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This was a no-brainer. Anyone with one semester of micro-economics class knew this would happen. Via the Associated Press A government report finds that the cost of expanding Medicaid to millions more low-income people is increasing faster than expected, raising questions about a vital part of President Barack Obama’s health care law. The law provided […]

Jean Elliot speaks at the Moscow Board of Adjustment on 2 Aug 2016.  She’s having problems, here. She is “having hormones to her forebrain” (her words, not mine). She advocates making underpasses on Mountain View Road so that the animals that may be drawn to the retention ponds won’t be hurt.  We just have to

At the Conditional Use Hearing on 2 Aug 2016, Linda Pall shut down the Logos Student Body President, Preston Evans, after just 30 seconds. There was an audible gasp from the crowd. I could tell immediately, by the way that she handled him, how she was going to vote for the entire evening. What makes this

University of Idaho home football games are formally going dry. The Idaho State Board of Education Thursday morning rejected a proposed policy change from the UI to allow booze in the Kibbie Dome parking lot for tailgaters. The vote was 4 to 4 which is a denial. The proposal was crafted by the UI after

Washington State University has been ranked as the nation’s top public institution for value.  Money Magazine’s recent list of the “50 Colleges that Add the Most Value” has WSU ranked 4th.  The survey took a look at job earnings after graduation, student loan debt and graduation rates.  WSU ranked 37th in Money’s list of the

SPOKANE, Wash. – While Spokane Police Sergeant Eric Kannberg is being praised for his patience in dealing with a tough situation with a belligerent person, that individual is now saying he plans to sue. At issue is body cam video the department posted to its Facebook page Wednesday that showed how Kannberg was dealing with

  The Latah County Democrats will have a grand opening for the group’s new headquarters Saturday in Moscow. The event will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at 110 S. Main St., Moscow. There will be a no-host bar and time to visit with candidates and ask questions.

Police in the southern Oregon community of Rogue River say a man walking through a park discovered a portable toilet filled with marijuana plants. The agency posted a photo on social media Wednesday, saying it’s the largest seizure of pot the department has ever made. Marijuana grows are common in southern Oregon, which has some

The Obama administration has decided marijuana will remain on the list of most dangerous drugs, fully rebuffing growing support across the country for broad legalization, but said it will allow more research into its medical uses. The decision to expand research into marijuana’s medical potential could pave the way for the drug to be moved

You can see how dangerous this is for the human race!  BELLINGHAM, Wash. – The Whatcom County Council has temporarily banned new permit applications for projects that ship crude oil and other unrefined fossil fuels out of Cherry Point. The 60-day moratorium unanimously approved Tuesday night prevents shipments or exports of fuels such as methane,

Total federal debt is nearly six times the government’s annual revenue, yet Congress continues to spend more than it collects. The debt is projected to increase by another $10 trillion over the next decade, to $29 trillion. At that point, interest payments alone will surpass national defense or non-defense discretionary spending as the government’s third-largest

  Seated in his office here, wearing neither a necktie nor a frown, Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner is remarkably relaxed for someone at the epicenter of a crisis now in its second year and with no end in sight. But, then, stress is pointless when the situation is hopeless. Besides, if you can ignore the

Educators to receive 2.25 percent salary increase, and benefits increased from 39.5% to 46.5%, minimum starting pay $32,703.  Not bad for working 9 months per year.  The Moscow Education Association and Moscow School District ended months of negotiations Wednesday as they tentatively agreed to a 2.25 percent salary increase for teachers for the upcoming school

A portion of a proposed $10 million general obligation bond would go toward construction of a new Moscow Police Department office. The Moscow City Council will consider passage of the city’s proposed $73.8 million budget for the 2017 fiscal year after a public hearing is held during the council’s 7 p.m. meeting Monday. The proposed