
Idaho governor signs ‘Choose Life’ license plate into law
Idaho 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 ReadingLegislation setting 16 as the minimum age for a person to get married in Idaho is heading to the full House.…
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 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 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 ReadingLegislation that would compensate the wrongly convicted headed to the Senate on…
Continue ReadingThe parks and recreation department in Idaho has asked residents for donations to combat years of budget cuts for trail maintenance across the…
Continue ReadingComing up on March 10, we have the Presidential Primary Elections.…
Continue ReadingIdaho’s public school curriculum standards will stay in place for another year after they were adopted by a panel of Idaho…
Continue ReadingDemocratic US Senate candidate Nancy Harris is withdrawing from the race. …
Continue ReadingIdaho Senator Mark Nye (D-Pocatello) is taking the Governor’s budget plan to heart.…
Continue ReadingThe rise of property tax throughout the state is prompting some legislators to take…
Continue ReadingThe 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has become the first circuit in the nation to order a state to pay for an inmate’s gender confirmation surgery,…
Continue ReadingAn Idaho lawmaker wants to ban transgender women athletes from participating in sports that align with their gender…
Continue ReadingA panel of Idaho lawmakers passed a bill Wednesday banning affirmative action for state agencies, state contracting and public…
Continue ReadingTwo men who combined spent nearly 40 years in Idaho prisons for crimes they didn’t commit testified Tuesday in favor of legislation that would…
Continue ReadingLegislation aimed at reducing property taxes drew so many people wanting to speak that a House panel ran out of time Tuesday and delayed…
Continue ReadingThe director of the Idaho Department of Agriculture will have authority to set regulatory fees paid by elk hunting ranches under legislation sent to…
Continue ReadingCandidates and political action committees will have an extra week to file required paperwork with the Idaho Secretary of State’s…
Continue ReadingIdaho Gov. Brad Little may soon introduce a five-year teacher pay plan providing more than $225 million in additional state support for teacher…
Continue ReadingTwo attempts to introduce bills to repeal Idaho grocery taxes on food failed Monday and another was withdrawn by its sponsor, leaving only one…
Continue ReadingLegislation for a constitutional amendment introduced Monday could end up reducing some property taxes by removing exemptions for…
Continue ReadingThe budget for the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare’s Division of Medicaid will surpass $3 billion for the first time, state officials said…
Continue ReadingMoms for Marijuana’s Educate & Legalize tour made a stop in Pocatello Friday, hoping to inform those with questions and have supporters of the…
Continue ReadingFormer Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Paulette Jordan has announced her intent to formally enter the U.S. Senate race. She will seek the…
Continue ReadingFormer Idaho Democratic gubernatorial candidate and state lawmaker Paulette Jordan announced Friday that she’s challenging two-term Republican U.S.…
Continue ReadingThe director of the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation said Friday that his agency is starting a voluntary trail pass program as part of a…
Continue ReadingGovernor Brad Little has announced the appointment of Javier Gabiola to the eastern Idaho bench.…
Continue ReadingIdaho governors would have only one choice rather than three when it came to filling legislative vacancies under a measure that headed to the House…
Continue ReadingThe number of legislative districts would remain fixed at 35 and the number of lawmakers in the Statehouse at 105 under a proposed amendment to the…
Continue ReadingLegislation to make it easier for Idaho residents in rural areas to get healthcare using email and other methods headed to the Senate on…
Continue ReadingWhistleblower lawsuits against Idaho would be limited to $370,000 in non-economic damages under proposed legislation introduced…
Continue ReadingLegislation requiring voters to choose a political party three months before a presidential primary is headed to the Senate.…
Continue ReadingIdaho’s wine industry won’t have to store extra wine in neighboring states under proposed legislation that headed to the governor’s desk on…
Continue ReadingA House panel on Wednesday rejected math, science and English standards used to make sure Idaho’s 300,000 students are meeting specific…
Continue ReadingAn Idaho lawmaker wants his colleagues to take a closer look at ways to improve air travel across the state.…
Continue ReadingLegislation granting an emergency water right when crews are trying to clean up spills in Idaho waterways passed the House on Tuesday and is headed…
