Idaho News & Events

Utility officials say solar power has the potential to fit Idaho Power’s needs far better than wind.

Idaho National Laboratory Director John Grossenbacher was confident that a similar disaster could not happen in Idaho. INL has two reactors, Grossenbacher said, but they are test reactors, not power reactors like those in Japan.

The funding helps support face-to-face meetings with companies across the country.

The rapid random proliferation of wind power projects across Idaho’s high desert prompted calls to regulate where the projects could be placed.

U-Haul International, Inc., named Boise the second-highest "growth city" in the country in its annual national report on migration.

Proponents of taxing Internet sales say it will generate more revenue for public education and level the playing field for traditional Main Street businesses.

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Boise is the perfect example of the impact a few leading companies can have to spur growth and innovation in an area.

"Burying our waste is the second-dumbest thing humans do," said Mahaffey, CEO of Dynamis Energy, which already has built a plant to turn trash into power in Alaska.

Over the next 45 days, approximately 700 Idaho high school students representing 67 high schools will compete for a trip to the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Science Bowl, which begins April 28 in Washington, D.C.

The Tax Commission’s reminder comes as the state continues to look for money to help plug a looming deficit that would be as high as $137 million.