Tag Archives: Montana
Should Idaho state pension recipients’ names and payouts be a matter of public record?
In a preliminary opinion issued Tuesday, Montana Attorney General Steve Bullock said that the public has the right to the know names of public pension recipients and their associated monthly payment amounts. The opinion stems from a dispute involving MontanaWatchdog.org, … Continue reading
Bilbao examining Medicaid privatization project in Montana
Can the private sector deliver government health programs better than the government itself? That’s what Emmett Republican Rep. Carlos Bilbao wants to know and he is even using his own money to fund his quest for the answer. Bilbao told IdahoReporter.com … Continue reading
Legislators in neighboring states looking to end teacher tenure in 2011
State legislators in the neighboring states of Wyoming and Montana are working on bills that would end teacher tenure. Not everyone is happy about the prospects of the change, especially teacher associations in the two states. Besides sharing geographic borders, … Continue reading
Western governors could ask Congress to settle the wolves issue
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter and his counterparts in two neighboring states could be joining the U.S. Department of the Interior in asking Congress to change the endangered species list to let states manage their wolf populations. Otter met with Interior … Continue reading
Otter meeting with Interior secretary, other governors on wolves
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter will kick off his post-Thanksgiving week talking Monday with U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and two other western governors about managing wolves. Salazar asked to meet with Otter, Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer, and Wyoming Gov. Dave … Continue reading
Otter offers answers to questions on wolves in Idaho
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
Wildlife advocates working toward resolution on wolves
While many state officials and elected leaders condemned a federal judge’s decision to curb Idaho’s wolf hunt and put wolves back on the endangered species list, conservation groups that brought that lawsuit welcomed the ruling. “This decision is a significant … Continue reading
Idaho ranks 39th in job creation according to recent study
According to a recent study published by Portfolio.com, Idaho is near the bottom when it comes to job creation in the past five years. The study, released earlier this week, found that of the 50 states, Idaho is ranked in as … Continue reading
Idaho wolf hunt rests in hands of federal judge
A federal judge in Montana is expected to rule later in the year on whether Canadian gray wolves should be returned to the Endangered Species List (ESL) in Idaho and Montana, or if those states will be allowed to continue … Continue reading
Made-in-Idaho gun bill heads to Gov. Butch Otter
A bill that some have called “likely unconstitutional” was passed by both houses of the Idaho Legislature and now heads to the desk of Gov. Butch Otter for consideration. The final approval came from the House after senators sent the … Continue reading