Stories from Wednesday, February 15, 2023

2.9.23 - BOISE, Idaho - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Idaho Department of Fish and Game will conduct a prescribed burn at the CJ Strike Bruneau Duck Ponds located 12 miles south of Mountain Home between Feb. 9 and March 31, 2023, depending on weather and vegetation conditions. The 93-acre burn will enhance wetland habitat and improve recreation opportunities...

Washington, D.C. – “We all know what it is like when we have an idea that looks good on the surface but turns out not to work the way we’d hoped. When our good ideas go sour, we face a choice: either we can admit the mistake and turn back to find a better solution, or we can refuse to change course, steamrolling those around us because we don’t want to be wrong. Instead of fixing a problem, the latter choice often hurts those we’d intended to help. ...

Idaho State legislators from the house and senate introduced legislation this previous week that could complicate voting accessibility, particularly for young people, across the Gem State. House Bill 0075 aims to eliminate “no-excuse absentee ballots”. The bill asserts that absentee ballots open Idaho up to potential voter fraud, however no instances of voter fraud as a result of the use of absentee ballots has been recorded in Idaho...

Friday, February 10th County Commissioners meeting saw all three Commissioners present to discuss a wide range of topics from a county audit to water resource discussions. The meeting began with an update from Scott Hunsaker on the county’s annual audit. Hunsaker reported that no issues were found, there were no odd transactions, and that the county was given an opinion of “unqualified” which, though deceiving in title, is a good standing...

Women's Rights The late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg correctly stated, “Women belong in all places where decisions are being made.” I am strongly compelled to agree with Ginsburg, but a growing number of far extremists in Idaho would argue the contrary. ...