Benito Baeza

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Sens. Mike Crapo and Jim Risch are among a group of Republican senators who voted against a bill that would enable states to collect taxes on Internet sales.

Crapo and Risch joined 25 other senators who cast no votes in the U

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A survey shows U.S. home prices rose 10.5 percent in March compared with a year ago, the biggest gain since March 2006. Core Logic, a real estate data provider, said annual home prices have now increased for 13 straight months

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WASHINGTON (AP) — In the vast majority of military sexual assault cases — as many as 22,000 in 2012 — the victim chooses not to report the attack or unwanted sexual contact. Sexual assaults across the military are a growing epidemic

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans cut back on using their credit cards in March, suggesting many were reluctant to take on high-interest debt to make purchases. The Federal Reserve says consumer borrowing rose just $8 billion in March from February to a seasonally adjusted $2

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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter has issued pardons to two men who were convicted of peddling illegal drugs, served time in prison and are now turning their lives around on the outside

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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An increased emphasis on conservation and education along with more efficient appliances are contributing to a decline in water use in Idaho's biggest metropolitan area. The Idaho Statesman reports that water use in the Treasure Valley last year was down about 30,000 gallons annually for each metered customer compared to 2000 consumption

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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Last month, a dispute over giving $3 million to education technology pilot programs helped delay the 2013 Legislature. With that resolved, the Idaho State Department of Education began taking applications for the money Monday, with schools chief Tom Luna inviting schools to submit bids by June 14

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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — State officials in the Northern Rockies are opposing a federal proposal that cites climate change as a looming threat to the carnivorous wolverine, which depends on deep mountain snows to survive

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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A 22-year-old southwestern Idaho man was among five soldiers killed over the weekend in a roadside bomb blast in Afghanistan. Specialist Thomas Paige Murach of Meridian died Saturday in Maiwand in southern Afghanistan, not far from the border with Pakistan

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GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service is gearing up for a tough wildfire season by adding to its large air tanker fleet seven planes that fly faster and will drop a bigger payload of fire retardant than in the past

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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A proposed Idaho cobalt mine with government approval and support from environmental groups has nixed its project, for now, because it says the price of the metal is too low and risk-averse financiers want too much to lend it money

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POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — A series of small earthquakes sent jolts across a corner of southeast Idaho Sunday night. The U.S. Geological Survey says two smaller earthquakes were also recorded inside the boundary of Yellowstone National Park in recent days

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