Idaho Capital Sun

3 days ago | idahocapitalsun.com | Christina Lords

by Christina Lords, Idaho Capital Sun April 21, 2025 Former U.S. Reps. Richard Stallings and Larry LaRocco, both D-Idaho, will hold a bipartisan event titled “Boise Town Hall on Accountability, the Economy, and the Future of American Democracy” on Saturday. The event, which will be held from 2-4:30 p.m. in Downtown Boise at the Egyptian Theatre (700 W. Main St.), is the latest in a series of public forums held by the former Idaho congressmen.

6 days ago | idahocapitalsun.com | Christina Lords

by Christina Lords, Idaho Capital Sun April 18, 2025 A wildfire preparedness event hosted by the Valley County Fire Working Group will be free and open to the public on May 3 in Donnelly. The event, which features family-friendly activities, firewise vendors and local fire management organizations, will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Donnelly Fire Department, 244 W. Roseberry Road.

1 week ago | idahocapitalsun.com | Mike Koshmrl

This story was first published by WyoFile on April 10, 2025. A dismayed Chris Servheen is raising the alarm about what’s become of federal scientists who have kept watch over the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem’s grizzly bear population for the last 55 years. The group of research biologists and technicians, known as the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team, are being hamstrung at best and arguably dismantled, he told WyoFile.

1 week ago | idahocapitalsun.com | Kyle Pfannenstiel

Idaho will try to ban a food assistance program from covering candy and soda. Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed into law House Bill 109, which requires the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare to seek federal approval to exclude candy and soda from foods eligible for coverage by the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. Idaho’s bill is part of the national movement known as “Make America Healthy Again,” or MAHA, promoted by U.S. health Secretary Robert F.

1 week ago | idahocapitalsun.com | Christina Lords

The public is encouraged to save the date of the dedication of the new Idaho Women Veterans Memorial, which will now be located at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery in Boise. The memorial, which was originally planned to be located at the Idaho Veterans Garden in Caldwell, will now have a permanent space at the veterans cemetery, the Idaho Veterans Garden, in partnership with the Idaho Division of Veterans Services, announced in a press release Monday.