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Editorial illustration of an Idaho utility-planning desk with a generic small modular reactor model and transmission-grid map

Policy

Idaho Utilities See Nuclear Promise but Warn of Cost and Permitting Risks

Idaho’s investor-owned utilities told state regulators that nuclear power could strengthen reliability and diversify the grid, while uncertain costs and lengthy permitting keep it outside near-term commitments.

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US

John Shirts takes Idaho’s federal prosecutor post after Bart Davis retires

Oct 20, 2026

AI-generated illustration of a plain fuel tank beside a timber shelter and harvested field in rural Idaho; not a photograph of an actual inspection or event.

Policy

Idaho pauses dyed-diesel inspections during harvest, but tax and interstate rules remain separate

Oct 19, 2026

Illustrative view of a thinned clearing within Idaho mountain forest.

Policy

Idaho Secures $12.4 Million, 20-Year Forest Management Framework

Oct 3, 2026

Cleanroom technicians monitor semiconductor wafer-processing equipment.

Business

Micron Revenue Jumps 379% as Commitments Reach $32 Billion

Oct 1, 2026

Illustrative field notebooks, binoculars and magnifying glass overlooking an Idaho forest

Policy

Idaho Opens $2,500 Youth Outdoor Grants With October 30 Deadline

Sep 30, 2026

Laboratory technician samples packaged broccoli sprouts on a food safety inspection table

Healthcare

Broccoli Sprout Salmonella Outbreak Grows to 32 Cases

Sep 27, 2026

A judge’s gavel and legal papers on a desk beside a child’s backpack, with Idaho mountains visible through a window

Policy

Federal Judge Dismisses 8-Count Challenge to Idaho Medical Freedom Act

Sep 26, 2026

An environmental monitoring boat sampling calm water in Idaho’s Snake River canyon.

Policy

Idaho Ends 2026 Snake River Quagga Mussel Treatment

Sep 25, 2026

Plain ballot envelope and black pen on a wooden table with Idaho foothills beyond

Politics

Idaho Begins Mailing Absentee Ballots 46 Days Before Election

Sep 25, 2026

A quiet two-lane Idaho highway at dusk with plain memorial flowers near the shoulder.

Policy

Idaho Updates Summer Road Death Count to 92

Sep 24, 2026

Rural Idaho healthcare clinic with an ambulance bay and mountains in the distance

Healthcare

Idaho Faces Tight Deadline to Award $186 Million for Rural Health

Sep 24, 2026

Trail camera and powered-off drone in an autumn Idaho mountain landscape.

Policy

Idaho Fall Hunts Begin Under New Limits on Drones and Thermal Optics

Sep 23, 2026

An empty federal courtroom representing an appellate case affecting Idaho health policy.

Policy

Ninth Circuit Weighs Idaho Abortion-Ban Health Exemptions

Sep 23, 2026

Illustration of workers commuting near a commercial construction site in Boise, Idaho.

Business

Idaho Jobless Rate Holds as Labor Force Shrinks

Sep 22, 2026

Budget documents and calculator on a conference table overlooking Boise

Healthcare

Idaho School Benefit Trust Faces $13.1 Million Shortfall

Sep 22, 2026

Freshwater wetland and narrow stream beside an agricultural field in soft morning light

Policy

EPA Proposes Tighter Test for Federal Wetlands Protection

Sep 5, 2026

U.S. Awards $500 Million to 7 Critical Mineral Projects, Including a 5,000 Ton Lithium Facility and the Country’s Only Planned Cobalt Refinery

Policy

U.S. Awards $500 Million to 7 Critical Mineral Projects, Including a 5,000 Ton Lithium Facility and the Country’s Only Planned Cobalt Refinery

Aug 21, 2026

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