Idaho Students Invited to Name a Snowplow This Fall
BOISE, ID – The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) is once again inviting classrooms across the state to take part in its “Name a Snowplow” contest. Following a successful pilot last year, ITD is expanding the program to
Dailyfly Halloween Event Guide 2025
Welcome to your 2025 Halloween Event Guide! LEWISTON, ID – October is packed with Halloween-themed events across the Lewis-Clark Valley and neighboring communities. From fall festivals and pumpkin patches to trunk-or-treats, haunted happenings, and costume contests, there
National Groups File to Defend Idaho Private School Tax Credit
Originally posted on IdahoEdNews.org. BOISE, ID – Two national groups that advocate for private school choice have filed a motion to intervene in a recent lawsuit challenging House Bill 93, Idaho’s newly enacted tax credit covering private
Washington State’s Minimum Wage Will Jump to $17.13 an Hour in 2026
OLYMPIA, WA – Washington state’s minimum wage will surpass $17 per hour in 2026. It will rise 2.8% to $17.13 per hour, starting Jan. 1, the state Department of Labor and Industries announced Tuesday. The current $16.66
Lawmakers Revisit Washington State’s Plastic Bag Restrictions
OLYMPIA, WA – Washington shoppers will pay 4 cents more per plastic grocery bag starting in January. But the bags themselves won’t get any thicker for at least another two years as lawmakers fine-tune the state’s single-use
Federal Government Shutdown Begins
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The federal government started shutting down early Wednesday after Congress failed to approve a funding bill before the beginning of the new fiscal year — resulting in widespread ramifications for hundreds of programs and
Idaho’s Last Planned Parenthood Plans to Stay Open
MERIDIAN, ID – By one early afternoon in late August, Dr. Colleen McNicholas had already inserted an IUD, seen a patient to provide gender-affirming care and helped a patient access HIV prevention medication. At the last Planned
Driver Killed in Southern Idaho Head-On Crash
JEROME, ID – A woman died Tuesday night in a head-on collision on U.S. Highway 93 north of Jerome, according to Idaho State Police. The crash happened at 9:34 p.m. Sept. 30 near the intersection of U.S.
Government shutdown begins after lawmakers fail to reach funding deal
The federal government officially entered a shutdown at midnight on Wednesday after lawmakers were unable to reach a compromise on funding, marking the first lapse in nearly seven years. The federal government ran out of money after
Trump announces Pfizer deal to lower drug prices, launches “TrumpRx” website
President Donald Trump revealed Tuesday that his administration has struck an agreement with Pfizer to lower the cost of many of its medications for Medicaid patients. In return, Pfizer secured a three-year exemption from upcoming tariffs on