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Secretary of State Predicts Big Voter Turnout

Secretary of State Predicts Big Voter Turnout

KID News October 15, 2012 0

(BOISE) – The election is a little more than three weeks away and Idaho’s Secretary of State says it could be one for the record books. Ben Ysursa estimates up to 80 percent of

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Idahoans Can Now Cast Absentee Ballots

Idahoans Can Now Cast Absentee Ballots

Cala Curtis October 12, 2012 0

(IDAHO FALLS) – With four weeks until the General Election, Idaho voters can now cast absentee ballots. With the presidential race, two US House races and education reform initiatives, officials expect a lot of

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Man Seeking Date Gets Held Up

Man Seeking Date Gets Held Up

Cala Curtis October 12, 2012 0

(LEWISTON) – A northern Idaho man who answered an online ad for a prostitute got a little more than he bargained for Wednesday. The Orofino man was waiting at a hotel to meet the

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Millions Donated To State Education Reform

Millions Donated To State Education Reform

Rett Nelson October 11, 2012 0

(BOISE) – More than $1.5 million has been spent on the campaigns for and against education reform ballot measures. Political scientist Dr. Jim Weatherby tells KTVB the ballot measure dwarfs all other Idaho races

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State-Federal Combo or Obamacare? State Officials Debate

State-Federal Combo or Obamacare? State Officials Debate

Rett Nelson October 10, 2012 0

(BOISE) – There is no time for Idaho officials to establish their own state-run insurance exchange required by Obamacare, according to a consultant hired by the state. Robert Mitchell told the 13-member panel that

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Three Dairy Workers Face Jail Term

Three Dairy Workers Face Jail Term

Rett Nelson October 10, 2012 0

(BOISE) – Three men who worked for the state’s largest dairy operation have been charged with misdemeanor animal cruelty after an undercover video was released by an animal rights group. The video was shot

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Man Injured In Car Crash

Man Injured In Car Crash

Rett Nelson October 8, 2012 0

(HAMER) – A man was injured and Interstate 15 near Hamer closed for nearly an hour after a rollover crash Sunday. 55-year-old Craig Coates, of Saratoga Springs, Utah, drove off the road and then

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Man Arrested For Stabbing Incident

Man Arrested For Stabbing Incident

Rett Nelson October 8, 2012 0

(TWIN FALLS) – A 21-year-old man is under arrest after a stabbing at a Twin Falls event center. Police say 23-year-old Jerimiah Paiz died from multiple stab wounds after the stabbing Saturday at the

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Idaho Company Issues $12 Million Suit to State

Idaho Company Issues $12 Million Suit to State

Rett Nelson October 8, 2012 0

(BOISE) – A company is suing the state for more than $12 million they say the state underpaid them for caring for disabled Idahoans. Inclusion Inc. contends the state underpaid them for services over

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Former Idaho Governor Unsatisfied With Political Leadership

Former Idaho Governor Unsatisfied With Political Leadership

Rett Nelson October 8, 2012 0

(LEWISTON) – Former Idaho Gov. Cecil Andrus says there is a leadership void in politics. Andrus, a Democrat who was elected in a Republican-dominated state tells the Lewiston Tribune leadership at the national level

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