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Idaho 4th-graders score three points above the national average on reading

By Idaho Business Daily reports | 4 years ago

Fourth-graders in Idaho on average scored 223 on a standardized reading test administered last year, which is three points above the 2019 national average calculated by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).

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Idaho 4th-graders score two points above the national average on math

By Idaho Business Daily reports | 4 years ago

Fourth-graders in Idaho on average scored 242 on a standardized math test administered last year, which is two points above the 2019 national average calculated by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).

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Cost of a childless divorce in Idaho is $11,200

By Idaho Business Daily reports | 4 years ago

The average cost of divorce in Idaho with no children involved is $11,200, the 38th highest amount among the 50 states, according to an analysis published by the website 24/7 Wall St.

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Outbound cigarette smuggling rate in Idaho estimated at 26.8%

By Idaho Business Daily reports | 4 years ago

The outflow of smuggled cigarettes in Idaho is 26.8 percent, according to a new study from the Tax Foundation that examines the relationship between cigarette taxes and smuggling.

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Boise State sports programs took in $38.1 million in 2018

By Idaho Business Daily reports | 4 years ago

Boise State University grossed $38.1 million in 2018, making it the 98th-highest-grossing college athletics program in the United States that year, according to an Idaho Business Daily analysis of the latest federal data.

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Idaho ranks 2nd best in new economic outlook analysis

By Idaho Business Daily reports | 4 years ago

Idaho finished second in a study by the website Rich States, Poor States that examined the 50 states’ economic outlooks based on 15 weighted policy measures.

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Idaho ranks 29th best on corporate tax study

By Idaho Business Daily reports | 4 years ago

Idaho finished 29th in a study by the Tax Foundation examining how well states have structured their corporate income tax systems in 2020.

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Idaho not among the 36 states with major tax changes in 2020

By Idaho Business Daily reports | 4 years ago

Idaho was not included in a new analysis from the Tax Foundation identifying 36 states that have major changes to their tax codes taking effect this year.

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Idaho job growth this year projected at 1.8%

By Idaho Business Daily reports | 4 years ago

Job growth in Idaho is expected to reach 1.8 percent by the end of 2020, down from the state's 2019 job growth of 2.5 percent, according to a new study by Kiplinger that assessed state economic outlooks.

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Idaho lacks adequate funds to weather moderate recession

By Idaho Business Daily reports | 4 years ago

Idaho would lack adequate revenues to manage a moderate economic downturn without raising taxes or cutting services, according to a new analysis from Moody’s Analytics.

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Idaho ranks 21st in annual tax climate ranking

By Idaho Business Daily reports | 4 years ago

Idaho finished 21st in a new study by the Tax Foundation showing which states are best at structuring their tax systems

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College football coach is highest-paid public employee in Idaho

By Idaho Business Daily reports | 4 years ago

Bryan Harsin, head football coach at Boise State University, earned $1.65 million in 2018, making Harsin the highest-paid public employee in Idaho last year, according to a ranking by the website GOBankingRates.

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Funding for arts agencies in Idaho to reach $884,700 in FY2020

By Idaho Business Daily reports | 4 years ago

Legislative appropriations for Idaho arts agencies are projected to reach $884,700 for fiscal year 2020, which equates to 50 cents per capita in the state, according to a report from the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA).

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University of Idaho chief executive received $456,396 in 2018 in total pay

By Idaho Business Daily reports | 4 years ago

Charles Alan Staben, chief executive at the University of Idaho, earned $456,396 in total compensation last year, the 155th highest pay among executives at nearly 250 U.S. public universities and systems ranked in a Chronicle of Higher Education study.

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Idaho levies a total tax on lodging of 8%

By Idaho Business Daily reports | 4 years ago

Hotel room bills in Idaho tack on a total state lodging tax of 8 percent, the 13th highest lodging tax rate in the nation, according to a study by the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL).

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44 counties in Idaho are now 2nd Amendment sanctuaries

By Idaho Business Daily reports | 4 years ago

Forty-four counties in the state are now under a Second Amendment sanctuary law or ordinance, according to updates from the website Gunrightswatch.com and media reports.

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944 borrowers in Idaho filed for student loan forgiveness in 2nd quarter

By Idaho Business Daily reports | 4 years ago

Borrowers in Idaho who sought forgiveness of their student loans in the second quarter of 2019 numbered 944, according to a new state-by-state analysis by the U.S. Department of Education.

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$47.1 million in federal research dollars flowed to Idaho in FY 2018

By Idaho Business Daily reports | 4 years ago

Federal agency research dollars going to Idaho totaled $47.1 million in fiscal year 2018, according to a new analysis by the Research!America alliance.

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4-year colleges in Idaho now charge $7,999 in tuition and fees

By Idaho Business Daily reports | 4 years ago

Idaho four-year public universities now charge students annual in-state tuition and fees averaging $7,999, the eighth lowest amount among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, the College Board said in a new report.

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Idaho received $2.4 million in public broadcasting funds last year

By Idaho Business Daily reports | 4 years ago

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting allocated $2,406,288 in fiscal-year 2018 to support public television and radio in Idaho, the 12th lowest amount among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, CPB reported.