Federal Judge issues injunction preventing enforcement of new Idaho immigration law

State Capitol | April 30 | Idaho Capital Sun

The Idaho Legislature created two new crimes, "illegal entry" and "illegal reentry" in a law that went into effect on March 27th. A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction preventing enforcement of the law pending the outcome of an ACLU lawsuit against the state challenging the law.

Meta data center in Kuna now at peak construction

Kuna | April 30 | Idaho Statesman

Meta's Kuna data center is presently at the height of its construction process with around 1,400 workers on site daily, working on the $800 million project. The data center, which will be almost a million square feet when completed, is expected to begin operations in late 2026, along with the $70 million water and sewer system Meta is building for the city of Kuna as part of the development deal.

Boise City Council votes to make LGBT pride flag official city flag

Boise City Hall | May 6 | KIVI

Protesters gathered outside city hall on Tuesday as the city council considered a proposal to adopt the LGBT pride flag as an official city flag. The measure passed 5-1, and is intended to skirt around the new state law meant to prohibit Boise from flying the LGBT pride flag.

May Day rally attracts 800 protestors in Boise

State Capitol | May 1 | Idaho Statesmen

A May Day rally held in Boise focused on protesting Trump's cuts in the federal workforce, Elon Musk, and poverty. Also known as International Workers' Day, May Day is one of the most important holidays in many socialist and Marxist nations.

ITD starts summer-long refurbishment of Rainbow Bridge on SH-55

Rainbow Bridge | May 5 | ITD

Work began Monday, May 5th to repair the historic Rainbow Bridge, which crosses the Payette River on the busy State Highway 55. SH-55 will be reduced to one lane on weekdays in the project area Mondays at 6 a.m. through Thursdays at 5 p.m. this summer.

Interim president of BSU appointed

US Capitol | May 1 | KTVB

Idaho has only 2 federal judges assigned to the whole state since 1954, when the state population was just over 600,000. Due to the limited number of judges, federal cases filed in Idaho often take 4 or more years to reach a trial. Congressman Simpson is co-sponsoring the JUDGES Act which aims to address this shortage for Idaho and other states.

New Idaho law changes right to public defenders in parental rights termination cases

State Capitol | May 5 | Idaho Capital Sun

Taking effect on July 1st, a new law was intended to clarify that the state does not need to provide legal counsel in cases where a private party is suing to terminate someone's parental rights. Opponents of the law are concerned that it may inadvertently prevent public defenders from being provided to parents in state-initiated parental rights terminations.

Garden City Mayor will not seek a 6th term

Garden City | May 2 | BoiseDev

Mayor John Evans, 77, has been the Mayor of the Treasure Valley's smallest independent city since 2006. He has announced that he will not seek reelection in 2025, opening the way for a new Mayor.

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