By Christina Lords | Editor-in-Chief
Thousands turned out to watch Saturday’s parade in honor of the Declaration of Independence’s 250th anniversary. (Photos by Abigail Gerstein/Idaho Capital Sun)
LIVING
In photos: Idaho celebrates 250 years of American independence
By Abigail Gerstein
As cities and towns across Idaho celebrated the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, thousands lined Boise’s Capitol Boulevard on Saturday to watch the annual July 4 parade.
A “SNAP welcomed here” sign is seen at the entrance to a Big Lots store in Portland, Oregon. (Getty Images)
GOVERNMENT + POLITICS
Expanded SNAP work requirements now in effect in Idaho
By Laura Guido
To receive benefits for more than three months, most able-bodied SNAP recipients must work or volunteer at least 80 hours a month, participate in a work program at least 80 hours a month, participate in a combination of work and work program for a total of at least 80 hours a month, or participate in public “workfare” for assigned number of hours a month.
About 1,800 people had tickets to tour the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library as it opened to the public July 4, 2026, in Medora, North Dakota. Exhibits in this gallery help create a timeline of Theodore Roosevelt’s life. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)
GOVERNMENT + POLITICS
Theodore Roosevelt library opening recalls past, calls for civic engagement
By Jeff Beach and Michael Achterling
Theodore Roosevelt V said his great-great-grandfather thought U.S. citizenship was not to be treated as an inherited title, but something that required service and responsibility.
“Today, we might call it showing up for our communities, for one another, for the places we love, and most importantly, for the future we owe those who come after us,” Roosevelt said Saturday at the public opening of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library.
Additional reporting: New garden symbolizes work that remains to build relationship between tribes, Roosevelt library | Jacob Orledge
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