Former President Donald Trump swept a trio of states Saturday, inching his way closer to a formal grasp of the party’s nomination for president. Trump notched victories in Missouri and Idaho, and picked up more delegates at the party convention in Michigan. But none of these three state elections were primaries. All were caucuses, which limit turnout by requiring participants to arrive at a specific time and usually to stay for a certain period to participate in a more formal process. Caucus… Source link
Read More »Idaho, Missouri Republican caucus results: Full results
Three states are holding Republican elections Saturday: Idaho, Michigan and Missouri. But none of them were primaries. All were caucuses, which limit turnout by requiring participants to arrive at a specific time and usually to stay for a certain period to participate in a more formal process than simply voting. Michigan did hold a primary also, earlier in the week, which allocated about a third of that state’s delegates. Trump won that contest easily. Caucus specifics vary from state to… Source link
Read More »Google Fiber announces it will come to Idaho
Alphabet Inc.’s Google unit says it will bring its Google Fiber high-speed product to Idaho. But the company didn’t say when, where or how. Last week, Google issued a news release noting it would expand its high-speed Internet program to five additional states, including Idaho. But the release didn’t offer a timeline or any specifics on where within the Gem State it might expand. (Other news outlets have reported the service would expand to Boise, but Google has only said Idaho… Source link
Read More »Google 2021 economic impact on Idaho: $1.1 billion – Idaho Press
IDAHO — On April 13, Google released its Economic Impact Report for Idaho, sharing in a press release that it helped provide $1.11 billion of economic activity in 2021 for thousands of Idaho businesses, publishers, nonprofits, creators and developers who used Google products to increase their online presence and connect with the people and communities they serve. More than 119,000 Idaho… Source link
Read More »Idaho lawmakers want PERSI investment money out of Google, Facebook, other tech companies
BOISE, Idaho — A group of conservative Idaho lawmakers is asking managers of the state’s employee retirement system to divest in tech companies they say don’t value free speech. The 22 Republican lawmakers and Republican Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin in a letter sent Monday say that $650,000 should be removed from Twitter, Amazon, Google, Apple and Facebook. Those companies have either banned former… Source link
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