Idaho Politics

Voters will get the chance to decide whether lawmakers in the part-time Idaho Legislature will be able to call special sessions, a power currently…

A Senate panel on Tuesday advanced a measure that would outlaw nearly all abortions in conservative Idaho by banning them once a fetal heartbeat can…

The Republican-dominated Senate on Monday failed to override GOP Gov. Brad Little’s veto of a measure seeking to curb a governor’s power to respond…

Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed into law a bill legalizing the production and transportation of hemp with up to 0.3% of THC, the cannabis compound…

Governor Brad Little announced Friday he will veto House Bill 135 and Senate Bill 1136, the “emergency powers…

The House on Thursday approved Senate changes to a bill trimming an Idaho governor’s powers during declared emergencies while increasing the…

A proposed constitutional amendment that would have prevented the legalization of marijuana and other drugs without the approval of two-thirds of the…

An Idaho House panel has approved a proposed constitutional amendment allowing the part-time Legislature to call itself into session.…

Two bills that cleared the Idaho House with overwhelming Republican support to significantly defund Republican Attorney General Lawrence Wasden’s…

A House panel on Tuesday approved Senate changes to a bill trimming a governor’s powers during declared emergencies while increasing the…

The Idaho Senate on Monday passed legislation accepting a $6 million federal grant to improve early childhood education from birth through age…

The Idaho Senate voted in favor of two bills that would restrict the governor’s power during an…

The Idaho House has approved a new version of a transportation bonding…

The governor’s veto of a bill that would have made changes to how the Idaho Tax Commission is run will…

A bill to legalize industrial hemp in Idaho is on its way to Governor Brad Little’s…

A panel of Idaho lawmakers advanced two bills targeting abortion…

The House on Wednesday voted to override Republican Gov. Brad Little’s veto of a bill involving the responsibilities of the chairman of the Idaho…

The House on Tuesday rejected legislation banning anyone under 21 from buying cigarettes or electronic smoking products in Idaho has failed in the…

An Idaho House panel on Tuesday approved legislation intended to give lawmakers veto power over federal government actions and federal court…

Idaho’s filing deadline for 2020 income taxes remains April 15.…

The Idaho House on Wednesday approved a massive income tax cut backers say provides much-needed relief for taxpayers but opponents say is a massive…

The top member in the Idaho House says he’s concerned the Legislature might have to shut down if House members continue getting sick with COVID-19.…

A House panel has approved legislation trimming an Idaho governor’s powers during declared emergencies while increasing the Legislature’s power.…

Legislation intended to shield Idaho businesses, schools and government entities from lawsuits if someone catches COVID-19 headed to the governor’s…

Legislation to prohibit mask mandates by government entities in Idaho is headed to the House.…

Lawmakers on a Senate panel on Friday introduced a new version of legislation that would outlaw abortions in Idaho after fetal heartbeats are…

By a vote of 27-7-1, the Idaho Senate has approved legislation limiting the Governor’s powers during times of extreme emergency. …

A House panel on Thursday approved a proposed constitutional amendment that would prevent the legalization of marijuana and other drugs without the…

The Idaho House has approved a measure allowing certain school employees to carry concealed guns at school.…

A House panel on Tuesday approved legislation banning anyone under 21 from buying cigarettes or electronic smoking…

When the Texas attorney general sued to invalidate Joe Biden’s presidential victory in some states despite no evidence of widespread fraud, many said…

The Idaho House passed a bill Monday to legalize the production of industrial…

A House panel has approved legislation making it more difficult to get initiatives or referendums on ballots in what is seen as a rural vs. urban…

Christopher Tapp and Senator Doug Ricks joined Governor Brad Little as he signed a bill to compensate people wrongly convicted of crimes in Idaho…

The State House of Representatives passed a bill Friday to allow local school districts and public charter schools to certify anyone as a teacher as…

A decision by Idaho lawmakers to reject a $6 million federal grant to improve early childhood education – and comments from one lawmaker who said…

A House bill is now in the Senate which could increase the current snowmobile certificate…

The Idaho House has passed legislation to define how severe an epidemic must be before it can qualify as a disaster — and the current coronavirus…

The Senate has approved a new version of a constitutional amendment allowing the part-time Idaho Legislature to call itself into session.…

An Idaho House panel took up legislation Tuesday to prohibit mask mandates by government entities that have been put in place to slow the spread of…

The Idaho Senate has approved legislation to make it more difficult to get initiatives or referendums on ballots.…

Two former Idaho attorneys general and a former deputy attorney general have formed a group to fight what they say are unconstitutional laws being…

Residents of Idaho could see millions of dollars in rental assistance during the pandemic if the governor signs a bill authorizing the…

Two Idaho lawmakers have dropped their lawsuit against the Republican-led state Legislature and legislative leadership that alleged lax coronavirus…

Legislation to compensate people wrongly convicted of crimes in Idaho cleared the House on Tuesday and is headed to Republican Gov. Brad…

A revamped version of a proposed law making it a felony in Idaho for third parties to collect and return multiple ballots to election officials…

The House on Friday approved $175 million in emergency rental assistance as people struggle to pay rent during the coronavirus…

Legislation aimed at making it more difficult to get initiatives or referendums on Idaho ballots is headed to the full Senate.…