Idaho Politics

Idaho lawmakers will gather in Boise next month to consider legislation banning COVID-19 vaccine mandates by the federal government and private…

US Senator for Idaho, Mike Crapo, and other republicans are introducing the Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance…

A new report from the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights says a far-right group launched by anti-government activist Ammon Bundy is…

daho Lieutenant Governor Janice McGeachin, who is running to lead the state, is making the 2022 race for governor an interesting…

Mainstream Idaho Republicans concerned about a takeover by the surging far-right wing of the party are asking Democrats, Independents or other…

Idaho Gov. Brad Little says he will rescind an executive order involving COVID-19 vaccines by Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin.…

A coalition of journalists is asking an Idaho judge to hold the state’s lieutenant governor in contempt of court for refusing to turn over public…

September 28 is National Voter Registration Day, a day organizers describe as a “nonpartisan civic holiday” that has been held on the fourth…

An attorney says Idaho should adopt a health policy making vaccine status a private medical record that employees could refuse to make available to…

Ammon Mayor Sean Coletti is looking for a second term in…

Another face has joined the race to be Idaho’s Lieutenant…

U.S. Senator Mike Crapo and .S. Senator Jim Risch released statements after voting in support of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs…

Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed onto an amicus brief in a case before the U.S. Supreme Court that could overturn the court’s landmark 1973 ruling…

Idaho and Wyoming senators are introducing legislation to mitigate the dangers of tree…

US Senator Jim Risch of Idaho is joining some other republican colleagues in introducing a rule change in the…

Idaho’s U.S. officials introduced new legislation to reduce tribal and county reliance on federal land managers to reduce wildfire…

Idaho Governor Brad Little is joining the governors of Montana, North Dakota and others to urge President Joe Biden to restore normal movement…

The Idaho Press Club is suing Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin after several journalists said they were wrongly denied access to public records.…

Some of our law enforcement may be showing up at the United States-Mexico…

Idaho Congressman Russ Fulcher announced on his professional Facebook page he was diagnosed with cancer.…

U.S. Senator Risch (R-Idaho) released the following statement after President Biden’s summit with Russian President…

The Secretary of State’s office has launched a new Voter Education page on Idaho’s election information website.…

U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo are releasing statements after the United States Innovation and Competition Act…

The Idaho Republican Party is taking a stance against a possible candidate for Idaho governor after Ammon Bundy announced he may run for the job as a…

The Idaho Supreme Court has agreed to allow the state Legislature to intervene in two lawsuits that challenge the same restrictive voter initiative…

Idaho Democratic Party Chair Fred Cornforth announced Monday party has hired Jared DeLoof to serve as Executive Director heading into the 2022…

State Representative Priscila Giddings (R-D7) announced she has filed paperwork to run for the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor of…

Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin is running for governor.…

Idaho Gov. Brad Little has appointed Lori McCann of Lewiston to the Legislature to fill a seat left empty after the previous lawmaker resigned amid a…

Republican and Democratic lawmakers on Thursday offered differing views on the outcomes of Idaho’s longest ever legislative session after lawmakers…

The longest ever Idaho legislative session has been filled with unusual events and ended in uncharted ground shortly before midnight…

Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed four watered-down versions of previous bills that he vetoed on limiting a governor’s powers during declared…

Lawmakers will not be addressing bills concerning guns in school this…

Some Republican members of Congress from the Northwest are accusing a GOP Idaho lawmaker of conducting secret negotiations with the Democratic…

A Senate panel on Wednesday approved legislation to prohibit commercial advertising for marijuana in Idaho that could potentially be used to stymie…

Senate lawmakers unable to overcome two vetoes by Republican Gov. Brad Little of legislation to curb his authority during emergencies such as the…

A conservation group is asking the U.S. government to cut off millions of dollars to Idaho that is used to improve wildlife habitat and outdoor…

Three pieces of legislation intended to curb the authority of an Idaho governor during declared emergencies passed the House on…

The Republican-dominated Senate on Tuesday for the second time failed to override GOP Gov. Brad Little’s veto of a measure seeking to curb a…

Governor Brad Little recently signed Senate Bill 1199 into…

An Idaho Senate panel on Monday rejected legislation intended to give Idaho lawmakers veto power over decisions by the federal government and courts,…

Dozens of child care centers are urging legislators to allow federal funding for their…

A legislative ethics committee on Thursday voted to censure and suspend Idaho Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger in connection with allegations that he raped a…

Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed legislation aimed at preventing schools and universities from “indoctrinating” students through teaching…