BURLEY, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Department of Labor says preliminary estimates show the state’s unemployment rate decreased slightly in March to 3.5 percent. The state also saw a slow in job growth to 2.7 percent last month. Burley Economic Development Director Doug Manning tells The Times-News (http://bit.ly/2pTP9d0 ) that he thinks everyone in the
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C of I receives 2017 Best Value School Award
Press Release CALDWELL – The College of Idaho’s dedication to providing students with a top-dollar education at a fair price has received national recognition, with the C of I earning a 2017 Best Value School Award. The award, which is issued by University Research & Review, recognizes not only affordability, but also the value students
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Chobani yogurt company sues right-wing radio host Alex Jones
By Kimberlee Kruesi/Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Greek yogurt giant Chobani filed a lawsuit Monday against right-wing radio host Alex Jones, accusing the conspiracy theorist of publishing false information about the company. Chobani says that Jones and his InfoWars website posted fabricated stories earlier this month that linked Chobani owner Hamdi Ulukaya and the
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BSU head football coach eligible for bigger bonuses
By Kimberlee Kruesi/Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Boise State University’s head football coach Bryan Harsin, the highest paid employee on Idaho’s payroll, is eligible for bigger bonuses under a newly amended contract approved Thursday. The Idaho State Board of Education unanimously agreed to up how much Harsin can make in bonuses each year. The
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Grand Targhee resumes development plans after nine-year hiatus
By Julia Tellman Teton Valley News Staff In 2008 the Teton County, Wyoming Board of County Commissioners (BCC) approved Grand Targhee Resort’s master plan outlining the future of the base area. Then the bottom fell out of the economy. Instead of throwing resources into development, Grand Targhee hunkered down and weathered the storm. Now skier
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Idaho inmates: Prison violations led to amputations, death
By Rebecca Boone/Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho inmates are asking a federal judge to penalize the state after saying prison officials repeatedly violated a settlement plan in a long-running lawsuit over health care, leading to amputations and other serious injuries and even some prisoners’ deaths. In a series of documents filed in federal
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UofI law school in Boise on track
By Shannon Quinn, Moscow-Pullman Daily News MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — The University of Idaho College of Law’s efforts to begin a first-year law program in Boise have come to fruition, after the American Bar Association gave the plan its seal of approval this week, the UI announced Wednesday. Mark Adams, dean of the Menard College
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Farmers consider alternatives amid lower wheat prices
LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — Some wheat farmers in the northwest are considering switching crops as prices slip below the break-even mark. Soft white wheat and club wheat — two varieties commonly grown in parts of Washington, Oregon and Idaho — were selling for $4.67 to $4.90 a bushel last week, according to the U.S. Department
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Sun Valley Resort to remodel and expand Sun Valley Inn
SUN VALLEY, Idaho (AP) — Officials approved a request by Sun Valley Resort to remodel the Sun Valley Inn and expand it by 17,000 square feet. The Sun Valley Planning and Zoning Commission signed off on the plan Thursday, the Idaho Mountain Express reported (http://bit.ly/2no6c54). The project will include renovating guest rooms and is expected
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Idaho interests divided on NAFTA’s effect
By Zach Kyle, The Post Register When David Snyder, the vice president of global business development for Glanbia Foods, travels from his Twin Falls office to Mexico this week, he expects his conversations with partner companies and colleagues in Glanbia’s Mexico office to share a common topic: the fate of NAFTA. President Donald Trump has
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