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Some 22,000 Idahoans on food stamps don’t work and aren’t required to seek jobs

By Dustin Hurst
February 2nd, 2012

According to figures released by the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (DHW), some 22,000 food stamp recipients are receiving benefits, but are not required to do anything to help themselves get back into the workforce. Of the 235,000 Idahoans on food stamps, 40 percent of them, or about 93,000, are non-disabled adults without children. [...]

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McGeachin gives panel members copies of federal health reform law, will hold special study sessions

By Dustin Hurst
January 12th, 2012

Some school districts required to meet finance disclosure guidelines Thursday

By Dustin Hurst
December 1st, 2011

Post Falls will move forward with trail … sort of

By Dustin Hurst
November 18th, 2011

Right to carry guns on campus may be proposed again in coming legislative session

By Mitch Coffman
October 5th, 2011

Six years later, Boise still doesn’t have federally-funded transit center

By Dustin Hurst
August 16th, 2011

North Idaho College to regulate free speech activities on campus

By Mitch Coffman
April 28th, 2011

REAL ID not a real threat for Idaho … at least for now

By Mitch Coffman
April 24th, 2011

Palmer replaces Smith as House Transportation Committee chair

By Dustin Hurst
April 7th, 2011

House approved health and welfare budget with increased spending

By Dustin Hurst
April 5th, 2011