Idaho Gov. Brad Little named an Idaho Supreme Court justice to fill a vacancy left by the retiring chief justice. Little appointed Fourth District Judge Jason Scott to fill outgoing Chief Justice Richard Bevan’s seat on the state’s highest court, the governor’s office announced Tuesday.  Scott is an Idaho native who earned an accounting degree […]

Three of Idaho Gov. Brad Little’s opponents in the 2026 general election say they have concerns with Little’s proposed partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy to bring a new nuclear lifecycle innovation campus to Idaho.  Democrat Terri Pickens, independent John Stegner and a Constitution Party candidate who legally changed his name from Marvin Richardson […]

Idaho Gov. Brad Little and U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz said Friday that firefighting resources are stretched thin as significant wildfires burn across Washington, Oregon, Idaho and much of the Western United States.  As a result, both officials called on the public to redouble its efforts to prevent wildfires as hot, dry weather continues […]

Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed a wildfire disaster emergency Tuesday and deployed the Idaho National Guard to help fight the Big Grass Fire burning along the border of Oregon and Idaho, Little’s office announced Wednesday.  The disaster emergency declaration applies to all of Owyhee County, which is affected by the Big Grass Fire, and all […]