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WHY ARE FEWER MOMS APPLYING FOR SAFETY NET PROGRAM?

  • WASHINGTON _ More Americans are collecting food stamps than ever before, but fewer needy mothers are using another federal government program that offers free

BOISE STATE BUDGETS FOR FLAT ENROLLMENT

  • Adam Cotterell:  Friday Boise State University’s President goes before students and faculty to talk about the school’s 2013 budget. That includes a tuition increase

SHERIFFS SEE FIRSTHAND RESULTS OF MENTAL HEALTH CUTS

  • Logan McDougall:  It’s no secret that Idaho has cut state funding for those that need help with mental health services. And for Bannock County

CANDIDATES MORE IN FAVOR OF A TAX INCREASE LIMITATION REQUIREMENT THAN FOR ONE ON FEE INCREASES

  • Mitch Coffman:  During the 2012 legislative session, House Joint Resolution 1 was introduced, proposing an amendment to the Idaho Constitution requiring that any tax

DO BUSINESS INCENTIVES CREATE JOBS? IDAHO IS ONE OF 13 STATES IN THE DARK

  • Emilie Ritter Saunders:  The state of Idaho will give up an estimated $845 million this year in the form of tax credits and exemptions. 

SOME OF THIS ECONOMICS STUFF JUST DOESN’T ADD UP

  • Shawn Vestal:  Economics are an utter mystery. For example: I thought I understood a central economic belief of the past 30 years, a value going

TAX CREDIT ROUNDUP: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

  • Emilie Ritter Saunders reports: The effectiveness of tax credits and incentives is something StateImpact Idaho has been looking at since we launched back in

EDIT: WILL IDAHO DEFEND CONSTITUTION?

  • D.F. Oliveria reports: An Idaho Falls Post Register editorial points out how eager Idaho conservatives are to fight Obamacare as a violation of the

WEST VIEWS: ARE IDAHO CONSERVATIVES READY TO ADHERE TO IDAHO'S CONSTITUTION?

  • WILL IDAHO DEFEND ITS CONSTITUTION? Post Register, Idaho Falls Idaho conservatives were quick to call the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional. Folks from Sandpoint to

SIX STATES EXPERIMENT WITH NEW TACTICS AND TOOLS TO STREAMLINE LOW-INCOME FAMILIES' ACCESS TO WORK SUPPORT BENEFITS

  • Mel Fabrikant reports fragile households seeking solid footing in a weak economy will receive reinvigorated support as Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, North Carolina, Rhode Island,

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