BOISE, Idaho — A legislative audit published this week found that Idaho State University failed to properly use the money it was allocated several years ago. Nearly a million dollars in public funds were approved for a Forensic Pathology Center at ISU in 2022 — a project they were trying to complete with Bannock County.

That project never happened, but there was still a payment made by Idaho State to Bannock County. That lack of return on investment got the attention of lawmakers, which raised questions of oversight and misuse of money.

The Original Partnership

A 2022 green light from the legislature cleared the way for a major partnership. A November 2022 press release announced that Idaho State University and Bannock County signed an agreement to fund and build the East Idaho Forensic

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