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@idahocapitalsun.com@idahocapitalsun.comThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced a $499,465 award to Idaho State University for a new federal program, the Maternal Produce Prescription Program.
@idahocapitalsun.comSpikes in energy prices were largely responsible: Gas is now up 34% for the year, and fuel oil, which includes diesel, is up 72% as the Iran war drags on.
@idahocapitalsun.comThe cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, will begin for 72 million Social Security beneficiaries in January.
@idahocapitalsun.comThe federal Health Resources and Services Administration projects a shortage of 141,160 full-time physicians by 2038.
@idahocapitalsun.comThe Too Extreme for Idaho PAC reported a $1 million donation from the Salt Lake City-based Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 8. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Boise donated another $300,000 to the PAC opposing the initiative the next day.
@idahocapitalsun.comThe causes include people losing control of their burning debris piles, sparks caused by chains or other metal equipment, discarded cigarette butts, escaped camp fires that were never fully extinguished and more. #IdahoFire
@idahocapitalsun.comThe Justice Department has already lost at least 23 district court lawsuits seeking to force states to provide voter data.
@idahocapitalsun.comThe court is set to consider three cases in Idaho Falls and two in Pocatello.
@idahocapitalsun.comAda County voters can hear directly from candidates running for the board of county commissioners and the highway district in two forums later this month. #idpol
@idahocapitalsun.comHere are the answers on if your ballot still counts if you don’t answer every question, write-in protocols, how absentee and initiative signatures are verified, and more. #idpol
@idahocapitalsun.comUrban hospitals are closing at roughly the same rate as rural ones, and the shuttered hospitals are more likely to have served communities with high poverty rates and fewer transportation options.
@idahocapitalsun.comAll but five states have had at least one measles case this year.
@idahocapitalsun.comAt least one state, Arizona, has filed criminal charges against Kalshi.
@idahocapitalsun.com@idahocapitalsun.comA longtime state performance evaluator is running against Idaho’s longest currently serving statewide elected official in the 2026 general election for Idaho state controller. #idpol
@idahocapitalsun.com“Abortion is a most serious matter. It should be considered only after the persons responsible have received confirmation through prayer,” the church said. #idpol
@idahocapitalsun.comIdaho’s average diesel price was around $6.41 per gallon as of Friday, according to AAA fuel prices. #idpol
@idahocapitalsun.com@idahocapitalsun.comCOMMENTARY | This year’s midterm election is not just a referendum on Trump – it is also a referendum on the acolytes in Congress who have not challenged his policies, writes guest columnist Rod Gramer.
