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Howard Berkes

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The bridge over the Snake River between Lewiston, Idaho, and Clarkston, Washington (David Mark/Pixabay).

‘Once-in-a-generation opportunity’: Idaho officials react to national infrastructure bill

Bill includes billions for infrastructure, including broadband, clean water and bridges

ISU Women's Basketball

Bengals Hit the Road for Conference Clashes with UNC and Sac State

Parents have largely been appreciative of the state’s Strong Families, Strong Students Program’s grants, which helped them buy new computers and other hardware, cover internet costs, and even pay for private tutoring and day care. But the program was also costly, with over $2.6 million going to administrative fees to the vendor of the software that Idaho hired to run the program, ClassWallet, which won the no-bid contract with the backing of a lobbying firm run by the then-Idaho Republican Party chairman. (Getty Images)

Where did $50 million in pandemic education relief money in Idaho go?

State paid over $2.6 million in administrative fees to ClassWallet, the vendor of software that Idaho hired to run its Strong Families, Strong Students Program

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 3/2/2024 11:48:00 PM | Ryan Cheney, ISU Sports Information

ISU Men's Basketball

Bengals Narrowly Fall to Bears on Senior Night, 79-81

Voters cast their ballots at Fairmont Junior High during the Idaho Primary on May 17, 2022. (Otto Kitsinger for Idaho Capital Sun)

Official voter turnout for Idaho’s May 17 primary election comes to 32.5%

Turnout in primary election is usually lower than for the general election

ISU Men's Basketball

Bengals Drop Final Game of Regular Season to Griz

Florida Officials Spar Over Rising COVID-19 Cases

As Florida's COVID-19 numbers continue to break records, the state's top officials are sparring over what to do to try to stem the increases.

Idaho Health and Welfare Director Dave Jeppesen speaks during a virtual media briefing, joined by other health officials. Jeppesen gave an emotional account of his mother’s trip to the hospital after a stroke, the day he activated crisis standards of care.

Today in Idaho hospitals and COVID-19 (updated 10/13): Patients, ERs, ICUs

Get daily updates on Idaho hospital capacity, pediatric and adult COVID-19 hospitalizations

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