Idaho

Issuance was down 27% in the region from the first half of 2017, and almost 30% in California, its largest market.

Membership in the Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board is voluntary, but the Supreme Court ruling may serve as an impetus for more states and e-commerce retailers to join.

Just a few Lewiston residents testified Monday night against the city getting judicial approval to issue bonds for upgrades to its wastewater treatment plant, but they were vocal.

Faced with a long list of expensive and necessary upgrades to the city's wastewater treatment plant, Lewiston, Idaho, officials could soon ask a district judge to approve $28 million in bonding authority.

The report illustrates how federal, state and local laws must be changed if the Supreme Court rules in favor of South Dakota and against Wayfair Inc. in an online sales tax case.

Voters in the West Ada School District approved a $95 million bond and approved a renewal of a $14 million levy on Election Day.

North Idaho Rep. Heather Scott's bill to limit repeat bond elections after voters reject them squeaked through the Idaho House on Thursday with a 37-32 vote.

A public facilities bond election that would fund the siting and construction of a Moscow police station at the existing Moscow Recycling Center originally set for this spring has now been scheduled for May 2019.

School districts and other local governments that fail to pass a tax would have to wait a year before asking voters again, under a bill that cleared a state House committee Friday on a party-line vote.

School districts shouldn't be able to keep going back to voters after a bond or levy measure fails at the polls, Rep. Heather Scott told a House committee on Thursday.

Twin Falls County may have an opportunity to bring an event center to the fairgrounds — but voters would have to give it the final OK.

The group plans to sell roughly $1 billion of bonds, with a mix of btax-exempt and taxable debt.

The Moscow City Council directed city staff to begin preparing a major public facilities bond proposal for the May ballot.

Two Pullman bond elections were declared valid Tuesday by just 68 votes, according to county elections officials.

Boise’s urban renewal agency would borrow most of the money needed for the project.

Shoshone voters rejected a $6 million school bond Tuesday.

Primary market volume in California and the Far West region rose in the first half even as the national figure was down.

The Pullman City Council, Idaho, approved putting two bond issues on general election ballots this November, including one to relocate City Hall from its current location on Paradise Street.

Moscow, idaho, City Supervisor Gary Riedner and city staff presented the details of the city's proposed fiscal year 2018 budget, which includes a $10 million bond residents would vote on in May, to City Council members at a budget workshop Monday.

Initial budget documents from the city of Moscow, Idaho, for next year indicate the staff is recommending the City Council seek a $10 million bond, plus increase the property tax levy and raise rates for water and sewer service.