Clark Corbin

Clark Corbin

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Clark Corbin is a senior reporter at the Idaho Capital Sun. He has more than a decade of experience covering Idaho government and politics. Prior to joining the Idaho Capital Sun, he covered every Idaho legislative session from 2011-2020 gavel-to-gavel, first for the Idaho Falls Post Register and most recently with Idaho Education News. His reporting in Idaho has helped uncover a multimillion-dollar investment scam and exposed inaccurate data that school districts submitted to the state. Prior to moving to Idaho, he worked for a family of small weekly newspapers covering the Kansas City area, where he was born and raised.

Corbin is based in Boise and enjoys skiing, mountain climbing, traveling, scuba diving and listening to live music.

Idaho Gov. Little declares wildfire disaster emergency, authorizes Guard to help along Oregon border
Idaho

Idaho Gov. Little declares wildfire disaster emergency, authorizes Guard to help along Oregon border

Jul 29, 2026
Clark Corbin
Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed a wildfire disaster emergency Tuesday and deployed the Idaho National Guard to help fight the Big Grass Fire burning along the border of Oregon and Idaho, Little’s office announced Wednesday. Unhealthy air from wildfires could...
Unhealthy air from wildfires could linger in Boise. Here are trusted air quality tools in Idaho.
Idaho

Unhealthy air from wildfires could linger in Boise. Here are trusted air quality tools in Idaho.

Jul 29, 2026
Clark Corbin
With air quality reaching unhealthy levels in Boise and much of Idaho this week due to wildfire smoke, local officials are recommending the public take health precautions and seek out free resources to learn more about air quality levels. On...
Idaho selected as potential host site for new DOE Nuclear Lifestyle Innovation Campus 
Idaho

Idaho selected as potential host site for new DOE Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus 

Jul 28, 2026
Clark Corbin
Idaho is one of five states selected by the U.S. Department of Energy as a potential host site for new Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses, federal officials announced Tuesday. The campuses are designed to strengthen and modernize the country’s nuclear fuel...
Former Boise State QB named executive director of Idaho Technical Career Academy
Idaho

Former Boise State QB named executive director of Idaho Technical Career Academy

Jul 27, 2026
Clark Corbin
Former Boise State University quarterback Tony Hilde has been named executive director of Idaho Technical Career Academy virtual public charter school, officials with the school announced last week. Hilde has been with the school since 2025, when he was hired...
State officials say Idaho’s wolf population dropped by about 100 wolves to 1,129
Idaho

State officials say Idaho’s wolf population dropped by about 100 wolves to 1,129

Jul 27, 2026
Clark Corbin
Idaho’s wolf population decreased to an estimated 1,129 animals in 2025 as state officials work to reduce the population through expanded hunting and trapping, Idaho Department of Fish and Game officials said this month. Statewide, the wolf population is down...
Idaho sheriff tells legislators decisions on ICE partnerships should be left to local officials
Idaho

Idaho sheriff tells legislators decisions on ICE partnerships should be left to local officials

Jul 23, 2026
Clark Corbin
An Idaho county sheriff told a committee of state legislators on Thursday that partnership agreements with ICE should be local decisions, not required by the Idaho Legislature or state government. “Participation in the ICE partnership programs is voluntary and should...
Idaho governor’s race: Pickens, Stegner support abortion rights ballot initiative
Idaho

Idaho governor’s race: Pickens, Stegner support abortion rights ballot initiative

Jul 18, 2026
Clark Corbin
Two Idaho gubernatorial candidates – Democrat Terri Pickens and independent John Stegner – said they would champion a ballot initiative that would end Idaho’s abortion ban if voters approve it at the polls in November’s general election. A gubernatorial candidate...
After ‘tight budget year,’ Idaho ends fiscal year with positive cash balance
Idaho

After ‘tight budget year,’ Idaho ends fiscal year with positive cash balance

Jul 17, 2026
Clark Corbin Kyle Pfannenstiel
Idaho ended the 2026 fiscal year this summer with a positive ending cash balance that allows the state to transfer about $250 million into next year’s fiscal year 2027 state budget, Gov. Brad Little’s office announced Friday. “What we are...
Medical cannabis initiative fails to qualify for Idaho’s general election ballot
Idaho

Medical cannabis initiative fails to qualify for Idaho’s general election ballot

Jul 14, 2026
Clark Corbin
A proposed ballot initiative seeking to legalize medical cannabis in Idaho failed to meet the legal signature-gathering requirements set out in state law and will not appear on Idaho’s general election ballot in November, the Idaho Secretary of State’s Office...
Initiative to end Idaho’s strict abortion ban qualifies for November’s general election ballot
Idaho

Initiative to end Idaho’s strict abortion ban qualifies for November’s general election ballot

Jul 13, 2026
Laura Guido Clark Corbin
The voter initiative seeking to end Idaho’s strict abortion ban has officially qualified to appear on ballots in November, Idahoans United for Women and Families, the group leading the effort, announced Monday. Idahoans United for Women and Families turned in...
State opens new campground along Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes in Idaho 
Idaho

State opens new campground along Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes in Idaho 

Jul 13, 2026
Clark Corbin
The state of Idaho opened a new campground along the popular Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes , which stretches from Mullan to Plummer, officials with the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation and Idaho Department of Environmental Quality announced Thursday...
Idaho DEQ awards millions in drinking water funding to Worley, Malad
Idaho

Idaho DEQ awards millions in drinking water funding to Worley, Malad

Jul 13, 2026
Clark Corbin
Officials with the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality announced this week they awarded millions of dollars in drinking water funding and loans to the communities of Worley and Malad City . On Thursday, state officials announced the department awarded a...