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Violence Against Women Act splits U.S. reps from Idaho

Violence Against Women Act splits U.S. reps from Idaho

Idaho Press-Tribune — The decades-old Violence Against Women Act, established to protect women from domestic violence and sexual assault, passed a House vote last week - but some lawmakers are up in arms over its proposed gun restrictions. Idaho's U.S. Reps. Mike Simpson and Russ Fulcher, both Republicans, are split on the issue.
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Longtime apartment residents served termination notices from new owners

Longtime apartment residents served termination notices from new owners

Idaho Press-Tribune — NAMPA - On April 2, Betty Grau answered a knock at her door. She didn't recognize the man who was handing her the tenant termination notice. His short speech let her know that her apartment in a triplex on East Maine Avenue in Nampa had been sold to new owners, and she had 30 days to move out.
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Owners of destroyed India Fashion and Grocery mourn the loss of their family business

Owners of destroyed India Fashion and Grocery mourn the loss of their family business

Idaho Press-Tribune — BOISE - Every day, Hardeep Sidhu visits the building that used to hold her family's business - India Fashion and Grocery - that is now barely distinguishable after a fire that destroyed everything inside. Sidhu can't go in but spends a few minutes parked outside. "It breaks my heart," she said.
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Body found in foothills suspected to be missing hiker

Body found in foothills suspected to be missing hiker

Idaho Press-Tribune — BOISE - Rescuers may have found the body of missing 27-year old hiker, Kyle Crowden, who went missing in the Boise foothills last month. The body of an adult male was found near the Dry Creek Trail, where Crowden was reported missing, after a man searching for antlers in the area Wednesday night reported he may have seen a body, according to Ada County Sheriff's spokesman Patrick Orr.
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BSU officials talk inclusiveness on campus while student residents report concerns

BSU officials talk inclusiveness on campus while student residents report concerns

Idaho Press-Tribune — BOISE - Boise State University housing officials are still grappling with the best way to address campus inclusiveness, after racist notes left in a dorm last fall unsettled and angered students. Internal reports also show that as students are leaving campus housing in greater numbers, a few recently cited "racial issues" in dorms as one of the reasons.
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For the love of the search

For the love of the search

Idaho Press-Tribune — BOISE - Five miles up Bogus Basin Road on a narrow shoulder, a few passenger vehicles sat sandwiched between a sheriff's patrol car and a search and rescue truck. On this cold afternoon of Feb. 13, hiker Kyle Crowden, 27, had been missing for three days, his car found empty at the Dry Creek Trailhead.
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Academics look to fill gap of data on economic impact of climate change in Idaho

Academics look to fill gap of data on economic impact of climate change in Idaho

Idaho Press-Tribune — Universities, businesses, associations, tribal organizations and nonprofits and others gathered two years ago at 'Safeguarding Idaho's Economy in a Changing Climate,' a two-day summit, and concluded there's not enough scientific data to estimate the impact of climate change on Idaho's economy.
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Treasure Valley Muslims, Christians seek similarities over differences

Treasure Valley Muslims, Christians seek similarities over differences

Idaho Press-Tribune — BOISE — Two religions that are often deeply divided found common ground Friday evening in a small brick building on the corner of West Ustick and North Maple Grove roads.
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Climate change hearing shows lack of data on potential impacts on Idaho

Climate change hearing shows lack of data on potential impacts on Idaho

Idaho State Journal — BOISE - One thing became clear after Idaho's first House Environment, Energy & Technology Committee climate change hearing: The data needed to assess climate change outcomes in Idaho is scarce. Following Gov. Brad Little's recent and public remarks supporting the existence of climate change, Reps.
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Planned consumer protection rule against payday lenders barred by feds

Planned consumer protection rule against payday lenders barred by feds

Idaho Press-Tribune — A federal rule that would have provided an extra level of consumer protection against payday lending practices has been proposed to be rescinded on the basis that it would reduce access to short-term loans for consumers. Idaho cities in the past have attempted to protect citizens from payday loans that often trap consumers with drastically high interest rates.
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Is the situation at the border really an emergency? Idaho's federal delegation says 'yes'

Is the situation at the border really an emergency? Idaho's federal delegation says 'yes'

Idaho State Journal — Idaho's congressional delegation, made of up four Republicans, expressed support for President Trump in the wake of his emergency declaration over the southern border. "Yes, there is a need for significant additional funding for border security," Sen. Mike Crapo told the Idaho Press Wednesday.
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In visit to Boise, U.S. Sen. Jim Risch speaks on priorities for Idaho

