Latest Idaho Headlines
All the headlines from our Idaho Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Idaho To Receive $85K In Medicaid Fraud Settlement
Apr 26 2012 // Idaho will receive about $85,000 from two separate Medicaid fraud settlements with prescription drug manufacturers. State Attorney General Lawrence Wasden said Tuesday that a settlement with KV Pharmaceutical will net the...
Midwives Agree To $5M Deal in Birthing Center Lawsuit
Apr 25 2012 // Two Idaho midwives have agreed to a $5 million settlement with a couple who sued them for medical malpractice after their baby suffered permanent brain damage, an attorney said. Coleen Goodwin and her daughter, Jerusha...
Education Board Stays With Insurance Requirement
Apr 24 2012 // The Idaho State Board of Education has decided to keep its requirement that full-time public college and university students have health insurance. The Lewiston Tribune reported that the board on Wednesday decided to...
Idaho Texting Ban Kicks In July 1
Apr 24 2012 // A new Idaho state law banning texting while driving goes into effect in July, but some law enforcement officials say enforcing the rule could be tough. Kootenai County Sheriff’s Maj. Ben Wolfinger told the Coeur...
EPA Approves Eastern Idaho Superfund Cleanup Plan
Apr 17 2012 // An Environmental Protection Agency official says a cleanup plan has been approved for a Superfund site at a former phosphorous production plant in eastern Idaho. The Idaho State Journal reported that spokesman Roger...
West Insurance Employment: California Job Market to Stay Soft
Apr 17 2012 // The phrase “Go west young man,” may not apply so well to the insurance industry in the nation’s most populous state. An examination of Bureau of Labor Statistics and Economic Development Department data...
Idaho, Arizona Governors Sign Electronic Proof of Coverage Law
Apr 16 2012 // Idaho became the first state in the nation in late March to enact legislation to allow motorists to use a smart phone to demonstrate proof of insurance coverage. Not to be outdone, Arizona enacted similar legislation a few...
Blue Cross in Mont., Idaho Buying Benefit Admin Company
Apr 12 2012 // Cross and Blue Shield of Montana along with Blue Cross of Idaho are buying an Idaho company that provides health products and employee-benefit administration services and merging it with a similar Montana company. The...
Settlement Reached In Idaho Nuclear Project Lawsuit
Apr 11 2012 // The head of a company seeking to build a nuclear power plant in Idaho has agreed to pay $450,000 to resolve a lawsuit with a group of angry shareholders. Shareholders of Alternate Energy Holdings Inc. sued company...
Radioactive Particles Found On Idaho Lab Debris
Apr 10 2012 // Federal officials are investigating and taking precautionary measures after a contractor found radioactive particles on construction debris at the Idaho National Laboratory advanced test reactor complex in southeastern...
Judge Rules Lowe’s Suit Can Proceed Against Idaho
Apr 3 2012 // A federal judge has ruled in favor of former Idaho Transportation Director Pamela Lowe on a key legal question of her wrongful termination lawsuit against the state. U.S. District Judge Ronald Bush in a decision filed...
N. Idaho Train Derailment Blamed On Soggy Ground
Apr 2 2012 // A Union Pacific spokesman says a southbound train derailed eight miles north of Sandpoint in northern Idaho after saturated soil gave way beneath a 350-foot section of track. Aaron Hunt says no hazardous materials spilled...
Idaho Governor Signs Electronic Proof of Coverage Law
Mar 28 2012 // Idaho became the first state in the nation on Wednesday to enact legislation to allow motorists to use a smart phone to demonstrate proof of insurance coverage. Gov. Butch Otter signed Senate Bill 1319, which enables Idaho...
Idaho Among 9 States Cited For Big Insurance Hikes
Mar 26 2012 // The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has listed Idaho among nine states where insurance companies are seeking increases in premiums deemed excessive under new federal guidelines. HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius...
Idaho House Lawmakers Pass Texting-While-Driving Ban
Mar 22 2012 // After several tries and frustrating setbacks, Idaho is set to join the majority of states that have toughened laws against sending text messages while driving. House lawmakers voted 53-17 Tuesday to bar motorists from...
Measure Limiting Asbestos Liability Clears Idaho Senate
Mar 22 2012 // Bottle-cap maker Crown Holdings might want to pop the top off a celebratory bottle, after a bill to limit its asbestos liability in Idaho cleared the Senate and headed to Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter for...
Irwin Siegel Opens Office In Idaho, Names Business Development Director
Mar 21 2012 // Rock Hill, N.Y.-based Irwin Siegel Agency Inc. has opened an office located in Boise, Idaho. ISA, a national insurance and risk management provider, also named Chad Williams as a business development director. ISA offers...
Idaho Senate Votes to Ease Workers Comp For Firefighters
Mar 15 2012 // Senate lawmakers have endorsed a bill to better protect Idaho firefighters who contract cancer. The Senate voted 23-10 Monday to pass legislation that would help the state’s nearly 1,000 firefighters secure workers...
Idaho House: Private Insurers Should Set Up Exchange
Mar 14 2012 // Idaho House members voted 49-13 to encourage private insurers to establish their own health insurance exchange, rather than having federal or state governments set one up as envisioned by the 2010 federal health care...
Measure Limiting Asbestos Liability Clears Idaho House
Feb 24 2012 // A bill that would limit national bottle-top maker’s liability for asbestos-related health claims in Idaho has won support in the Idaho House. For years, Pennsylvania-based Crown Holdings has sought protection at the...
