Estimated read time: 1-2 minutes
This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — One of the people who was behind the creation of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument says Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's recommendation to President Donald Trump recommending downsizing it has several errors. A memo from Zinke to the president justifying his recommendation that the boundary of the monument which lies mostly in Oregon and crosses over into California be "revised" says motor vehicles aren't allowed in it.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A federal judge is holding the Atlanta Gold mining company in contempt of court for allowing arsenic and iron to enter a tributary of the Middle Fork of the Boise River. Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge Ronald Bush is ordering the company to pay up to half a million dollars in fines and penalties if they don't fix the problems by next year.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Officials with St. Luke's Health System say concerns over possible conflicts of interest involving a contract between Idaho's leading health care provider and the Your Health Idaho exchange are unwarranted. St. Luke's was hired by the state to counsel potential customers on the health insurance exchange. Some exchange board members raised concerns the contract doesn't include an auditing mechanism to prevent the counselors from steering customers to plans that financially benefit the hospital.
TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) — A number of rural Idaho school districts are struggling to lure licensed teachers to classrooms causing the districts to hire more unlicensed educators. The Times-News reported that the Twin Falls School District hired 20 unlicensed educators this year as other nearby districts are also hiring more unlicensed teachers.
Copyright © The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
