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Idaho’s Constitution once prevented Latter-day Saints from voting or holding public office. How the state’s founding fathers responded
East Idaho News
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July 4, 2025
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published on July 4, 2024. IDAHO FALLS – There was a “pensive and awful silence” as John Hancock took pen in hand and became the first of 56 delegates to sign the document Thomas Jefferson and the rest of...
Idaho killer shouldn’t have won plea deal | READER COMMENTARY
Baltimore Sun - Maryland
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July 4, 2025
Bryan Kohberger has pleaded guilty to four counts of first-degree murder and one count of burglary for stabbing to death four University of Idaho students in 2022 (“Bryan Kohberger admits to killing 4 Idaho students but motive remains unclear,”...
Idaho steps up clean energy support with 2 new policies or incentives in 2024
Gem State Wire - Idaho
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July 4, 2025
Idaho implemented at least two new clean energy policies or incentives supporting renewable energy and energy efficiency in 2024, according to data from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE). Since 2010, the state...
4-H offers Idaho students credits for out-of-school learning
Idaho Education News - Idaho
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July 4, 2025
17,000 of Idaho’s youth in 42 counties and three tribal locations participate in 4-H. Many of them you’ll see at the fair this year, showcasing and selling animals they’ve taken care of for months. Now, students in grades 7-12 can earn credits...
LGBTQ, legal groups slam UPenn for 'caving' to Trump's trans athlete ban
ABC News - New York
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July 4, 2025
The University of Pennsylvania's decision to ban transgender female athletes from competing in women's sports to resolve a civil rights complaint by the Department of Education is being slammed by LGBTQ activists and legal experts as...
New Mexico Adopts “Idaho Stop” For Cyclists
Los Alamos Daily Post - New Mexico
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July 4, 2025
NMDOT News: SANTA FE — New Mexico became the latest state to allow bicyclists to treat stop signs as yield signs and red lights as stop signs under Senate Bill 73, which took effect July 1 and was signed into law by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham...
Here’s what Idaho Falls police want public attending Fourth of July festivities to know
East Idaho News
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July 4, 2025
The following is a news release from the Idaho Falls Police Department. IDAHO FALLS – With the annual Independence Day festivities just a week away, the Idaho Falls Police Department and partner agencies are sharing traffic closures, information,...
New law banning foreign ownership of Texas land goes into effect Sept. 1
The Black Chronicle - Oklahoma
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July 4, 2025
(The Center Square) – As foreign espionage threats continue in the U.S. and in Texas, a new bill becomes law Sept. 1 that prohibits foreign ownership of Texas land. SB 17, filed by state Sen. Lois Kolkhorst, R-Brenham, passed the Texas legislature...
Supreme Court takes up cases on protecting women's sports in Idaho, West Virginia
The Post Millenial
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July 4, 2025
The plaintiffs in both of these cases are trans-identifying male student athletes. The United States Supreme Court announced on Wednesday it would hear two significant cases that challenge state laws in Idaho and West Virginia that prohibit...
Some international LGBTQ+ travelers pull back on U.S. trips: 'Why would I go there?'
CNBC
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July 4, 2025
Participants march in the Reclaim Pride Coalition's seventh annual Queer Liberation March in New York, June 29, 2025. Erik McGregor | Lightrocket | Getty Images Canadian citizen Robert Sharp was planning to visit Provincetown, Massachusetts — one...
Kohberger plea doesn't end quest for more details in Idaho college student slayings
Bonner County Daily Bee - Idaho
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July 4, 2025
With a series of “yes” replies to a judge, a man accused of killing four Idaho college students pleaded guilty in exchange for life in prison and no death penalty. But left untold so far: What motivated Bryan Kohberger to commit the...
Today In Your Neighborhood: Free Family FunFest in Nampa & 4th of July Parade in Boise
ABC 6 - Idaho
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July 4, 2025
TREASURE VALLEY, Idaho — These are a few 4th of July events going on today in your neighborhood: NAMPA FREE FAMILY FUNFEST In Nampa, you can stop by the Free Family FunFest! Hosted by Mountain Heights Calvary Chapel, you can find carnival games, a...
What’s the Deal with Marijuana Legalization at Work?
WebProNews
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July 4, 2025
Marijuana has been legalized in many states. However, there continues to be discussion about the best way to regulate marijuana, and states approach this topic in different ways. Learning about the various marijuana laws throughout the United...
Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration could greatly impact Democrats' political clout
The Blaze
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July 4, 2025
Over 30 members of the Democrat-dominated California legislature signed a letter last month urging Republican congressional members from the Golden State "to request the President to end the crackdowns on hardworking, taxpaying immigrants in...
Legals for July, 4 2025
Bonner County Daily Bee - Idaho
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July 4, 2025
NOTICE TO CREDITORS (I.C. 15-3-801) Case No. CV09-25-0775 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF BONNER IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BRENT CHANEY, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN...
Mapped: States with the Most Military Personnel in 2025
Visual Capitalist
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July 4, 2025
See this visualization first on the Voronoi app. Use This Visualization Mapped: States with the Most Military Personnel in 2025 This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible...
Is it legal to launch fireworks in Blaine County?
Idaho Mountain Express
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The Fourth of July holiday is upon the Wood River Valley, as are the booms, crackles and light produced by the fireworks that usually fill the night sky. Though pyrotechnics delight many—and the professionally-organized fireworks display organized...
Why did Bryan Kohberger do it? Guilty plea doesn’t end quest for answers in Idaho college student slayings
Morning Call - Pennsylvania
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July 4, 2025
By Ed White With a series of “yes” replies to a judge, the Poconos man accused of killing four Idaho college students pleaded guilty in exchange for life in prison and no death penalty. But left untold so far: What motivated Bryan Kohberger to...
5 places to get a manicure in Rexburg and Idaho Falls
Scroll - Idaho
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July 4, 2025
Everyone deserves a little TLC now and then, especially college students. Self-care is essential for boosting your dopamine needed to get through another stressful week of long assignments and projects. We all deserve a boost of empowerment to...
Idahoans Launch Ballot Initiative to Safeguard Reproductive Rights
Ms. Magazine
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July 3, 2025
Ashley Ralston and Keri Taylor protest in support of abortion rights on August 25, 2022 in Idaho Falls, Idaho. (Photo by Natalie Behring/Getty Images) On Saturday, June 28, hundreds of reproductive freedom advocates gathered on the steps of the...