On the list of perennial topics that never seem to make it through the process in the Idaho Legislature, the subject of local option taxes must break the top 10.

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The J.R. Simplot Company has a broad reach in agribusiness, but there are relatively few items sold in grocery stores with the Simplot name. Now, the Boise-based company is testing a new frozen vegetable and grains line, called UpSides, in 97 Albertsons stores across Idaho and four other states in the Intermountain West. Simplot plans to expand the brand next year. Continue reading →