By Sarah Glenn/For the Journal Each new school year, Dr. Jennifer Hackwith looks into 30 new faces and sees anticipation, excitement and, maybe, a little fear. As Idaho State University’s Accelerated Nursing Program Coordinator, Hackwith oversees these students as they jump into Idaho’s only fast track nursing degree program. In a little more than a year,
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Category: Business news
Businesses Impacted by Severe Snowfall may be Eligible for Assistance
Press Release BOISE – The State of Idaho is seeking information from small non-farm businessesin Ada, Adams, Canyon, Custer, Owyhee, Payette and Washington Counties whose operations and ability to conduct business were disrupted by an extreme snowfall event beginning December 22, 2016 through January 21, 2017. This information will determine whether impacted businesses would be
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Women and Work Conference set Wednesday
By Women and Work Conference POCATELLO — This spring over 225 girls in grades 9 through 12 from regional high schools and community members will attend the 17th annual Women and Work Conference, where they learn about occupations in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). The conference will be Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 2:30
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Christie mentor avoids prison time in United bribery scandal
By David Porter/Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The former head of one of the nation’s most powerful transportation agencies and a longtime mentor to Gov. Chris Christie was sentenced Monday to four years’ probation and home confinement for pressuring United Airlines to reinstate a money-losing flight route to give him easier access to his
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UK lawmakers to companies: End sexist high-heel dress codes
By Jill Lawless/Associated Press LONDON (AP) — In a debate that has gone from office corridors to Britain’s Parliament, lawmakers put their foot down Monday and told employers to stop making women wear high heels as part of corporate dress codes. Members of Parliament debated a ban on mandatory workplace high heels, in response to
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INL buildings clear first obstacle
By Bryan Clark BOISE — An effort to fund the construction of two new education and research facilities associated with Idaho National Laboratory cleared its first major legislative hurdle Tuesday. The Senate Education Committee unanimously recommended that Senate Concurrent Resolution 105 be passed by the full Senate. The resolution would allow the Idaho State Building
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Utah bill loosens who sees booze poured but keeps barriers
By Michelle L. Price/Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — In heavily Mormon Utah, a lawmaker introduced a proposal Monday allowing restaurants to stop using walls or backrooms known as “Zion Curtains” that block customers from seeing alcoholic drinks being made. Supporters say the longtime requirement helps curb underage drinking by hiding the glamour of
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Jury: Prison company violated rights, but no need to pay
By Rebecca Boone/ Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A federal jury says private prison company CoreCivic had a longstanding custom of understaffing an Idaho prison, and that the company was deliberately indifferent to the risk of serious harm that posed to inmates. But jurors also found that the company, formerly called Corrections Corporation of
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Bill exempting yoga regulation heads to Idaho House floor
By Kimberlee Kruesi/Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A bill shielding yoga training from state regulations is headed to the Idaho House floor. The House Education Committee unanimously voted Monday to advance a measure that would exempt certain yoga instruction programs from being regulated just like for-profit vocational schools, which oversee students enrolled in programs
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Bill exempting yoga regulation heads to Idaho House floor
By Kimberlee Kruesi/Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A bill shielding yoga training from state regulations is headed to the Idaho House floor. The House Education Committee unanimously voted Monday to advance a measure that would exempt certain yoga instruction programs from being regulated just like for-profit vocational schools, which oversee students enrolled in programs
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