Idaho lawmakers propose Medicaid Reform bill and Cost-Containment Act

The goal is to control the costs of the program, prompted by concerns that there are runaway costs on the horizon and opportunities for fraud and abuse. Author: ktvb.com Published: 5:05 PM MST February 28, 2025 Updated: 5:05 PM MST February 28, 2025

Idaho Senate advances bill banning requiring 'medical interventions' in businesses, schools

Idaho Matters Reporter Roundtable: February 28, 2025

Gov. Brad Little has concerns over potential tax cuts, North Idaho College has been put on probation, students are protesting Jefferson School Districts decision to cut AP and honors classes and federal policy changes to the National Institutes of Health …

3 People Injured in Huge 7-Car Crash in Northern Idaho

The Idaho State Police released their initial press release about an accident in Northern Idaho involving 7 vehicles on Thursday evening. They have now updated the release to ask for information from drivers who may have been in the area at the time of the …

Idaho man to represent US at Special Olympics competition in Italy

There’s a cloudy winter sky hanging over Peck, Idaho. The snow has mostly melted into mud, but that doesn’t dampen the enthusiasm of the crowd that has gathered at the Greene residence. Jeff Greene, a local man who has Down syndrome, will be representing …

Idaho Legislators Pick Your pockets for Public TV and Radio

It Needs to Go! Television productions aren’t cheap.  I worked in TV management in the 1990s and can assure you there were some big expenses.  I had to budget every year and then argue my case, sometimes unsuccessfully for expenses. Technology has lessened …

Idaho’s Favorite Pop (Not Soda!) is a Guess at Best

First, it’s called pop.  Soda is a New York City thing and is invading the western states like a lice epidemic.  In parts of Massachusetts, it’s called tonic.  An uncle drank something by that name, but what he mixed wasn’t a soft drink.  In parts of the …

Hispanics in Idaho face disproportionate challenges in accessing healthcare coverage, report shows

As the Idaho legislature considers bills that would kill Medicaid expansion in the state, a report shows cuts to the program could disproportionately impact Hispanics. In 2020, Medicaid expansion increased how much people could make and still be eligible …

Idaho Supreme Court may reconsider ski area ruling

It was clear and shady on a late-November afternoon in 2019, as a 65-year-old, 210-pound skier from Boise made his way down Lower River Run at Sun Valley, skiing with “poor control” on the moderately crowded groomed run, according to court records. He …

ISP Investigating Multiple Vehicle Injury Crash North of Hayden, Idaho

 HAYDEN - The Idaho State Police is investigating a multi vehicle injury crash that occurred Thursday, February 27, 2025,  at 3:40 P.M. at the intersection of US95 at Boekel Road, just north of Hayden, Idaho. A red Toyota Tacoma driven by a 25-year-old …