Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.
NJ ranked eighth-worst state for women's equality in WalletHub study
The North Jersey Record - New Jersey
·
New Jersey is the eighth-worst state for women's equality in the United States in 2025, according to a recently published study by WalletHub. "Women's rights in the U.S. have made leaps and bounds since the passage of the 19th Amendment, yet many...
Public universities give $2 million to anti-Trump news site: analysis
The College Fix
·
August 19, 2025
A news site that promises “academic rigor” with “journalistic flair” has received millions of dollars from public universities while regularly running anti-Trump articles. The Conversation is a decade-old news site that aims to take academic...
Boise State again favored to win Mountain West
Pittsburgh Tribune Review - Pennsylvania
·
August 16, 2025
Change is coming to the Mountain West, but this season will feel like so many others. No. 25 Boise State was picked to win the conference. For the 15th year in a row. Broncos coach Spencer Danielson pointed out that didn’t equate to a conference...
One Oregon activist uses decades-old liberal policy to stall green energy projects in rural areas
Salem Reporter - Oregon
·
August 17, 2025
This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Oregon Public Broadcasting. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one...
How one Oregon activist is using a decades-old liberal policy to stall green energy projects
Jefferson Public Radio - Oregon
·
August 17, 2025
This article was produced in partnership with ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network. Sign up for First Look to get our stories in your inbox every week. During the outcry against nuclear power in the 1970s, liberal Oregon lawmakers hatched a plan...
With transition year under its belt, St. Regis-Mullan (Idaho) co-op eyes more 8-man success
406 Sports - Montana
·
MISSOULA — The obstacles his team faced in joining Montana's 8-man football ranks last fall weren't exactly a surprise for St. Regis-Mullan coach Jesse Allan. He knew it would be a struggle at times for his size-challenged squad, which is made up...
How one Oregon activist Is using a liberal policy to stall green energy projects
Salon
·
August 17, 2025
ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Series: Power Struggle:What Stalled the Northwest’s Push for Green Energy? More in this series...
Idaho governor gives priority to big business, revenue over solving his constituents’ problems
Idaho Capital Sun
·
August 16, 2025
On July 24 at Gov. Brad Little’s “Capital for a Day” event in Orofino, Idaho, about 25-30 participants including myself, mostly from Clearwater County, held a peaceful demonstration at the park in Orofino with signs showing our support for public...
Du Mez calls conservatives to speak against Doug Wilson
Baptist News Global
·
August 19, 2025
Even conservative complementarian evangelicals should be speaking out against Doug Wilson, according to historian and author Kristin DuMez. In an Aug. 16 column on her Substack, the professor at Calvin University addressed the issue in light of...
Idaho aims to help students through career-technical education
KMVT - Idaho
·
August 16, 2025
RUPERT, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — One area of schooling that’s been growing in popularity is skills-based training, like career technical education. Many of these programs received a boost in funding to help accommodate the demand. To help reach that...
Idaho educators support Gov. Little's decision to protect school funding
KHQ - Washington State
·
August 15, 2025
BOISE, Idaho – The Idaho Education Association (IEA) responded to Govenor's Brad Little's recent executive order calling for state budget holdbacks. Layne McInelly, IEA President, expressed mixed feelings about the announcement, emphasizing that...
Opponents seek to block new campus transgender law
Idaho Education News - Idaho
·
August 18, 2025
Attorneys representing two transgender Idahoans want a federal judge to block a new state law restricting access to gender-specific dorm rooms and campus restrooms. They are seeking a temporary injunction on House Bill 264, passed earlier this...
Idaho Gov. Brad Little orders budget cuts amid tax breaks, revenue shortfall
The Spokesman-Review - Washington State
·
Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Friday signed an executive order requiring all state agencies other than public schools to cut spending, he announced in a news release. It was the first time since 2020 such cuts have been ordered, according to the...
The Idaho pastor who doesn't mind being called a Christian nationalist
Deseret News - Utah
·
August 17, 2025
Pastor Doug Wilson wants America to become a Christian theocracy. And, eventually, a world fully converted to Christianity. He plans to get there “by peaceful means” such as preaching the gospel, he told CNN in a recent report. Wilson, who leads...
Engineers wanted: Mexico looks to join the global semiconductor race
El País
·
August 17, 2025
In Guadalajara, the Mexican Silicon Valley — where 80% of the country’s semiconductor industry is concentrated — the most sought-after raw material isn’t silicon: it’s human talent. Mexico is betting on its proximity to the United States and its...
You Won’t Believe These 15 Things People Do Every Day in Idaho
Power 105.5 - Idaho
·
August 16, 2025
Idaho is the state we all love, whether we were born here or just got off the potato truck at the border. The Gem State is one of the few states where more folks are transplants than natives. Yet our state continues to be one of the...
Idaho unemployment rate sees increase from July
KHQ - Washington State
·
BOISE, Idaho – The Idaho Department of Labor (IDL) reported an increase in the state’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate, rising from 3.6% to 3.7% between June and July. The labor force saw a decrease of 451 people, with the participation rate...
Idaho governor calls on state agencies to cut budgets by 3%
Spokane Public Radio - Washington State
·
August 15, 2025
Idaho Gov. Brad Little is asking state agencies, outside of public schools, to cut spending by 3% by the end of June next year. Little signed an executive order Friday directing the agencies to: review their operations and consider possible...
Idaho legislator unveils text of proposed constitutional amendment to protect public lands from sale
Idaho Capital Sun
·
August 15, 2025
PINE, IDAHO – Surrounded by mountains, forests and the South Fork of the Boise River, Idaho state Sen. Ben Adams on Friday unveiled the text of a proposed amendment to the Idaho Constitution he says would prevent the sale of any future public...
Idaho governor signs executive order asking agencies to cut budgets by 3%
KTVB 7 - Idaho
·
August 15, 2025
K-12 public schools are not impacted by the cut request. BOISE, Idaho — Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed an executive order he is calling "The Idaho Act," continuing down the road of what he calls improving government efficiencies and reducing...