Idaho Politics

An 11-year-old girl toting a loaded AR-15 assault weapon appeared Monday with her grandfather, who is supporting legislation that would allow…

Visitors to Idaho 18 and older who can legally possess firearms would be allowed to carry a concealed handgun within city limits under legislation…

A 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…

Legislation preventing transgender women from participating in sports that align with their gender identity headed to the House on…

A bill that would reduce the number of people required to report suspected child abuse narrowly won approval from a panel of Idaho lawmakers.…

Legislation intended to create transparency in medical bills sent to patients and to rein in predatory medical debt collectors advanced to the Idaho…

The parks and recreation department in Idaho has asked residents for donations to combat years of budget cuts for trail maintenance across the…

Democratic US Senate candidate Nancy Harris is withdrawing from the race. …

Idaho Senator Mark Nye (D-Pocatello) is taking the Governor’s budget plan to heart.…

The 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,…

An Idaho lawmaker wants to ban transgender women athletes from participating in sports that align with their gender…

A panel of Idaho lawmakers passed a bill Wednesday banning affirmative action for state agencies, state contracting and public…

Legislation aimed at reducing property taxes drew so many people wanting to speak that a House panel ran out of time Tuesday and delayed…

Candidates and political action committees will have an extra week to file required paperwork with the Idaho Secretary of State’s…

Two attempts to introduce bills to repeal Idaho grocery taxes on food failed Monday and another was withdrawn by its sponsor, leaving only one…

Legislation for a constitutional amendment introduced Monday could end up reducing some property taxes by removing exemptions for…

The budget for the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare’s Division of Medicaid will surpass $3 billion for the first time, state officials said…

Idaho governors would have only one choice rather than three when it came to filling legislative vacancies under a measure that headed to the House…

The 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…

Legislation to make it easier for Idaho residents in rural areas to get healthcare using email and other methods headed to the Senate on…

Whistleblower lawsuits against Idaho would be limited to $370,000 in non-economic damages under proposed legislation introduced…

Legislation requiring voters to choose a political party three months before a presidential primary is headed to the Senate.…

Idaho’s wine industry won’t have to store extra wine in neighboring states under proposed legislation that headed to the governor’s desk on…

An Idaho lawmaker wants his colleagues to take a closer look at ways to improve air travel across the state.…

Legislation granting an emergency water right when crews are trying to clean up spills in Idaho waterways passed the House on Tuesday and is headed…

A panel of lawmakers on Tuesday removed standards for initial teacher…

Idaho Republicans altered course Monday on a bill restricting voters in presidential primaries after complaints it would have disenfranchised…

March and August election dates school districts use to ask voters to approve bonds and levies would be eliminated under legislation introduced…

Visitors to Idaho 18 and older who can legally possess firearms would be allowed to carry a concealed handgun within city limits under new…

Idaho Billionaire Frank VanderSloot is lobbying legislators to back legislation requiring doctors and medical facilities to make their patient bills…

Bond 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…

Voters can wait until the last minute to choose a political party to participate in the Idaho Democratic or Republican presidential primaries in…

Idaho residents wouldn’t have to fall back or spring ahead for daylight saving time under proposed legislation that has advanced to the House.…

Idaho’s top wildlife official on Tuesday requested authorization from state lawmakers to spend $408,000 to count…

Bond 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.…

The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare is seeking an additional $70 million from the general fund and $300 million overall that includes federal…

n attorney with an Illinois-based group that dismisses human-caused climate change told Idaho lawmakers Thursday that the warming that has occurred…

A panel of Idaho lawmakers heard contentious testimony on the state’s education standards for science.…

Idaho Gov. Brad Little has issued an executive order increasing paid leave for parents in the executive branch to eight weeks.…

Idaho residents would get a break on property taxes and grocery sales taxes under proposed legislation introduced…

Governor Brad Little announced his appointment of Terry Kirkham of Idaho Falls to the Commission of Pardons and Parole on…

The Idaho House of Representatives on Thursday expelled one of its members a day after he was convicted of conspiring to defraud the U.S.…

Two methods to bring in millions of dollars to pay for maintaining Idaho’s roads have gained traction with lawmakers.…

A panel of lawmakers on Tuesday rejected a rules package that outlines how the state investigates discrimination complaints involving employment,…

New legislation introduced Tuesday would require Idaho voters who want to participate in a closed presidential primary to affiliate with that party…

Emergency crews pulling contaminated water from rivers after such things as tanker trunk crashes is standard cleanup practice in…

A House panel on Monday nixed some searches of personal belongings at the Statehouse and other state government buildings out of concern such…

A power struggle between the Idaho House and Senate turned out to have big ramifications for a relatively unknown state employee who has toiled for…

Directors of state agencies say Republican Gov. Brad Little’s budget giving state employees a 2% raise will help keep the state competitive and…

Legislation prohibiting local Idaho governments from passing laws restricting cellphone use by motorists but also expanding the state’s distracted…