In visit to Boise, U.S. Sen. Jim Risch speaks on priorities for Idaho

Idaho Press-Tribune — BOISE - U.S. Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, said he has no worry about a threat from Russia, saying Russia is "the most overrated country on the face of the planet." But he sees a large threat from China, which he said will make the 21st century about "competition between powers."
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Is the situation at the border really an emergency? Idaho’s federal delegation says ‘yes’

Is the situation at the border really an emergency? Idaho’s federal delegation says ‘yes’

Idaho Press-Tribune — Idaho’s congressional delegation, made of up four Republicans, expressed support for President Trump in the wake of his emergency declaration over the southern border.
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Weather impedes search for missing Boise hiker

Weather impedes search for missing Boise hiker

Idaho Press-Tribune — BOISE - When Kyle Crowden, 27, didn't show up for a "mom date" with his mother Janet Coupe on Sunday afternoon, she thought he had just forgotten and had gone about his normal Sunday routine - laundry, hanging with friends, or maybe he got called into work.
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Clinical trial offers hope for veteran and longtime firefighter to speak again

Clinical trial offers hope for veteran and longtime firefighter to speak again

Idaho Press-Tribune — GARDEN VALLEY — When William “Bud” Paine descended to the lower levels of the Naval Destroyer Escort to stand by on fire watch as welders took to maintenance of the ship, he was handed a canteen and a bandanna.
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Hearing-impaired community seeks equal access at movies

Hearing-impaired community seeks equal access at movies

Seattle Times — NAMPA, Idaho (AP) - For her daughter Katie's 8th birthday, Deseret Baker took her to see "Frozen." Being partially deaf and using a hearing aid, Katie requires closed-caption glasses at the movies, but the back and forth with theater staff...
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Hearing-impaired community seeks equal access at movies

Hearing-impaired community seeks equal access at movies

Washington Times — For her daughter Katie's 8th birthday, Deseret Baker took her to see "Frozen." Being partially deaf and using a hearing aid, Katie requires closed-caption glasses at the movies, but the back and forth with theater staff to get the glasses to work caused them to miss the first 20 minutes and, in frustration, to leave.
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Sen. Rice aims big with complete liquor license law reform

Sen. Rice aims big with complete liquor license law reform

Idaho Press-Tribune — BOISE - Lawmakers say Idaho's outdated liquor license laws halt business development and create a cutthroat secondary market for state liquor licenses behind the scenes. A new bill traveling through the Statehouse would override the current system and give licensing power to cities. On Wednesday, state Sen.
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Commercial vehicle crashes are up in Idaho just as effort aims to ease rest requirements

Commercial vehicle crashes are up in Idaho just as effort aims to ease rest requirements

Idaho Press-Tribune — Deadly crashes involving commercial trucks are on the rise in Idaho, just as proposed changes in Washington, D.C., seek to deregulate commercial trucking policies and lessen rest break requirements for drivers. Crashes involving large trucks and buses nearly doubled from 2013 to 2017, from 1,681 to 2,468, according to the Idaho Transportation Department.
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Boise veteran sues Veteran Affairs, claims medical malpractice

Boise veteran sues Veteran Affairs, claims medical malpractice

Idaho Press-Tribune — BOISE - A Boise veteran is suing the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs over claims of negligence and medical malpractice at the Boise VA Medical Center after an "unnecessary" and "unwarranted" surgical procedure left him in excessive numbness and pain, according to court documents.
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Candlelight vigil mourns Meridian's most recent murder-suicide victims

Candlelight vigil mourns Meridian's most recent murder-suicide victims

Idaho Press-Tribune — NAMPA — Heidi De Leon is the second classmate that the Nampa High School class of 1997 has lost at the hands of a domestic violence-driven murder-suicide.
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Lax contractor requirements may pose hazard for Idaho consumers

Lax contractor requirements may pose hazard for Idaho consumers

Idaho Press-Tribune — Deregulation talks in Idaho have most recently focused on trades like nail technicians or barbers, but with contractors in high demand, some in the building industry say their profession needs further oversight.
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Worth the risk: Idaho jockey on road to recovery after racing accident that left her paralyzed

Worth the risk: Idaho jockey on road to recovery after racing accident that left her paralyzed

Idaho Press-Tribune — ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - Forty-five days after the accident, Nikeela Black sat in her room at Craig Hospital cataloging all she could remember. She recalls telling the three other riders to keep their horses in their lanes right before her fourth race of the day, two wins already under her belt.
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Nampa WWII veterans meeting

Nampa WWII veterans meeting

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