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The new Medicaid expansion bill puts people on private insurance. Here’s what that really means

State Politics

The new Medicaid expansion bill puts people on private insurance. Here’s what that really means

Not all health insurance is created equal.

March 20, 2019 12:33 PM

CWI spent years trying to persuade voters to fund science building. Now it’s backing off

Education

CWI spent years trying to persuade voters to fund science building. Now it’s backing off

March 19, 2019 03:54 PM

A cyclone disintegrated entire roads here. A Nampa nonprofit helps reach marooned areas

Canyon County

A cyclone disintegrated entire roads here. A Nampa nonprofit helps reach marooned areas

March 20, 2019 12:15 PM

Nobody has time to listen to all of Treefort’s 440 bands, right? Meet Nobody.

Arts & Culture

Nobody has time to listen to all of Treefort’s 440 bands, right? Meet Nobody.

March 20, 2019 06:32 AM

What does Brie Larson smell like? With a 4D cinema coming to Boise, you could find out

Business

What does Brie Larson smell like? With a 4D cinema coming to Boise, you could find out

March 19, 2019 04:09 PM

4A SIC softball preview: Upstart picked to knock off the three-time defending state champ

Varsity Extra

4A SIC softball preview: Upstart picked to knock off the three-time defending state champ

March 19, 2019 03:24 PM

Woman beaten, stabbed by 4 people in Boise Foothills, according to sheriff’s office

Crime

Woman beaten, stabbed by 4 people in Boise Foothills, according to sheriff’s office

March 19, 2019 05:17 PM

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Pocatello police searching for suspect after one person found dead in home

March 20, 2019 01:10 PM

Townhouses in Boise. Wind and fog in your face at the movies. What’s coming near you

March 20, 2019 11:38 AM

Bill that would make Idaho’s initiatives harder to get on ballot advances to Senate

March 20, 2019 10:49 AM

Man arrested in Idaho tried to meet 9-year-old he was ‘attracted’ to. Now he’s charged with stalking

March 19, 2019 07:35 PM

Dense development divides Meridian. Nampa wonders about Amazon. 10 stories to catch up on

March 19, 2019 02:35 PM

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Plantation Greenbelt bridge now in place

March 20, 2019 11:42 AM

Purple Heart veterans plan 5K/10K trail run to honor fallen soldier Aaron Butler

March 17, 2019 07:01 PM

Plantation Greenbelt bridge now in place

March 20, 2019 11:42 AM

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Federal Reserve foresees no interest rate hikes in 2019

Nation/World News

Federal Reserve foresees no interest rate hikes in 2019

March 20, 2019 01:23 PM

Steer on a leash strolls into Petco as Texans test the pet policy, video shows

March 20, 2019 12:23 PM

US stocks erase losses, turn mixed after Fed policy decision

March 20, 2019 12:49 PM

GOP senators defend the late McCain against Trump’s attacks

March 20, 2019 12:26 PM

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4A SIC softball preview: Upstart picked to knock off the three-time defending state champ

Sports

4A SIC softball preview: Upstart picked to knock off the three-time defending state champ

March 19, 2019 03:24 PM

Boise State guard, Idaho native won’t play for the Broncos next season

March 19, 2019 04:28 PM

Boise State women draw Pac-12 squad — and Treasure Valley-born star — on its home floor

March 18, 2019 03:08 PM

4A SIC baseball preview: Nine teams fighting to fill power vacuum in new-look league

March 18, 2019 02:31 PM

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Dense development divides Meridian. Nampa wonders about Amazon. 10 stories to catch up on

Business

Dense development divides Meridian. Nampa wonders about Amazon. 10 stories to catch up on

March 19, 2019 02:35 PM

Now in its 8th year, is Treefort Boise’s biggest annual event? Here’s its economic impact

March 19, 2019 12:27 PM

Townhouses in Boise. Wind and fog in your face at the movies. What’s coming near you

March 20, 2019 11:38 AM

Guru Donuts is under new ownership. If you love potato doughnuts, you’re in for a treat.

March 18, 2019 05:27 PM

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Bogus Basin to replace outdated chairlift with a high-speed quad

Outdoors

Bogus Basin to replace outdated chairlift with a high-speed quad

March 14, 2019 11:58 AM

Couch fishing is the remedy for an angler’s lousy-weather blues

March 14, 2019 11:38 PM

The government wants to pay you $1,000 to adopt a wild horse. Here’s why.

March 12, 2019 09:46 PM

Thousands of swans winter in this Idaho wildlife area. Here’s where to see them.

March 11, 2019 11:56 PM

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In Depth

In Depth

GOP bill to toughen voter initiative standards would have killed Medicaid expansion

After Prop 2 for Medicaid expansion was approved by voters, Republican ID Governor C Scott Grow is pushing Senate Bill 1159 that would require more signatures and money to get an initiative on election ballots.

Blogs & Columns

LeVelle Moton dazzles every March, so why is he still at NC Central?

March 19, 2019 01:35 PM

Doing Treefort? 5 new things to know about this year’s festival

March 15, 2019 11:48 AM

These off-the-radar bands will ‘blow some minds’ at Treefort Music Fest

March 15, 2019 11:49 AM

McClatchy editorial cartoons for the week of March 11, 2019

McClatchy editorial cartoons for the week of March 11, 2019

March 13, 2019 04:24 PM

Idaho women fall 75-59 to Portland St. in a Big Sky tourney upset

Idaho women fall 75-59 to Portland St. in a Big Sky tourney upset

March 13, 2019 08:22 PM

Idaho women cruise past Northern Ariz. 90-73 in Big Sky tourney

Idaho women cruise past Northern Ariz. 90-73 in Big Sky tourney

March 12, 2019 03:18 PM

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Words & Deeds

Words & Deeds

Is Garth Brooks coming to Boise State to perform stadium concerts? Here’s what we know.

Is Garth Brooks going to perform a concert or concerts at Albertsons Stadium? That’s the rumor. Boise State football coach Bryan Harsin commented on it, but BSU says there is no signed deal for any

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Boise’s top chef to open restaurant, bar — but new plan! Ready to be ‘blown away’?

Words & Deeds

Boise’s top chef to open restaurant, bar — but new plan! Ready to be ‘blown away’?

March 14, 2019 04:40 PM

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Strong year for Storyfort: Best-selling authors, podcasts, poets and The Human Library

Entertainment

Strong year for Storyfort: Best-selling authors, podcasts, poets and The Human Library

March 15, 2019 03:50 PM

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