I agree with Branden. I held my nose and voted yes even though I felt like a republican tool. Risch and the Idaho legistards engineered this for their own political ends. Meanwhile, big corporations, hospitals, ccdc, churches etc. pay no or very little... »
Jim Never said it was full power, as a pilot I know what it takes to land a plane, everytime I take off I have to land. These planes are doing touch and goes from the look of it. They are also coming out of a hard turn at very low altitude which they d... »
Anyone who votes for this levy should have their head examined. Boise schools already tax at _double_ the mill rate of the Meridian district; and this off of a much bigger property tax base (last I checked, Meridian doesn't have anything like Boise's d... »
House Majority Leader Mike Moyle, R-Star, introduced legislation this morning to cut the budgets of local taxing districts whenever anyone gets a big new property tax exemption - like the big one lawmakers granted to Micron Technology several years ago... »
The next act in Idaho's annual cycle will be the budgeting, as the "pointless distraction" over adjectives settles down and we start to wonder why we've been talking about mission statement mish-mash for most of a week anyway. Kevin Richert pointed out... »
On tonight's "Idaho Reports," I join BSU political scientist emeritus Jim Weatherby, Lewiston Tribune reporter Bill Spence, Twin Falls Times-News reporter Melissa Davlin and host Greg Hahn to discuss the events of the week in the Legislature, from Occu... »
KTVB-TV is reporting that Micron Technology CEO Steve Appleton was killed in a plane crash at the Boise airport this morning; you can see their full report here. Appleton has owned more than 20 airplanes and was a stunt pilot who survived another crash... »
Micron unveiled its newest product this morning, a solid-state drive that broadens the Boise-based microchip manufacturer's presence in the marketplace of so-called "ultrabooks," low-weight, reduced-sized laptops that promise extended battery life. A M... »
