Stimulating hypocrisy: Scores of Recovery Act opponents sought money out of public view

By John Solomon and Aaron Mehta

Scores of Recovery Act opponents sought money out of public view

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"… stimulus also sent letters seeking funding afterwards.Rep. Walt Minnick of Idaho — one of just seven Democrats in the House to vote against the stimulus …"

Yucca Mountain cancellation creates expensive headaches for DOE and Navy

By Laurel Adams

Government scrambles to figure out alternatives to canceled Yucca Mountain nuclear waste storage

Excerpts from this story referencing "Idaho":

"… managing almost 13,000 metric tons of nuclear waste at sites in Colorado, Idaho, New York, South Carolina and Washington. For the past three decades, DOE …"

"… lso stores spent nuclear fuel from submarines and aircraft carriers at the Idaho site. The agreements with Colorado and Idaho both specify a date when the …"

"… and aircraft carriers at the Idaho site. The agreements with Colorado and Idaho both specify a date when the DOE and Navy must remove the nuclear waste fr …"

"… ar waste from these locations. The federal government may be liable to pay Idaho $60,000 and Colorado $15,000 for each day past January 1, 2035, that DOE a …"

Homeland Security pays dividends for Alaska

By G.W. Schulz

Sarah Palin promotes the self-reliance of her state, but she doesn’t mention the mobile command communications vehicle, bought with federal

Excerpts from this story referencing "Idaho":

"… h’s fire chief after his father retired but eventually left for a job in Idaho, said the community where he used to work “is not big enough to run mill …"

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Insurance brokers seek health reform change to safeguard profits

By Josh Israel

Insurance brokers seek change in health reform provision to protect profits

Excerpts from this story referencing "Idaho":

"… , who runs Erstad & Co., a health insurance brokerage agency in Boise, Idaho, employs four salaried professionals and three independent contractors. Th …"

"… quately compensated, it jeopardizes [our staff’s] employment,” he says.Idaho’s three main insurers have already reduced payments to brokers as the re …"

The end of Lehman, part 2

By Michael Hudson

What did Dick Fuld and other Lehman executives know, and when did they know it? Staff writer Michael Hudson reviews some of the evidence. Fo

Excerpts from this story referencing "Idaho":

"… a Reuters reporter who tracked him down last year at his vacation home in Idaho, Fuld denied that he’d ignored warnings about Lehman’s risks: “What, …"

Feds fight to keep names of ranchers with grazing permits secret

By Kristen Lombardi

Public land grazing elicits some pretty damning declarations. Former Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt once called livestock grazing “

Excerpts from this story referencing "Idaho":

"… BLM.Last September, the conservationists sued the BLM in federal court in Idaho for violating FOIA and, as the complaint states, “improperly withholding …"

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Health industry gave millions to state officials involved in lawsuit

By Caitlin Ginley

The state officials who joined together to file a lawsuit challenging health care reform have collectively received at least $5 million in c

Excerpts from this story referencing "Idaho":

"… a, attorney general of Washington; Lawrence G. Wasden, attorney general of Idaho; Marty J. Jackley, attorney general of South Dakota; Gregory F. Zoeller, a …"

Do Michigan, Idaho, and Vermont want out of the basement?

By Caitlin Ginley

Since the Center began keeping track of state financial disclosure laws in 1999, three states have stood out somewhat notoriously for, well,

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"… three states have stood out somewhat notoriously for, well, doing nothing. Idaho, Michigan, and Vermont have consistently finished tied for last — and ha …"

"… s different in each of the states. Here’s an update on the state of play.IdahoIn April, the Idaho Senate unanimously passed a bill that would have requir …"

"… of the states. Here’s an update on the state of play.IdahoIn April, the Idaho Senate unanimously passed a bill that would have required an annual financ …"

"… sure of sources of gross income over $10,000, and a general description of Idaho real estate property holdings, other than a personal residence.But the Hou …"

Ethics news in New Jersey, Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Mississippi

By Caitlin Ginley

There’s been movement on the ethics front in at least five states since the Center released its States of Disclosure rankings back in late J

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"… ptember.Utah sits at 47th in the States of Disclosure rankings, above only Idaho, Michigan, and Vermont, which have no disclosure laws at all.In West Virgi …"

State ethics update — July 31

By Caitlin Ginley

Since the release of our States of Disclosure report last month, we’ve been monitoring discussions in state capitols about the need for toug

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"… some states that came in at the bottom of our list, like West Virginia and Idaho.But the biggest recent news on the ethics front comes from New Jersey, whi …"

"… State ethics commission expects to review these proposals in September.In Idaho, which lacks any disclosure laws, House Speaker Lawrence Denney has promis …"

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