

Posted in Featured Headline, Headlines, Press Releases | Tagged Butch Otter, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Montana, wolves, Wyoming | 30 Comments

Simpson wants comments on ending wolves’ federal protection

Posted on October 5, 2010 by

Idaho Rep. Mike Simpson is asking for comments to a plan from Montana Rep. Denny Rehberg that would exclude wolves in both states from the endangered species list, which currently protects the animals. Simpson posted a draft of Rehberg’s plan … Continue reading →

Posted in Headlines, Press Releases | Tagged Denny Rehberg, Jim Risch, Mike Crapo, Mike Simpson, wolves | 8 Comments

Drug settlement nets Idaho $702,000

Posted on September 29, 2010 by

Idaho will receive more than $700,000 from a pharmaceutical company for improperly advertising a prescription drug. Half of the the money will go to Idaho’s Medicaid program to cover the cost of improper claims, and the other half will go … Continue reading →

Posted in Headlines, Press Releases | Tagged Lawrence Wasden, prescription drugs | 2 Comments