Latest Idaho Headlines
All the headlines from our Idaho Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Idaho Likely To Spurn Federal Cash For Exchange
Feb 16 2012 // With the 2012 session half over, opposition from the Legislature’s conservatives has all but ended Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter’s plan for using a $20.3 million federal grant for a state-run insurance...
The Buckner Co. Acquires Leonardson Insurance in Idaho
Feb 6 2012 // Salt Lake City, Utah-based The Buckner Co. on Monday announced it is expanding operations Idaho with the acquisition of Leonardson Insurance in Rexburg, Idaho. The Buckner Co.’s Rexburg office, at 1109 Summers Drive,...
Group to Push Idaho Liquor Vote, Grocers Back Off
Feb 6 2012 // A grocery lobbying organization won’t advance a liquor privatization ballot measure in 2012, but a second group announced it will seek to get an initiative before voters next November. The Idaho Federation of Reagan...
Idaho Gets $625K in Prescription Drug Case
Feb 1 2012 // Idaho is getting $625,000 in the settlement of a lawsuit with a prescription drug maker accused of selling products at false or inflated prices. Attorney General Lawrence Wasden announced the resolution Monday with Mylan...
Company Seeks Asbestos Liability Limit in Idaho
Jan 30 2012 // A bottle-cap maker weary of paying $700 million in asbestos claims has teamed with a conservative group in a state-by-state trudge to shield itself from forking over even more cash to victims. The lastest battle is...
Group to Push Idaho Liquor Vote, Grocers Back Off
Jan 25 2012 // A grocery lobbying organization won’t advance a liquor privatization ballot measure in 2012, but a second group announced it will seek to get an initiative before voters next November. The Idaho Federation of Reagan...
Idaho Biologists File Lawsuit After Copter Crash
Jan 9 2012 // Two biologists with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game injured in a helicopter crash while attempting to dart elk, moose and wolves for a study have filed lawsuits against the pilot and others. The lawsuit seeks damages...
Former Idaho Police Officer Awarded $717,000
Jan 9 2012 // A former Idaho officer with the Fort Hall Police Department injured when his patrol vehicle was hit by another vehicle has been awarded $717,000 by a Pocatello jury. But Nicolas Garcia says he’d rather continue...
Idaho Economic Developers Want Employer Incentive Fund
Dec 27 2011 // State lawmakers need to create a $5- to $10-million fund that could be used to entice high-paying employers to the state by rewarding them with incentive packages, Idaho economic developers said. The Boise Valley Economic...
Former Idaho Police Officer Awarded $717,000
Dec 27 2011 // A former Idaho officer with the Fort Hall Police Department injured when his patrol vehicle was hit by another vehicle has been awarded $717,000 by a Pocatello jury. But Nicolas Garcia says he’d rather continue...
Idaho Homeowners Association Treasurer Charged With Embezzling
Dec 8 2011 // The former treasurer of a Meridian, Idaho homeowners association is charged with embezzling more than $20,000 from the organization since 2006. The Idaho Statesman reported Tuesday that Kristy Jenkins is charged with...
Insurance Won’t Cover Idaho Sheriff for Personnel Claims
Nov 23 2011 // Owyhee County’s insurer told the county commissioners it would no longer cover the sheriff against any claims involving personnel matters, prompting the commissioners to again ask Sheriff Daryl Crandall to...
Quake Project Aimed to ID Future Hotspots
Oct 17 2011 // Scientists have embarked on an ambitious experiment to better anticipate earthquakes by identifying the likeliest places where magnitude-4.9 quakes or stronger will occur in seismically active California over a five-year...
Former Idaho Insurance Investigators Sue Department of Insurance, Others
Oct 17 2011 // A lawsuit filed by former Idaho insurance investigators says they were forced out of the Idaho Department of Insurance for turning over information to the feds during an investigation into an eastern Idaho insurance...
Former Idaho Insurance Investigators Sue Department of Insurance, Others
Sep 29 2011 // A lawsuit filed by former Idaho insurance investigators says they were forced out of the Idaho Department of Insurance for turning over information to the feds during an investigation into an eastern Idaho insurance...
US Quake Project Aimed to ID Future Hotspots
Sep 27 2011 // Scientists have embarked on an ambitious experiment to better anticipate earthquakes by identifying the likeliest places where magnitude-4.9 quakes or stronger will occur in seismically active California over a five-year...
People
Sep 19 2011 // XL Insurance has made six key appointments to its North America Construction team. The latest additions to XL Insurance’s North America construction team include: Lawrence Lejfer — Vice president and senior...
Idaho Cities Consider Going Self-Insured for Employees
Aug 25 2011 // Leaders from at least 40 Idaho cities are considering a plan to offset the rising cost of health insurance by becoming self-insured by the end of the year. Under such a system, city health benefits would be paid for by...
Idaho City Appeals Ruling over City Hall Construction Flaws
Jul 27 2011 // The city of Meridian has appealed a district court ruling that rejected its claims against a contractor hired to build a new $21 million city hall. In a statement Monday, the city said an appeal had been filed with the...
Feds to Review Idaho Health Insurance Rate Hikes
Jul 22 2011 // BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ The federal government will assume the responsibility of reviewing increases of 10 percent or more in health insurance premiums proposed by private Idaho insurance companies starting later this...
