The Idaho State Department of Agriculture funded 17 projects in 2026 through a USDA-backed grant program.
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Should state government fund farm research and marketing grants for Idaho's specialty crops?
Idaho news covers state government, elections, agriculture, public lands and community affairs across the Gem State. Reporting reaches Boise, Nampa, Meridian and Idaho Falls.
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Should voters keep the power to pass drug laws through ballot initiatives?
Voters turned down a constitutional amendment that would have barred citizen-led ballot initiatives on marijuana and other psychoactive substances.
A federal judge directed the Idaho National Guard to hand over records tied to the detainment of Anna King outside her home in Washington, D.C.
The Idaho National Laboratory will test chloride fuel salts containing recycled transuranic elements for molten salt reactors under a federal award.
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Should private companies be allowed to build large data centers on public land?
The Bureau of Land Management is evaluating a pre-application from Copia Power for a 3,700-acre data center facility in Idaho.
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Should Idaho raise the homeowners' property tax exemption to $200,000?
Democrat Jan Brown and incumbent Republican Dave Lent discuss rising costs and the state's role in addressing them ahead of the Idaho Senate District 33 election.
Coverage here runs across the legislature and the governor's office, statewide elections, the courts and the agricultural and land-use decisions that dominate the Idaho policy calendar. The reach extends through Boise, Nampa, Meridian and Idaho Falls and the rural communities spread across a large and lightly populated state. Public lands administered by federal agencies cover a substantial portion of Idaho's territory, making federal land policy a recurring subject in state politics. Population growth concentrated in the Treasure Valley has accelerated debates over housing, infrastructure and the pace of development.
