Idaho House adjourns, ending 2020 legislative session
The Idaho House ended the 2020 legislative session on Friday after balancing fears of spreading the coronavirus with potential vetoes of several…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho House ended the 2020 legislative session on Friday after balancing fears of spreading the coronavirus with potential vetoes of several…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Senate called an end to the 2020 legislative session on Thursday, but the House isn’t quite ready to be done and only adjourned until…
Continue ReadingLegislation banning texting while driving but allowing hands-free uses such as talking or using the navigation function of an electronic mobile…
Continue ReadingLt. Gov. Janice McGeachin has left the Statehouse and returned to Idaho Falls, leaving Senate President Pro-Tem Brent Hill to preside over the Senate…
Continue ReadingWhistleblower lawsuits against Idaho would be limited to $370,000 in non-economic damages under legislation is heading to the governor.…
Continue ReadingLegislation that would compensate the wrongly convicted headed to the governor’s desk on…
Continue ReadingLegislation sending just under $400,000 to a state board to use to kill problem wolves in Idaho headed to the governor’s desk on…
Continue ReadingLegislation making abortion a crime in Idaho should the U.S. Supreme Court overturn the Roe v. Wade decision legalizing the procedure is headed to…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Democratic Party is calling on Governor Brad Little and Secretary of State Lawrence Denney to hold the May 19 Primary Election entirely be…
Continue ReadingAn Idaho bill banning transgender women from competing in women’s sports despite warnings that such a law is unconstitutional headed to the…
Continue ReadingA petition drive for a ballot initiative to bring in $170 million for K-12 education by raising Idaho’s corporate tax rate and increasing taxes on…
Continue ReadingLegislation banning affirmative action for state agencies, state contracting and public education headed to the Idaho governor’s desk on…
Continue ReadingIdaho Gov. Brad Little on Tuesday signed into law a bill creating transparency in medical bills sent to former patients and to rein in predatory…
Continue ReadingIdaho legislation banning transgender people from changing the sex listed on their birth certificates despite a federal court ruling declaring such a…
Continue ReadingTwo Idaho lawmakers are getting out of the Statehouse due to fears from the new coronavirus, and others said Tuesday that their decision to remain is…
Continue ReadingAn Idaho bill banning transgender women from competing in women’s sports despite warnings that such a law is unconstitutional headed back to the…
Continue ReadingTwo prominent and long-serving Wyoming state lawmakers are planning to…
Continue ReadingAttorney and former federal prosecutor Mark Taylor has filed to run for Jefferson County Prosecutor.…
Continue ReadingA House panel on Monday approved legislation making abortion a crime should the U.S. Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade, the ruling establishing…
Continue ReadingThe stage is set for the May 19th primary elections in…
Continue ReadingLegislation allowing Idaho school district employees with an enhanced concealed weapons license to carry a concealed weapon on school property was…
Continue ReadingThe Wyoming Legislature has failed to agree on funding $126 million in construction projects requested by Republican Gov. Mark Gordon despite…
Continue ReadingA bill in Idaho that would ban any public money from going to organizations that provide abortions headed to the Senate on…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Senate on Thursday approved a measure banning affirmative action for state agencies, state contracting and public…
Continue ReadingGov. Brad Little and leaders in the Idaho House and Senate said Thursday they’ve made contingency plans for a hasty end to the legislative session…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Senate on Thursday approved legislation making abortion a crime should the U.S. Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade, the ruling establishing…
Continue ReadingIdaho lawmakers moved at lightning speed Thursday to bolster the state’s ability to fight the new…
Continue ReadingThe Bannock County Elections Office was able to release results Tuesday shortly after 10 p.m. – over an hour earlier than originally expected.…
Continue ReadingBonneville County Elections officials are fielding questions about party affiliation. …
Continue ReadingIdaho lawmakers moved quickly Wednesday to bolster the state’s ability to test for the new…
Continue ReadingIdaho motorists will have three additional years before having to replace a vehicle’s physical license plates.…
Continue ReadingJoe Biden wins Democratic presidential primary in…
