BOISE, Idaho — High above Idaho’s capital on a hillock of deep green Kentucky bluegrass, $260,000 in renovations to the governor’s mansion are nearly complete: New carpets are installed ...

Corrections & Clarifications: The initial version of this story misstated the length of Evan Mecham's term as governor. Georgia's governor's mansion is a 30-room, Greek Revival-style home on ...

J.R. Simplot built a nearly 7,400-square-foot mansion ... and then-Gov. Dirk Kempthorne on the day in 2004 when Simplot gave the house and its iconic flag to the state of Idaho.