-
Attorney General Responds To Import of Spent Nuclear Fuel Criticism
A few weeks ago we covered two former Governors who voiced strong concern about a plan to import spent nuclear fuel into Idaho. Governors Phil Batt and Cecil Andrus say allowing commercial spent nuclear fuel into Idaho goes against the spirit of a 1995 settlement agreement under then Governor Batt. The agreement bans import of…
-
Idaho Legislature to Tackle Environmental Issues in 2014
BOISE, Idaho — Idaho Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter took on three big environmental issues in his State of the State Address this week. Among them is a $15-million proposal to take a new look at water projects in the state. These projects could help create a new reality in Idaho’s southern desert. Governor Otter: “My…
-
State of Idaho To Take Over Privately Run Prisons
By Aaron Kunz Idaho Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter announced this morning that he is urging the State Board of Corrections to abandon efforts to find a private company to run a prison outside Boise. Instead, the Governor is asking that the prison be run by state corrections. Governor Otter said this in a letter sent…
-
We’re not Washington D.C.
By Seth Ogilvie Earlier this month Wayne Hoffman of the Idaho Freedom Foundation leaned over a brown table In the Idaho Public Television break room looked me in the eyes and said “We’re not Washington D.C.” He took a beat. He let the political Haiku have the space it needed. When the room had processed…
