Only one of Idaho’s public housing authorities has signed on to a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development coalition to consider adding work requirements to its subsidized housing programs. Other authority leaders say they remain skeptical about the benefits of a work requirement.  Feds encourage public housing authorities to impose work rules, time limits […]

A state advisory council has submitted its top recommendations for Idaho communities to be considered for a revamped federal tax incentive program meant to drive development.  The Idaho Economic Advisory Council submitted to Idaho Gov. Brad Little’s Office its 25 recommended areas to be designated as federal Opportunity Zones. Once an area receives that designation, […]

For Ann Kirkwood, doctor appointments sometimes come all at once.  One week in mid-May, she had a big one coming up: To see if she had kidney cancer. Kirkwood, who uses a wheelchair, has tapped a free medical transportation program through Valley Regional Transit, a public transit agency in southwest Idaho.  But when she went […]

This story was first published by FāVS News on July 22, 2026. MOSCOW, Idaho — In late 2012, Moscow’s League of Women Voters published a study of local poverty, which pointed to food insecurity for children as one of its most serious effects. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church took note, and in the summer of 2014 debuted […]

Idaho’s average hourly wage in 2025 rose by 4.7% from 2024, ranking the state third nationally for percentage increases during that time, according to a press release by the Idaho Department of Labor. That amounts to a $1.31 increase per hour statewide, with the average wage for all occupations listed at $29.41 in 2025. The […]