The U.S. House approved a spending package Wednesday evening that will reopen the government and end the longest shutdown in the nation’s history, once President Donald Trump signs the legislation into law.

The U.S. House plans to approve a stopgap spending bill Wednesday evening that will end the record-breaking 43-day government shutdown once President Donald Trump signs the legislation.

Before a new library branch opened, Inkom had only been served by a bookmobile.

The clinics by Eastern Idaho Public Health are for people who are uninsured or underinsured.

Founded by brothers Charles and David Koch, Americans for Prosperity, describes itself as a grassroots advocacy organization that supports pro-growth policies, free markets, limited government, freedom and individual liberty.

State officials and medical groups said the federal infusion of money is welcome, but isn’t enough to offset billions in Medicaid losses.

Through Wednesday, the public can participate in an online survey to help guide the future of freight and passenger rail systems in Idaho, the Idaho Transportation Department announced.

The 60-40 vote sends the updated funding package back to the House, where lawmakers in that chamber are expected sometime during the next few days to clear the legislation for President Donald Trump’s signature.

While the Trump administration withholds some food assistance benefits amid court challenges, Idaho is paying reduced SNAP benefits. And here's a timeline of how we got here, starting with the federal government shutdown.

Idaho has begun distributing partial payments of federal food assistance for low-income residents, while awaiting for federal guidance to be able to distribute full benefits.

A slew of cuts are coming to Idaho Medicaid. Advocates say everyone will feel their impact on the health care system — including people on private insurance. Here's how. #idleg #idpol

I don't live anywhere near Idaho but I'll read anything @pfannyyy.bsky.social writes. This is a great look at how state and federal policies converge in a one-two-three-four punch to a state's entire health care system.

Hospital, nursing home and Medicaid advocates say the cuts will create a ripple effect that strains the state’s health care system — predicting more people will become uninsured, providers may close, and private insurance rates will rise as hospitals offset the costs of caring for uninsured people.

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A federal judge ruled Friday that the USDA's plan to pause a food assistance program for 42 million people was illegal — but gave the Trump administration until Monday to respond to her finding before she decides on a motion to force the benefits be paid despite the ongoing government shutdown.

The Boise-based group Natural Medicine Alliance of Idaho, which was created this year, announced it is beginning to collect signatures attempting to qualify the Idaho Medical Cannabis Act to go before voters in the 2026 general election. #idleg #idpol

After a judge dismissed a whistleblower lawsuit against Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador’s office, the fired attorney appealed to the Idaho Supreme Court.

The federal program covers about $50 million to $60 million in special education costs per year. But Idaho still faces a $100 million special education shortfall, state superintendent Debbie Critchfield says. #idaho #idleg www.idahoednews.org/state-policy...

Idaho's retirement pension payments for former government employees haven't kept up with rising costs of living. Now, retirees are calling for the state to fix PERSI benefits.

Speakers discussed efforts to create a state crime for concealing, harboring and shielding people who are in the U.S. illegally; tracking and reporting immigration status and nationality of public school students; and tracking and sharing the immigration status of those arrested by law enforcement.

To comply with Idaho Gov. Brad Little’s directive to permanently extend 3% budget cuts, state agencies are planning to cut $88.7 million next fiscal year. As part of those extended cuts for fiscal year 2027, Idaho plans to extend 4% Medicaid provider pay rate cuts for another year. #idleg #idpol

Idaho Medicaid plans to extend cuts to doctor pay rates for another year. That's after Gov. Brad Little permanently extended budget cuts. #idleg #idpol

On Nov. 4, every Boise voter will get to weigh in on whether to continue the decades-long legacy of preserving open space in the city through a third levy. City officials estimate the average homeowner would pay an extra $40 annually for the levy.

The new law went into effect July 1 and requires investor-owned utility companies such as Idaho Power, Rocky Mountain Power, Avista Utilities and Atlanta Power to adopt and submit wildfire mitigation plans to the Idaho Public Utilities Commission for approval every year. #idleg #idpol

Unless a deal is reached to end the ongoing funding lapse that began Oct. 1, more than 65,000 children in 140 local Head Start programs across 41 states and Puerto Rico will not get their federal grant funding come Nov. 1, according to the National Head Start Association.

