A federal judge has temporarily blocked a new rule from taking effect that would have barred discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation in Idaho schools. The preliminary injunction ruled in favor of a complaint filed by four Republican attorneys general, including Idaho’s Attorney General Raúl Labrador, over a new federal Title IX rule, […]
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Idaho AG Raúl Labrador retracts arguments in ITD campus lawsuit after rift with Gov. Little
Conflict over the state’s sale of the Idaho Transportation Department’s 44-acre campus in Boise continued in new legal filings Friday, when the Attorney General’s Office asked that the Board of Examiners retract previous statements made by its attorneys and that the board be removed from the case. The state of Idaho, another plaintiff in a […]
Controversial Idaho wind turbine project moves forward. AG Raúl Labrador appeals to feds
Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador has appealed a federal decision that allows a controversial Idaho wind turbine farm proposal, located near the historical site of Japanese incarceration camps, to move forward. Labrador asked the Federal Aviation Administration to revisit its decision that the Lava Ridge Wind Project near Jerome poses no hazard to aviation, according […]
Miami banker Raul Masvidal, once one of the city’s most powerful Cuban Americans, dies at 82
Developer Raul Masvidal, a Miami elder statesman with the kind of name recognition built from years of banking, philanthropy and associations with governors and senators to fuel a candidacy for Miami mayor, has died. According to his colleagues at the Orange Bowl Committee, where Masvidal was a lifetime member, Masvidal died on Tuesday. A cause […]
Last-minute candidate Jose Raul Mulino wins Panama’s presidential election
Jose Raul Mulino, the stand-in for former president Ricardo Martinelli in Panama’s presidential election, was set to become the new leader of the nation as authorities unofficially called the race on Sunday night with 88% of the vote counted. The 64-year-old former security minister led the race with nearly 35% of the votes, giving him […]
Juanita Castro, sister of Cuban leaders Fidel and Raul Castro, dies in Miami : NPR
Juanita Castro, sister of Fidel Castro, talks to a reporter, Oct. 27, 2009, in Miami. Juanita Castro, the anti-communist sister of Cuban rulers Fidel and Raul Castro who worked with the CIA against their government, has died in Miami at age 90. Alan Diaz/AP hide caption toggle caption Alan Diaz/AP Juanita Castro, sister of Fidel […]