All the headlines from our Idaho Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 14 2013 // Alyce Hillman, co-owner of the Leavitt Group of Boise, was recently awarded “Industry Leader of the Year” by the Boise Insurance Professionals. In 2008 Hillman became co-owner of the Leavitt Group of Boise and...
Feb 6 2013 // A former Farmers Insurance agent from Meridian, Idaho was sentenced to up to five years in prison after he pleaded guilty to diverting more than $3,700 in premium payments for his personal use.Fourth District Judge Thomas...
Feb 1 2013 // Eastern Idaho businessman Frank VanderSloot is suing Mother Jones magazine because he contends he was defamed by an article that depicted him as a “gay-basher.” VanderSloot, the CEO of direct marketing company...
Jan 25 2013 // A former Idaho probation and parole employee is accusing her administrators of gender discrimination and creating a hostile work environment and emotional distress after her brief relationship with a co-worker turned...
Jan 23 2013 // Three Tennessee counties will begin issuing secure driver’s licenses this spring in an effort to crack down on fraud.The Chattanooga Times Free Press reported that the new process for licenses is being piloted at the...
Jan 22 2013 // A southwestern Idaho company is recalling 33,500 pounds of fully cooked meat and poultry products because of possible bacterial contamination. The United States Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service...
Jan 14 2013 // Five inmates at the Idaho State Correctional Institution south of Boise are suing a handful of major beer and wine companies, contending that alcohol led to their crimes and that they should have been warned that the...
Jan 3 2013 // Five inmates at the Idaho State Correctional Institution south of Boise are suing a handful of major beer and wine companies, contending that alcohol led to their crimes and that they should have been warned that the...
Dec 20 2012 // The state of Georgia said it is meeting federal requirements for new citizen identification cards.States have until Jan. 15 to fulfill requirements for issuing a national ID. Requirements for individuals to actually carry...
Dec 14 2012 // Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter said a state-built health insurance exchange is the best option for Idaho under the federal government’s health care overhaul, but left the final decision up to lawmakers who...
Dec 12 2012 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Boise, Idaho-based Western Benefit Solutions LLC.Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Western Benefit Solutions LLC provides a range of employee benefit insurance...
Dec 3 2012 // As the western U.S. comes off a tough wildfire season, more collaboration is needed to guard against catastrophic fires and to restore charred forests and rangeland, a senior federal official said at a Western...
Nov 28 2012 // A former cook in the Nampa School District in Idaho filed a federal discrimination lawsuit, claiming he suffered bias in the kitchen at the hands of a female boss and female colleagues.In U.S. District Court documents...
Nov 20 2012 // Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter will take up to another month to decide whether Idaho will build its own health insurance exchange – or opt for an exchange created by the federal government.The U.S. Department of...
Nov 16 2012 // Nearly 40 Idaho cities are facing double-digit increases in health insurance premiums because a pool insurance program they joined earlier this year was hit with some unexpected early claims.Cities big and small joined the...
Oct 11 2012 // Idaho has run out of time to establish a state-run insurance exchange required by President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, meaning working with the federal government on a solution is virtually...
Sep 28 2012 // A pair of gas delivery companies operating in Idaho will pay thousands of dollars in penalties for violating federal clean air laws.The Environmental Protection Agency announced fines Wednesday for CityServiceValcon, LLC,...
Aug 17 2012 // The size and scope of wildfires burning in southwestern and central Idaho has prompted Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter to issue a disaster declaration.Otter made the announcement Wednesday to support firefighting...
Aug 16 2012 // West Virginia continues to issue new driver’s licenses that meet national standards adopted after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, amid a refusal by a number of other states to carry out the federal Real ID law, Deputy...
Aug 15 2012 // A state judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against the University of Idaho by a student who fell from a fraternity house window in 2009.The Lewiston Tribune reported that 2nd District Judge Michael Griffin tossed the suit...