Idaho on Monday June 29, 2009

ID: Idaho food stamp enrollment at 151,000 in May
By The Associated Press, The Idaho Statesman (Boise)
REXBURG, Idaho — More than 151,000 people in Idaho qualified for food assistance in May, compared to nearly 100,000 at the same time last year, state officials say.
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ID: New Idaho laws, budgets take effect Wednesday
By Sandra Forester, The Idaho Statesman (Boise)
Idaho agencies used options to save as many jobs as possible as they cut personnel costs by 5 percent, but some employees still may have to take unpaid time off.
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Tracking the recession: Budget deadline looms
By Stephen C. Fehr, Stateline.org Staff Writer
Unlike the federal government, states have to balance their budgets. But several states still have not completed spending plans for the fiscal year that begins July 1.
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US: National sex offender registry delayed a year
By The Associated Press, Argus Leader (Sioux Falls)
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. has given states and American Indian tribes another year to feed a national Internet database set up to protect children by showing where possible predators live and work.
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