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Legislating Energy Affordability in Idahonew

While utilities in surrounding states fund programs to help the poor pay their power bills, in Idaho that is considered discriminatory. One group of advocates for low-income people aims to change that and utility regulators are warming to the idea.
Boise Weekly  |  Nathaniel Hoffman  |  12-10-2008  |  Economy

Chips of Wrath: Unemployment Rising Before the Crisisnew

In the face of near uniform economic analysis from the nation's mainstream media, we set out to find a big picture economist willing to buck conventional wisdom: the economic downturn is a mere blip on the capitalist EKG monitor.
Boise Weekly  |  Nathaniel Hoffman  |  11-27-2008  |  Economy

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