Continue ReadingA panel of lawmakers on Tuesday removed standards for initial teacher…
Continue ReadingIdaho Republican Senator Brent Hill’s announced retirement from the District 34 Senate seat has set off a round of political musical chairs in the…
Continue ReadingIdaho Republicans altered course Monday on a bill restricting voters in presidential primaries after complaints it would have disenfranchised…
Continue ReadingMarch and August election dates school districts use to ask voters to approve bonds and levies would be eliminated under legislation introduced…
Continue ReadingVisitors to Idaho 18 and older who can legally possess firearms would be allowed to carry a concealed handgun within city limits under new…
Continue ReadingOur voices are starting to be heard in the upcoming 2020 elections.…
Continue ReadingA former political figure in Idaho has pleaded guilty to two felony counts of child pornography in a plea deal dismissing 12 other…
Continue ReadingIdaho Billionaire Frank VanderSloot is lobbying legislators to back legislation requiring doctors and medical facilities to make their patient bills…
Continue ReadingBond elections that fail won’t be allowed before voters again for a minimum of 11 months under legislation that passed the House on Thursday and is…
Continue ReadingVoters can wait until the last minute to choose a political party to participate in the Idaho Democratic or Republican presidential primaries in…
Continue ReadingIdaho residents wouldn’t have to fall back or spring ahead for daylight saving time under proposed legislation that has advanced to the House.…
Continue ReadingGov. Brad Little has filled a vacancy in the Idaho House of Representatives following a former lawmaker’s…
Continue ReadingState auditors say Idaho’s prisons are overcrowded and dilapidated, the inmate population is rapidly growing and taxpayers could save millions by…
Continue ReadingRestrictions on using drones for surveillance on individuals and private property would be increased under proposed legislation.…
Continue ReadingA new candidate is tossing his hat in the ring after Bonneville County Sheriff Paul J. Wilde announced his retirement on Monday.…
Continue ReadingIdaho’s top wildlife official on Tuesday requested authorization from state lawmakers to spend $408,000 to count…
Continue ReadingBond elections that fail won’t be allowed before voters again for a minimum of 11 months under proposed legislation that’s heading to the full House.…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Department of Health and Welfare is seeking an additional $70 million from the general fund and $300 million overall that includes federal…
Continue ReadingThe amount of money in Idaho’s rainy-day fund that serves as a cushion against a potential economic downturn would increase under proposed…
Continue ReadingIdaho’s wine industry wouldn’t have to store extra wine in neighboring states under proposed legislation.…
Continue Readingn attorney with an Illinois-based group that dismisses human-caused climate change told Idaho lawmakers Thursday that the warming that has occurred…
Continue ReadingBoise Representative Melissa Wintrow (D) introduced the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) in the Idaho House.…
Continue ReadingIdaho schools chief Sherri Ybarra on Thursday proposed a 5.3% hike in public school funding to just under $2 billion from the state’s general…
Continue ReadingIdaho residents wouldn’t have to fall back or spring ahead for daylight saving time under legislation introduced…
Continue ReadingSome areas in Idaho would be declared wolf-free zones, and other areas where the animals have killed livestock would have increased wolf-killing…
Continue ReadingA panel of Idaho lawmakers heard contentious testimony on the state’s education standards for science.…
Continue ReadingIdaho Gov. Brad Little has issued an executive order increasing paid leave for parents in the executive branch to eight weeks.…
Continue ReadingIdaho residents would get a break on property taxes and grocery sales taxes under proposed legislation introduced…
Continue Reading“I love the county, I see this as an opportunity really to…
Continue ReadingDistrict 32 is a wide-ranging district that includes parts of Bonneville County and all of Teton, Caribou, Bear Lake, and Oneida Counties.…
Continue ReadingGovernor Brad Little announced his appointment of Terry Kirkham of Idaho Falls to the Commission of Pardons and Parole on…
Continue ReadingGrowing hemp would be legal in Idaho under proposed legislation.…
Continue ReadingIdaho law enforcement officials and prosecutors are voicing opposition to proposed legislation decriminalizing the use of illegal drugs.…
Continue ReadingIdaho Falls State Senator Dave Lent (R) and State Representative Ilana Rubel (D) of Boise are introducing a plan to address criminal justice system…
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