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IDAHO TAX REVENUE SHORT $3.4 MILLION IN MAY

  • Brad Iverson-Long reports for the first time in 2012, Idaho tax revenues fell short of their target. The state’s general fund brought in $3.4

TINY IDAHO TOWN PONIES UP, BUT ITS SCHOOL STILL SUFFERS

  • Molly Messick reports:  You might not guess it, if you happened to pass through, but tiny Rockland, Idaho, population 318, is a place of

FOUR LEVIES GO TO LOCAL VOTERS TUESDAY

  • Idaho Press-Tribune staff:  The Melba School District is anticipating a budget shortfall of about $364,000 in the upcoming school year, and the district has

OUR VIEW: PUBLIC EDUCATION FUNDING — REPORT AND REACTION

  • Times – News Editorial:  As you’ve likely noticed, sometimes stories, quotations and events are not nearly as newsworthy — or entertaining — as the

QUESTIONS FOR IDAHO ECONOMIST MIKE FERGUSON

  • Sasha Abramsky | May 9, 2012 When Mike Ferguson was appointed chief economist for the state of Idaho in 1984, he was 34 years

5 FRIENDLIEST STATES FOR SMALL BUSINESS

  • NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Small businesses ranked Idaho as the friendliest state to set up shop, according to a survey released Tuesday. Other states

TEACHER: 'I DON'T REMEMBER A YEAR WHERE WE DIDN'T TALK SEVERE CUTS'

  • MIDDLETON, Idaho (KBOI) – The Middleton School District is trying to pass a supplemental levy after the same measure was voted-down by residents back

APRIL STATE TAX REVENUES BEAT FORECAST, FOR FIFTH STRAIGHT MONTH

  • Betsy Russell reports:  April is by far the biggest month of the year for state tax revenue collections, as taxpayers all over the state

WHAT SOME STATES DO TO DISCLOSE TAX INCENTIVE INFO

  • Emilie Ritter Saunders:  A recent report from Pew Center on the States lists Idaho among 26 states ‘trailing behind’ when it comes to evaluating

OPEN GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE: TAX INCENTIVE DETAILS SHOULD BE PUBLIC INFO

  • Emilie Ritter Saunders:  Good Jobs First is a non-partisan, non-profit government transparency advocacy group based in Washington, D.C.  It was founded in 1998 by

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