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Trump names Brooke Rollins as his pick for Agriculture secretary

By Alayna Treene, Kaitlan Collins, Kristen Holmes, Shania Shelton and Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday announced one of his former policy advisers, Brooke Rollins, as his pick for secretary of the Department of Agriculture. “Brooke’s commitment to support the American Farmer, defense of American Food Self-Sufficiency, and the restoration of

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Larkin trial day 8: Attorneys conclude cross examination, jury preps for deliberation

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) — After the defense recalled the defendant Randy Larkin to the stand, prosecutors cross examined him in the Ririe rest-stop murder trial on Thursday. Prosecuting Attorney Randy Neal asked him about the inconsistencies between his testimony and the testimonies of Kelly Hincks, Gerald Hamlin and William Burton — the three men

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Some Idaho legislators reject pay increase, here’s why

BOISE, Idaho (KIFI) — Last week, the Citizen’s Committee for Legislative Compensation approved a 19% salary increase for Idaho legislators. Reasons for this include compensation for the lawmakers’ work load, lack of support staff, and travel expenses. Some Idaho legislators are rejecting the proposed pay increase for all Idaho lawmakers until they see other changes take place.

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FEMA: Worker fired after directing workers to avoid helping hurricane survivors who supported Trump

The leader of the Federal Emergency Management Agency says a worker has been fired after she directed workers helping hurricane survivors to avoid homes with yard signs supporting President-elect Donald Trump. In a statement Saturday, Deanne Criswell said it was a violation of FEMA’s values and called it “reprehensible.” The agency didn’t identify the worker

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