For Idaho, the canceled deliveries included cheese, turkey breast, dried cranberries, chicken, and pulled pork. The program is designed to provide nutritious, high-quality USDA foods for low-income residents and support U.S. agriculture markets.

Went long on the troubling new Idaho Department of Insurance data on the state's homeowners insurance problem. Please reach out if this is something that is impacting you or your family. www.boisestatepublicradio.org/show/idaho-m...

I’m a journalist. I’m also an Idahoan. A couple weeks ago, I stood outside my child’s school, chatting with the school nurse. As we talked, my phone buzzed. It was a call from the person behind Idaho's new law — one that limits how a school nurse can respond if measles arrives.

A representative of the University of Washington stopped short of saying WWAMI would sever its Idaho ties. But cutting Idaho’s program threatens the partnership — and its 53-year-old business model. #idaho #idleg www.idahoednews.org/top-news/uni...

“Whether it was dry-land farming on the Palouse, or irrigated farming in southern Idaho, and all the subsidy programs, he actually represented the whole state very well on ag issues,” former Idaho Congressman Larry LaRocco said. #idpol

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The USDA confirmed over the weekend it will not follow its own contingency plan — which the department has removed from its website — to tap into its multi-year contingency fund to cover food assistance for more than 42 million people for November.

Here's the web version of my story on the initial findings of Idaho's major homeowners insurance data call. It includes a link to the report provided to me, which I would encourage anyone concerned about this issue to check out. www.boisestatepublicradio.org/politics-gov...

The Annie Creek property, which includes wetlands, gentle slopes and creeks, is in public hands and permanently protected from development.

Idaho isn't sure how it would keep funding WIC if the federal government shutdown lasts until November. The state is about to stop giving out food stamps as the program runs out of money.

In April, the #Idaho Medical Freedom Act became law, making it illegal to require anyone to take a vaccine or receive any “medical intervention.” #LeslieManookian, the activist behind the law, hopes to make it a “societal norm” for the rest of the country.
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As law enforcement officials release little info on the FBI/ICE raid in Wilder, Idaho, I joined @boisestatepublicradio.org's Idaho Matters to recap what we know.

A private company that runs Idaho Medicaid mental health benefits is cutting pay rates for doctors and health care providers. The cuts appear to be an attempt to offset cuts the company faces from from the state.

EXCLUSIVE: Key Lime Air is running flights of detainees for ICE, according to government data, flight tracking and analysis by Newsline. Key Lime is the first known Colorado-based airline to participate in the Trump administration's immigration enforcement flights. By @sarawilson.bsky.social

Officials with Perpetua Resources announced Tuesday they broke ground on early construction for the Stibnite Gold Project located just outside the border of the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness in central Idaho.

ICE has reached the highest death count since the early 2000s. Former employees cite: -There are way more people detained -ICE is making more arrests in communities, which means health histories are less known -years-long struggle to recruit medical pros www.npr.org/2025/10/23/n...

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After the FBI denied "children were zip-tied or hit with rubber bullets" in a raid in Wilder, Idaho, the FBI said no "young" children were. The updated statement came after KIVI-TV sent FBI photo reportedly showing 14-year-old U.S. citizen in zip ties.

Updates on the FBI/ICE raid in southwest Idaho: The FBI and ICE deny that children were zip-tied, which advocates who were at the scene said happened. And local law enforcement say the FBI led it, not ICE. That came after the Department of Homeland Security gave ICE credit for it.

In a joint statement released Wednesday, Canyon County Sheriff Kieran Donahue and Nampa Police Chief Rex Ingram said DHS’s claim that ICE led the law enforcement action “was completely false and a serious misrepresentation of the facts. It was also deeply misleading to the public.”

In a joint statement released Wednesday, Canyon County Sheriff Kieran Donahue and Nampa Police Chief Rex Ingram said DHS’s claim that ICE led the law enforcement action “was completely false and a serious misrepresentation of the facts. It was also deeply misleading to the public.”

Because of the federal government's shutdown, Idaho will pause giving out food assistance benefits.

“Everyone here proves democracy still has a pulse,” speaker and American Civil Liberties Union of Idaho board member Sam Linnet said. #NoKings

Saying they were given no advance notice of the announcement, Idaho’s governor and members of Congress have requested a briefing from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth regarding his recent announcement about training Qatari Air Force personnel at Idaho’s Mountain Home Air Force Base. #idleg #idpol