The political deliberations and deal-making within the marbled halls of the Idaho Capitol may seem far removed from everyday ...

Another challenge is that fraud is not easy to root out entirely. Historically, "only a small percentage of tax dollars lost to fraud are ever actually recovered by the government," said Bob ...

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Lawmakers are calling on the General Services Administration to accelerate its plans to offload underutilized federal office ...

Given the budget's deep differences over revenues, chronic deficits and pressure to offset federal cuts, it’s hard to find a starting point.

Idaho legislators' sole constitutionally required task for the legislative session is to approve a balanced state budget.