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Opinion: How did Idaho end up with a higher income tax rate than Illinois?
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Opinion: How did Idaho end up with a higher income tax rate than Illinois?

  • CHRIS CARGILL Guest Columnist
  • Updated Aug 21, 2026

Idaho has spent years building a reputation as a low-tax, pro-growth state—a place where people can work, build businesses, invest and keep mo…

Opinion: Idaho and Montana are winning the competition for America’s families
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Opinion: Idaho and Montana are winning the competition for America’s families

  • CHRIS CARGILL Guest Columnist
  • Updated Aug 20, 2026

What if the best report card for state government wasn’t a poll or an election? What if it were a moving truck?

NeighborWorks seeks zoning change to build affordable senior apartments on city land near Sacajawea Park
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NeighborWorks seeks zoning change to build affordable senior apartments on city land near Sacajawea Park

  • SHELBIE HARRIS sharris@journalnet.com
  • Updated Aug 11, 2026

POCATELLO — NeighborWorks Pocatello wants to build affordable senior apartments on city-owned land near Sacajawea Park. Wednesday night, the P…

Lex Developments files AI data center reconsideration request, accuses Pocatello of due process violations
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Lex Developments files AI data center reconsideration request, accuses Pocatello of due process violations

  • SHELBIE HARRIS sharris@journalnet.com
  • Updated Aug 20, 2026

POCATELLO — Gus Schultz isn’t done yet.

Pocatello conditionally approves massive student housing complex at former PMC site near ISU
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Pocatello conditionally approves massive student housing complex at former PMC site near ISU

  • SHELBIE HARRIS sharris@journalnet.com
  • Updated Jul 24, 2026

POCATELLO — City officials have conditionally approved a privately funded project to construct a massive student housing complex at the former…

Opinion: Fatal flaws of socialism: Why incentives matter
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Opinion: Fatal flaws of socialism: Why incentives matter

  • CHRIS CARGILL Guest Columnist
  • Updated Aug 7, 2026

Imagine it’s the first week of school. Your teacher walks into class with an announcement that immediately gets everyone’s attention.

Idaho leads the nation in housing growth. The data shows it’s still not enough
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Idaho leads the nation in housing growth. The data shows it’s still not enough

  • ABIGAIL GERSTEIN Idaho Capital Sun
  • Updated Jul 3, 2026

For the second year in a row, Idaho had the highest housing unit growth rate in the nation — boasting a 2.1 percent increase in its housing st…

New Idaho laws on housing, social media and executions take effect July 1
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New Idaho laws on housing, social media and executions take effect July 1

  • ROYCE MCCANDLESS Idaho Press
  • Updated Jul 3, 2026

New Idaho laws taking effect July 1 will change rules involving short-term rentals, local zoning, social media accounts for children, teachers unions, healthcare and executions.

Idaho AG warns of fake planning and zoning payment demands
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Idaho AG warns of fake planning and zoning payment demands

  • KELLY HOLM Idaho Press
  • Updated Jun 30, 2026

Officials are warning Treasure Valley permit applicants about fraudulent emails impersonating city planning departments and demanding payment through cryptocurrency, gift cards or wire transfers.

 

Western housing advocates descend on Boise to examine approaches to housing supply, affordability
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Western housing advocates descend on Boise to examine approaches to housing supply, affordability

  • ROYCE MCCANDLESS Idaho Press
  • Updated Jun 10, 2026

BOISE — Housing advocates and policy leaders from across the western U.S. stopped in Boise this week for the second year of the Welcoming Neighbors Network Mountain West Regional Gathering, a pro-housing summit.

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