By Kimberlee Kruesi /Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Bar owners in southwest Idaho say the state owes them a reimbursement now that lawmakers have tweaked rules surrounding serving alcohol at explicit live performances. Shannon Fairchild and Levi Burden, owners of The Intersection in New Meadows, sued the Idaho State Police earlier this year hoping
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By Kimberlee Kruesi/Associated Press BOISE (AP) — The Idaho State Tax Commission is refusing to disclose details about an online sales tax deal with Amazon, which went into effect over the weekend. The agreement allows the giant e-commerce company to start collecting sales tax for the state on internet purchases shipped to Idaho. However, according
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By Josh Friesen POCATELLO – Tuesday’s passage of the Idaho Legislature’s $320 million transportation funding plan means an Interstate 15/Siphon Road interchange is closer than ever at getting the green light. “We are absolutely thrilled,” said Bannock County Commissioner Evan Frasure, a former state legislator who also served as chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee
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By Journal Staff POCATELLO — Bannock Development Corporation announced Thursday the expansion decision of Zip Kit Homes into the Pocatello/Chubbuck community. Zip Kit builds modular homes in Utah and has outgrown its current capacity. The decision to move into Eastern Idaho was based on Pocatello/Chubbuck’s skilled workforce, excellent locations, transportation systems and proximity to specific
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NW Insurance Council press release BOISE – For many households, dogs are a source of loyal and unconditional love and are, in most cases, “man’s best friend”. On the other hand, dogs also contribute to a substantial number of insurance claims. As part of Dog Bite Prevention Week (April 9-15), insurers are encouraging dog owners
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By Rebecca Boone/Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A proposed for-profit osteopathic medical school in Idaho may have to delay its opening date a year if a national accreditation agency does not sign off on its plans this month. That could postpone other projects, including a proposed $3 million expansion to Idaho State University’s anatomy
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By David Keonig , AP Airlines Writer United Airlines booted 3,765 passengers off flights last year just because it sold more tickets than there were seats on the plane, but none of those got as much attention as the man who was dragged off a plane in Chicago over the weekend. Video posted on Facebook showed
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By Kimberlee Kruesi/Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho employers will pay millions of dollars more than necessary in unemployment insurance taxes after a bill that was supposed to lower those costs failed on the final day of the 2017 session. Officials from the Idaho Department of Labor and Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter’s office had
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By Kimberlee Kruesi/Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho employers will pay millions of dollars more than necessary in unemployment insurance taxes after a bill that was supposed to lower those costs failed on the final day of the 2017 session. Officials from the Idaho Department of Labor and Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter’s office had
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By Kimberlee Kruesi/Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho employers will pay millions of dollars more than necessary in unemployment insurance taxes after a bill that was supposed to lower those costs failed on the final day of the 2017 session. Officials from the Idaho Department of Labor and Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter’s office had
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