Idaho Council on Indian Affairs votes to draft letter urging state lawmakers to protect Medicaid
BOISE, ID – The Idaho Council on Indian Affairs on Wednesday voted to draft a letter urging state budget writers to protect Medicaid, including Medicaid expansion, and exempt Native American tribal members from further cuts. The council
Rescue Effort Underway For Logger Injured In Accident In North Latah County
MOSCOW, ID – Emergency responders from several local agencies are working to rescue a logger who was injured in an accident in North Latah County this morning. The Latah County Sheriff’s Office tells Pullman Radio News that
Washington State University Professor Selected for National Native Arts Fellowship
PULLMAN, WA – Jacqueline Wilson (Yakama), an assistant professor of music at Washington State University, has been named a 2026 Native Performing Arts Fellow by First Peoples Fund, joining a national cohort of 15 Native artists selected
Gov. Little Issues Executive Order to Opt Idaho Into Federal Scholarship Tax Credit Program
BOISE, ID — Idaho Gov. Brad Little has issued an executive order declaring the state’s intent to opt into a new federal scholarship tax credit program created under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Executive Order 2026-03,
To privatize Idaho Medicaid, the Legislature may hire its own consultant
BOISE, ID – The Idaho Legislature is considering hiring a consultant to guide the state’s shift to private companies managing Medicaid benefits. Idaho Medicaid to be privately managed in 2029, health officials expect Idaho’s move to privatized
ICE’s parent agency leased office in building owned by Idaho’s largest health system
MERIDIAN, ID – Idaho’s largest health system is leasing office space in a Meridian building it owns to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, or DHS, a spokesperson for the hospital confirmed. In southwest Idaho FBI raid,
Lewis-Clark State College Considers Adopting Physical Mascot
LEWISTON, ID – Lewis-Clark State College is gathering input on whether the school should adopt a physical mascot. The college emphasized that its athletic teams will remain the Warriors. The question under consideration is whether LC State
IDFG Conducting Helicopter-Based Bighorn Sheep Capture Operations Along Snake and Salmon Rivers
LEWISTON, ID – Idaho Department of Fish and Game will conduct helicopter-based capture operations for bighorn sheep from Feb. 19 through Feb. 24 along portions of the Snake and Salmon rivers. Residents and recreationists may notice low-flying
GOP Maneuver Sinks Clean Energy Bill as Deadline Hits Washington State Senate
OLYMPIA, WA – The end of the day Tuesday did not go as planned for Democrats in the Washington state Senate. They’d lined up bills for final floor votes ahead of a 5 p.m. procedural deadline to
Idaho Public Defender Says $2.2 Million Cut Could Threaten Constitutional Right to Counsel
BOISE, ID – Idaho’s state public defender worries that additional new state budget cuts approved by the Idaho Legislature’s budget committee will increase workloads and cause the office to lose attorneys that provide legal representation that is guaranteed