3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (394+ words) WASHINGTON, D.C. – Eleven months into fiscal year 2026, the U.S. government has added $2 trillion to the national debt, borrowing $168 billion during August alone, the Congressional Budget Office estimates. The federal government has collected $4.8 trillion and spent $6.8 trillion, generating a deficit already higher…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (365+ words) BOISE, ID – Idaho state government agencies’ budget requests for the next fiscal year are now publicly available. The requests, which are online on the Division of Financial Management’s website, are for Idaho’s fiscal year 2028, which starts July 1, 2027. After ‘tight budget…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (327+ words) WASHINGTON, D.C. – Most financial institutions are wary of working alongside cannabis-related businesses despite widening acceptance, according to a new report. The U.S. Government Accountability Office analyzed data from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, a federal agency that combats financial crimes, to…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (681+ words) WASHINGTON, D.C. – Labor union membership continues to climb in the United States, though the increase remains sharply divided by the politics of individual states. Last year, the nation added more than 411,000 union members — the largest annual growth since 2008, according to a…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (313+ words) Washington state houses about 126 data centers and related facilities with a footprint of nearly 7 million square feet, according to the research firm Baxtel. (Wikimedia Commons) A new survey from Heatmap News finds that 75% of Americans are against having a data…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (664+ words) BOISE, ID – Debbie Critchfield wants to cut funding for her top priority from the 2026 legislative session: a new special education account. Instead, the state superintendent wants to put money into one of her longstanding goals: a sweeping K-12 funding formula…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1373+ words) WASHINGTON, D.C. – Cuts to the nation’s largest food assistance program will likely spill over into schools, causing students to lose access to free breakfast and lunch. More than 1 million American children have lost access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or…...

2+ week, 15+ hour ago   (453+ words) WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tariffs will cost Americans about $200 billion per year, according to the National Taxpayers Union, and school supplies aren’t exempt from the heightened costs getting passed on to the American consumer. As summer winds down and students head back to…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (522+ words) HELENA, MT – President Donald Trump has announced that 300,000 metric tons of product for ground beef to be imported without a tariff quota for the next 90 days and it has been met with criticism both in Montana and beyond. Agricultural advocacy…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (442+ words) Nonprofit leaders meet at the Idaho Community Foundation's annual conference in 2025. According to the Foundation's 2026 State of the Sector report, nearly 45% of Idaho nonprofits drew on cash reserves to cover operating costs. (Idaho Community Foundation) MOSCOW, ID – Idaho nonprofits provide…...