By Paul Wiseman/AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has declared that abandoning the Paris climate agreement would be a victory for the American economy. Many economists have big doubts. They say the agreement would likely help create about as many jobs in renewable energy as it might cost in polluting industries. Should
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Author: Sarah Glenn
Heavy snow and cold means diseases for wheat growers
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon wheat farmers, like their counterparts in Washington and Idaho, are using additional fungicide treatments to stave off stripe rust this year. Capital Press reports (https://is.gd/SZ7OUA ) that a heavier than normal snowfall and extended periods of cold and rain resulted in conditions ideal for diseases. Christina Hagerty, with Oregon State
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Hemingway house changes hands, still off limits to public
By Keith Ridler/Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Ownership of the Idaho house where Ernest Hemingway wrote some of his last works before killing himself in the main entryway in 1961 has changed hands but will stay off limits to the public. The Nature Conservancy transferred the two-story, 2,500-square-foot house in the Idaho resort town
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County taxpayers in Idaho to cover about $2.7M from lawsuit
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho county’s taxpayers will need to cough up about $2.7 million to cover a lawsuit its officials lost against a former employee who had been fired. Ada County’s last-ditch effort Wednesday to not pay $664,527 of the former employee’s legal fees had been denied, the Idaho Statesman reported (http://bit.ly/2r4Gq8X ).
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Judge blocks construction of airstrip by actor Bruce Willis
HAILEY, Idaho (AP) — A judge has blocked actor Bruce Willis’ plan to build a private airstrip in central Idaho. The Idaho Mountain Express (http://bit.ly/2r6T4Gr ) reports that 5th District Judge Robert Elgee ruled that Camas County commissioners violated state law when drafting an ordinance allowing individuals to obtain conditional-use permits to build a private
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Idaho’s Water Supply Outlook – Water, Water Everywhere
Press Release BOISE – The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has just released the fifth water supply outlook report for the 2017 water year. Precipitation since the water year started on October 1, 2016, is above or well above average across the state. The lowest amount is in the Clearwater basin at 123% of average and
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Idaho’s April Unemployment Drops to 3.4 Percent
Idaho Department of Labor Press Release Significant drops in the number of unemployed Idahoans and people looking for work pushed the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate down to 3.4 percent in April, narrowing an already tight labor market even further. Idaho’s labor force – the number of people working or looking for work – dropped
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Meridian Ranked 13th Nationally for Population Growth in 2016
Idaho Department of Labor Press Release Meridian’s population grew 4.5 percent in 2016, ranking it 13th nationally, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Meridian was the state’s fastest-growing city with a population increase of 4,122 or 4.5 percent. Boise remains the largest city with a population of 223,154. Three-fourths of Idaho’s cities – 148 –
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Population Changes, Shortages in Surrounding States Stretch Idaho’s Supply of Nurses
Idaho Department of Labor Press Release While Idaho institutions produce and license just enough nurses for a healthy labor market across the state as a whole, significant shortages in many surrounding states are attracting Idaho graduates, negatively impacting the supply in certain regions, according to a report issued this week by the Idaho Department of
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New Loan Fund to Help Small Businesses in Idaho
BOISE – The Montana & Idaho Community Development Corporation and Capital Matrix have established a new loan fund to provide financing to “nearly bankable” small businesses in Idaho. The fund will allow Montana & Idaho CDC to further increase its lending to startups and existing businesses that cannot access all or part of the
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