Idaho

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  House immigration group resolves health care dispute

  By Erica Werner  |  May 23, 2013

  House members writing a bipartisan immigration bill said Thursday they had patched over a dispute that threatened their efforts.

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  Key House chairman slams Senate immigration bill

  By Erica Werner  |  May 22, 2013

  A key House committee chairman on Wednesday sharply criticized a wide-ranging immigration bill just passed by a Senate committee.

• California bill would strip health agency secrecy

  By Michael R. Blood  |  May 21, 2013

  Two lawmakers are pushing legislation to strip broad secrecy provisions from the state agency overseeing health care reforms in California that could shield from the public how hundreds of millions of dollars are spent, officials said Monday.

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  Calif. exchange granted secrecy

  By Michael R. Blood  |  May 9, 2013

  A California law that created an agency to oversee national health care reforms granted it broad authority to conceal spending on the contractors that will perform most of its functions, potentially shielding the public from seeing how hundreds of millions of dollars are spent.

• Idaho insurance exchange hires director

  By The Associated Press  |  April 24, 2013

  Idaho's new insurance exchange aims to rehire a former Department of Insurance contractor as its leader, to prepare for its Jan. 1, 2014 start-up.

• Most insurers charge higher premiums than quoted

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  April 5, 2013

  Got an insurance quote? Don’t expect it to be accurate.

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  When the feds go marching in

  By Mark Roberts  |  April 4, 2013

  The harsh reality is that health care has the stamp of Big Brother — good, bad or ugly. Here are the top four concerns about how the federal government is going to treat you under Obamacare.

• Governor signs bill for health insurance exchange

  By Barry Massey  |  March 29, 2013

  New Mexico can move ahead with establishing a state-run health insurance exchange under legislation signed into law Thursday by Republican Gov. Susana Martinez.

• Figures shows union membership slides in Idaho

  By The Associated Press  |  March 22, 2013

  Fresh U.S. Labor Department figures show union membership continues to slide in Idaho.

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  Obama, Republicans cooperate on spending–for now

  By David Espo  |  March 6, 2013

  The Obama administration and congressional Republicans are quietly working in tandem to blunt the impact of short-term spending cuts that kicked in with dire White House warnings a few days ago, with both sides eager to pocket the full savings for deficit reduction as they pivot to a new clash...