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Continue ReadingClark County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy John Clements announced Tuesday he will be a candidate for Sheriff this…
Continue ReadingIdaho voters on Tuesday will pick Democratic, Republican and Constitutional party candidates to represent them in the November general…
Continue ReadingInformation on missing or murdered Indigenous people in Wyoming could improve under legislation that would better manage missing persons reports and…
Continue ReadingIn addition to the Presidential preference primaries of the Republican, Democratic, and Constitution Parties, voters will be deciding a number of…
Continue ReadingIdaho Falls mental health professional Marco Erickson announced Monday he will challenge incumbent Representative Bryan Zollinger for his house seat…
Continue ReadingWhistleblower lawsuits against Idaho would be limited to $370,000 in non-economic damages under legislation that headed to the Senate on…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Patient Act, HB 515, is on its way to the Governor’s…
Continue ReadingOn a 30-4 vote, the Idaho Senate has approved a bill sponsors say will more fairly redistribute sales tax revenues to…
Continue ReadingA Senate panel has approved a measure banning affirmative action for state agencies, state contracting and public education.…
Continue ReadingIdaho is moving closer to banning transgender girls and women from competing on girls’ and women’s sports teams sponsored by public schools, colleges…
Continue ReadingAdvocates for legalizing medical marijuana have been pressing their case in the days before a possible vote this weekend on Wyoming’s Wind River…
Continue ReadingRepublican Dustin Manwaring has announced he will attempt to reclaim his District 29 House seat in the May primary. …
Continue ReadingAbortion clinics would be required to cremate fetal remains and women would have to get an ultrasound before the procedure under proposals that…
Continue ReadingJefferson County Prosecutor Paul Gary Butikofer is seeking a second term as prosecutor.…
Continue ReadingA big decision is set to be made in Pocatello and Chubbuck…
Continue ReadingWhistleblower lawsuits against Idaho would be limited to $370,000 in non-economic damages under legislation that headed to the full House on…
Continue ReadingPocatello native Jeff Nye has filed for Bannock County…
Continue ReadingGov. Brad Little signed legislation that significantly increases what it will cost nonresidents to hunt deer and elk in…
Continue ReadingIdaho residents will be able to display their opposition to abortion on their license plates under a bill signed into law by Gov. Brad…
Continue ReadingIdaho’s presidential primary on Tuesday could give an indication of the political leanings of all the newcomers to the state.…
Continue ReadingA Constitutional amendment freezing the number of Idaho legislative districts at 35 and number of lawmakers at 105 will go before voters in…
Continue ReadingVoters should start receiving mail-in ballots for the upcoming Democratic presidential caucus in Wyoming as ballots will be mailed out starting…
Continue ReadingA transgender athlete who competes for Team USA is calling Idaho’s proposal to ban transgender females from competing against other women…
Continue ReadingAn Idaho Senate panel on Wednesday approved legislation to create transparency in medical bills sent to patients and rein in predatory medical debt…
Continue ReadingPower, Bingham, Bonneville and Jefferson counties have all reported a lower turnout for early voting this…
Continue ReadingUtah voters’ first chance to go to the polls on Super Tuesday amid a hotly contested Democratic nominating contest is bringing strong turnout and…
Continue ReadingIdaho Governor Brad Little is urging Idahoans to remain calm about the coronavirus, but at the same time, letting us know the state is preparing if…
Continue ReadingThe amount of money in Idaho’s rainy-day fund that serves as a cushion against a potential economic downturn would increase under legislation that…
Continue ReadingA bill in Idaho that would ban any public money from going to organizations that provide abortions headed to the Senate on…
Continue ReadingBonneville County Prosecutor Daniel Clark has announced he will seek re-election in 2020.…
Continue ReadingRepublican mega-donor Foster Friess has decided not to run for an open U.S. Senate seat in…
Continue ReadingSeveral news and legal organizations have told the Idaho Supreme Court they believe state prison officials are required to reveal the source of drugs…
Continue ReadingCaribou County Sheriff Kelly Wells has announced he will seek re-election to his second…
Continue ReadingIdaho lawmakers have rejected legislation raising the legal smoking age to 21.…
Continue ReadingLegislation introduced Monday would make abortion a crime in Idaho should the U.S. Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade, the ruling establishing…
