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In a 75-day legislative session that was dominated by bitter debate over social issues and failure to agree on major challenges, from property tax relief to regulating hemp, Gov. Brad Little sees some significant advances for the state. “Overall, I was very pleased,” Little said in an interview with the Idaho Press, taking a brief break from his current “COVID-19 all day every day” schedule. He cited enactment of his initiatives on education, including adding an advanced rung to the teacher career ladder; approval of his corrections initiative to provide more services aimed at preventing reoffense by parolees; and limiting overall spending while beefing up the state’s rainy-day funds...

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The East Idaho Credit Union is collecting funds to help eight eastern Idaho food banks stock their shelves to meet rising demand as skyrocketing unemployment and underemployment due to the coronavirus have led to more people needing help.

While many businesses are facing lost revenue and layoffs, one local business is thriving. Idahoan Foods has reported sales were up 250% in March. The Idaho Falls-based company is the leading seller of instant mashed potatoes in the United States, a good thing to be when people are looking f…

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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The U.S. Department of Defense wants to build a prototype advanced mobile nuclear microreactor at the Idaho National Laboratory in eastern Idaho, saying they are needed to ensure the military’s energy supply.

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