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“This bill is a major win for the 2,000 Idahoans, the vast majority of whom are women and seniors, welcoming visitors to their state,” said Jasmine Mora, a spokeswoman for Airbnb

Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter vetoed one of the Legislature’s attempts to keep quagga and zebra mussels out of Idaho, but encouraged groups to continue to work on the issue.

Idaho’s governor has vetoed a bill that would have drastically limited when police can take a citizen’s property.

Idaho’s 7-year-old goal of getting 60 percent of its workforce ages 25 to 34 equipped with post-high school certificates or degrees by 2020 has evaporated.

Now, the council’s conference is expected to bring at least 1,400 tourists to Boise between June 4 and 8.

Vacationing employees aren’t allowed to contact TSheets or check work email while they are away. And while most vacation expenses, including travel, hotels, events, food and drinks are covered by the policy, some activities — such as gambling — are not.

This week we also hear from a Boise company that is applying VR to their business and seeing tremendous impact.

It will be raffled off May 4 at Metro Meals on Wheels’ annual Culinary Walkabout at Boise Centre as a fundraiser for Metro Community Services.

The surge only underscores the deeply uneven world of what economists call non-metro America, where the recession never ended in some places and is barely remembered in others.