Don L. Day
Founder and Editor at BoiseDev
@BoiseDev founder/editor. @JSKstanford Fellow. Love my wife, our son, our dogs - and Boise.
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1 week ago |
boisedev.com | Don L. Day
With a new law in effect that limits what flags governments across Idaho can display, the City of Boise currently isn’t complying. BoiseDev first reported on Monday that the city was continuing to fly the “Progress Pride” flag outside of Boise City Hall. That flag includes five horizontal stripes in rainbow colors, as well as a chevron featuring colors associated with representation for the Trans community, and black and brown stripes for people of color.
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2 weeks ago |
boisedev.com | Don L. Day
After intense negative online feedback, Boise Mayor Lauren McLean decided to drop a contest to design a new flag for the city. “I’ve weighed that feedback, and one thing is clear: Boiseans are passionate about our city, and our flag,” McLean said in a statement. “I’ve decided that it isn’t the right time to move forward with a new flag.
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3 weeks ago |
boisedev.com | Margaret Carmel |Don L. Day
A Boise Bench power substation will soon be home to banks of lithium batteries, but city officials wish they could do more to place requirements to reduce potential impacts to nearby homes. On Tuesday, the Boise City Council held a nearly four-hour hearing on an application from Idaho Power to add a 10-acre, 200-megawatt power storage facility at 2001 E Amity Road.
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3 weeks ago |
boisedev.com | Don L. Day
Former Idaho Governor Dirk Kempthorne has been diagnosed with colon cancer, according to a statement from his family. Kempthorne, age 73, served as Boise Mayor, U.S. Senator, Idaho Governor, and U.S. Secretary of the Interior during his political career. A statement from the family said Kempthorne will start chemotherapy immediately. Colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States, but when caught, it is highly treatable.
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3 weeks ago |
boisedev.com | Don L. Day
You might think of Jacksons Food stores as a “gas station,” but as more and more electric vehicles hit the road, the Meridian-based company hopes to keep you stopping by to keep your vehicle rolling. Jacksons will start rolling out “super-fast” electric vehicles at nine locations — including four in the Treasure Valley. Jacksons partnered with OnPoint EV Solutions for the rollout.
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Big companies have publicly pulled back DEI efforts. Micron hasn't done that -- but they are making quiet changes. It comes as there is a swirl about the future of CHIPS funding. Original Reporting from me and @mlcarmel https://t.co/U1aSHDRXdB
Boise City of (these stinky) Trees https://t.co/mAhNwirCtt
Flag design contest pulled. See all 140+ submitted deaigns https://t.co/Jr8yCDNgMW
