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IdaCorp: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

May. 02, 2024 08:23 AM EDT

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — BOISE, Idaho (AP) — IdaCorp Inc. (IDA) on Thursday reported earnings of $48.2 million in its first quarter. On a per-share basis, the Boise, Idaho-based company said it had profit of 95 cents. The utility company posted revenue of $448.9 million...

Clearwater Analytics: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

May. 01, 2024 17:37 PM EDT

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Clearwater Analytics Holdings Inc. (CWAN) on Wednesday reported first-quarter earnings of $1.9 million. The Boise, Idaho-based company said it had net income of 1 cent per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 10...

US House votes to remove wolves from endangered list in 48 states

Apr. 30, 2024 19:02 PM EDT

The U.S. House voted Tuesday to end federal protection for gray wolves, approving a bill that would remove them from the endangered species list across the lower 48 states. A handful of Democrats joined with Republicans in passing the bill. The measure now goes to the Senate, but it...

The federal government plans to restore grizzly bears to the North Cascades region of Washington

Apr. 25, 2024 15:44 PM EDT

SEATTLE (AP) — The federal government plans to restore grizzly bears to an area of northwest and north-central Washington, where they were largely wiped out. Plans announced this week by the National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service call for releasing three to seven...

Key moments in the Supreme Court's latest abortion case that could change how women get care

Apr. 24, 2024 18:29 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court heard its first test on Wednesday of state abortion bans that have been enacted since the court upended the Roe v. Wade constitutional right to abortion. While the current case involves an Idaho abortion ban, the court’s ruling could have implications...

Supreme Court appears skeptical that state abortion bans conflict with federal health care law

Apr. 24, 2024 17:02 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical Wednesday that state abortion bans enacted after the overturning of Roe v. Wade violate federal health care law, though some also questioned the effects on emergency care for pregnant patients. The case marks...

A conservative quest to limit diversity programs gains momentum in states

Apr. 24, 2024 10:05 AM EDT

A conservative quest to limit diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives is gaining momentum in state capitals and college governing boards, with officials in about one-third of the states now taking some sort of action against it. Tennessee became the latest when the Republican...

When can doctors provide emergency abortions in states with strict bans? Supreme Court to weigh in

Apr. 23, 2024 17:53 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly two years after overturning the constitutional right to abortion, the Supreme Court will consider Wednesday how far state bans can extend to women in medical emergencies. The justices are weighing a case from Idaho, where a strict abortion ban went into...

Officials identify Idaho man who was killed by police after fatal shooting of deputy

Apr. 23, 2024 15:54 PM EDT

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Officials have released the name of the Idaho man who was killed last weekend after being identified as the suspect in the fatal shooting of a sheriff's deputy, and Boise police officers are asking the public for more information about him. Dennis Mulqueen, 65,...

What's EMTALA, the patient protection law at the center of Supreme Court abortion arguments?

Apr. 23, 2024 15:01 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in a case that could determine whether doctors can provide abortions to pregnant women with medical emergencies in states that enact abortion bans. The Justice Department has sued Idaho over its abortion law, which...