Idaho Politics

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.…

A proposed law to allow state agencies, boards and commissions to go around the Idaho attorney general’s office to hire private-practice attorneys is…

Legislation to make permanent changes in Idaho’s absentee ballot counting procedure passed the Senate on Thursday and is headed to the…

An Idaho lawmaker who introduced a bill to prohibit targeted picketing outside officials’ homes found torch- and pitchfork-wielding protesters…

Sweeping tax cuts proposed Tuesday by Idaho lawmakers would slash assessments on all income brackets and lower the sales tax from 6% to 5.3%…

A Republican and a Democrat in the Idaho House are coming together on a bill to punish people who are protesting at someone’s…

Legislation intended to make it more difficult to get an initiative or referendum on the Idaho ballot has been introduced.…

The House Agriculture Committee voted Thursday to introduce a bill to legalize industrial hemp in…

Legislation to end the requirement that government agencies publish legal notices in newspapers failed in the House on…

A panel of Idaho lawmakers on Wednesday introduced legislation that would outlaw an abortion once a fetal heartbeat is…

Legislation to allow the Idaho treasurer to invest in gold and silver that must be physically stored in Idaho headed to the full House on…

Lawmakers in Idaho on Monday introduced legislation to make permanent changes to the counting of absentee ballots used in the last general election…

A bill was sent to the full House of Representatives Thursday to require lawmakers to sign off before any Idaho city, school district or other…

Lawmakers on Wednesday initiated another shot at trimming an Idaho governor’s power during an emergency event that threatens residents’ lives such as…

A local state legislator said Monday he is willing to pull the impeachment effort of Idaho Governor Brad Little in exchange for a…

A proposed constitutional amendment that would prevent the legalization of marijuana in Idaho has moved forward as lawmakers in the conservative…

Representative John McCrostie, a Democrat from Garden City, introduced House Bill 52 to protect the LGBTQ youth from what he called the harmful…

The retirement of a federal district judge from regular active service will enable President Joe Biden to appoint a new judge for…

State environmental officials on Friday asked lawmakers to approve just over $3 million to deal with toxic discharge and a collapsing tunnel at an…

Gov. Brad Little on Monday described 2020 like a damaging and deadly tornado, but said Idaho is strong heading into the new year with strong finances…