Continue ReadingPolygamy wouldn’t be a felony crime in Utah for the first time in 85 years under a bill that passed the Legislature and appears to be supported by…
Continue ReadingA bill in Idaho that would ban any public money from going to organizations that provide abortions was approved Friday by a panel of lawmakers…
Continue ReadingVisitors to Idaho 18 and over who can legally possess firearms will be allowed to carry a concealed handgun without a permit or training within city…
Continue ReadingIdaho lawmakers moved forward Thursday with legislation banning transgender people from changing the sex listed on their birth certificates despite a…
Continue ReadingUtah would ban most abortions if the U.S. legal landscape changes under a proposal that has gotten an early nod of approval at the Legislature.…
Continue Readinghe Idaho House on Wednesday passed legislation preventing transgender women from participating in sports that align with their gender identity…
Continue ReadingRestrictions on using drones for surveillance on individuals and private property would be increased under legislation that headed to the Senate on…
Continue ReadingRoughly a month after one of Idaho’s newest Fish and Game Commissioners had to step down because of his political affiliation, a panel of lawmakers…
Continue ReadingA proposal to require labels on some pornography in Utah is one step closer to becoming law.…
Continue ReadingA Constitutional amendment to set the number of Idaho legislative districts at 35 and number of lawmakers at 105 moved a step closer Wednesday to…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Attorney General’s Office released an opinion on a bill by Idaho Falls Representative Barbara Ehardt to ban transgender females from…
Continue ReadingIndustrial hemp-growing regulations in Wyoming were approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture after producers expressed concerns about missing…
Continue ReadingLegislation setting 16 as the minimum age for a person to get married in Idaho is heading to the full House.…
Continue ReadingThe data collected helps distribute federal funding, grants, ensures fair representation in the house of representatives, and it is used in local…
Continue ReadingLegislation imposing a one-year, statewide freeze on property taxes headed to the Idaho Senate despite dire warnings from city and county governments…
Continue ReadingUnder legislation approved by a House committee Tuesday, school districts would no longer use March and August elections to ask voters to approve…
Continue ReadingLegislation to create transparency in medical bills sent to patients and to rein in predatory medical debt collectors is heading to the Senate after…
Continue ReadingMost abortions would be banned in Utah under a proposal at the state Legislature.…
Continue ReadingA Republican lawmaker in Idaho is facing criticism for comments that abortion rights advocates consider a…
Continue ReadingAn 11-year-old girl toting a loaded AR-15 assault weapon appeared Monday with her grandfather, who is supporting legislation that would allow…
Continue ReadingDemocrat Aaron Swisher has announced he will again challenge incumbent Republican Congressman Mike Simpson for the U.S. House this…
Continue ReadingVisitors to Idaho 18 and older who can legally possess firearms would be allowed to carry a concealed handgun within city limits under legislation…
Continue ReadingA transgender rights group plans to sue the state of Idaho over a proposed bill that makes it illegal for someone to change their gender identity on…
Continue ReadingOn Friday, a panel including Senator Jim Risch, Congressman Mike Simpson and Governor Brad Little came together at the Bennion Student Union to…
Continue ReadingWyoming Game and Fish Director Brian Nesvik has again called on Grand Teton National Park to stop culling mountain goats through aerial…
Continue ReadingUtah lawmakers have advanced a bill that would cap copays at $100 a month for insulin, decreasing the cost of the medicine for diabetes patients and…
Continue ReadingLegislation preventing transgender women from participating in sports that align with their gender identity headed to the House on…
Continue ReadingA bill that would reduce the number of people required to report suspected child abuse narrowly won approval from a panel of Idaho lawmakers.…
Continue ReadingLegislation intended to create transparency in medical bills sent to patients and to rein in predatory medical debt collectors advanced to the Idaho…
Continue ReadingRepresentatives for the presidential campaigns of Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders have requested that the Iowa Democratic Party begin a recount of…
Continue ReadingThe Bannock County Commissioners have agreed on a plan to equalize taxes for the Downey Fire District after a computer error failed to tax Downey…
Continue ReadingLegislation that would compensate the wrongly convicted headed to the Senate on…
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