Feb. 12, 2019 Boise – Idaho Democrats in the state Legislature have introduced a bill to effectively nullify the Electoral College as enshrined in the U.S. Constitution, disrupt the constitutional balance of power between larger and smaller states, and deprive Idaho of its power in electing presidents. The Idaho Republican Party says the bill, identical…
Jan. 5, 2019 At its winter meeting in Boise today, the Idaho Republican State Central Committee announced the inductees into the 2019 Idaho Republican Party Hall of Fame. The winners, chosen by the party’s Hall of Fame Committee which is made up of 11 Republican leaders including party Chairman Jonathan Parker, are: Don Zuck of…
Sept. 25, 2018 Idaho has been ranked the fifth-safest state in America according to public safety rankings from U.S. News & World Report in partnership with McKinsey & Company. Idaho’s place in the “Best States for Public Safety” rankings is based on its low violent crime and property crime rates. On violent crime Idaho has the sixth-lowest…
Sept. 19, 2018 Boise – Idaho’s six major metropolitan areas had Gross Domestic Product growth above the national average in 2017, according to new numbers released yesterday by the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis. Gross Domestic Product, or GDP, is the total value of goods and services produced in a one-year period. Here are the…
Idaho moved up two spots from last year and is now tied for the sixth-lowest poverty rate in the nation, according to new data released by the U.S. Census Bureau.
A recent Pew Research analysis shows that Idaho is one of the most fiscally healthy states in the nation. Idaho ranks 6th for number of days it could run on state “rainy day” funds, and is one of 26 states whose rainy day fund balances surpass pre-recession levels. “Republican leadership is paying off well for the people of Idaho,” said state GOP chairman Jonathan Parker.
Idaho is a close second to Utah, and tied with Nevada, for year-to-year growth in employment, according to numbers released last week by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Idaho, along with Utah, leads the nation in yearly employment growth according to new data released by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics.
July 25, 2018 Boise – In case you missed it, last month the career website Zippia published its analysis of 2018’s best job markets. Pocatello, Idaho Falls and Boise all ranked in the top 100. Zippia explained how it determined its rankings: “To find the metros with the best job markets in the country, one…
Idaho earned the Number Five spot in the nation for college-ready students, according to newly released numbers from U.S. News & World Report.