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A law working through the Idaho Legislature is hoping to stop some people from getting an edge over others when it comes to…
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Continue ReadingHouse Representatives have put on hold a bill that would give school teachers a right to carry guns while at…
Continue ReadingAn Idaho State ban on gender affirming care for transgender minors is being blocked once again from going into…
Continue ReadingThe 2024 Idaho Legislative Session is well underway in Boise, and with big decisions that will impact all of us, it’s important to make sure your…
Continue ReadingA bill to arm school staff will go to the Idaho House for a…
Continue ReadingIn the Idaho legislature, a bill that would impose mandatory minimums on fentanyl traffickers made it out of committee…
Continue ReadingDefining male and female is the goal of a potential bill discussed at the Idaho House…
Continue ReadingA bill to replace the words embryo and fetus with preborn child in Idaho law is on…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho legislature is in full swing at the Idaho…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Office of Attorney General announced the appointment of Alan Hurst as the Solicitor General effective Jan. 22, 2023.…
Continue ReadingIdaho librarians are speaking out against a bill that would limit access to certain…
Continue ReadingTechnological advances in Idaho’s judicial system were highlighted in an address to the Idaho legislature…
Continue ReadingIdaho Supreme Court Chief Justice G. Richard Bevan will deliver his annual State of the Judiciary address to both chambers of the Idaho Legislature…
Continue ReadingA bill has passed a House committee to stop libraries from promoting, giving or allowing a book with harmful material to be made available for…
Continue ReadingA change is in the air for Idaho…
Continue ReadingChanges in terminology for words like fetus and still born could be coming to Idaho…
Continue ReadingGovernor Brad Little will deliver his 2024 State of the State and Budget Address in the Idaho House Chambers at 1 p.m. Mountain Time on Monday, Jan.…
Continue ReadingThe Supreme Court on Friday allowed Idaho to enforce its strict abortion ban, even in medical emergencies, while a legal fight…
Continue ReadingEducation will be a hot topic in the upcoming Idaho Legislative…
Continue ReadingThe League of Women Voters of Pocatello (LWVP) is sponsoring “2024 Idaho Legislature Preview,” a virtual forum to be held Jan.…
Continue ReadingBy KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press An Idaho judge on Friday denied a request by the state’s top legal chief to throw out a lawsuit seeking to…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Republican Party has released a statement on the Colorado Supreme Court decision to remove Donald J. Trump from the Presidential primary…
Continue ReadingIDAHO FALLS, IDAHO (KIFI) – A local Republican “Special Investigative Committee made a decision on three lawmakers they say violated the Republican…
Continue ReadingIdaho Congressman Mike Simpson voted in favor of the conference deal for the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).…
Continue ReadingThe Rexburg area chamber of commerce hosted an open forum on the continuing debate on the Open Primary Initiative and Ranked Choice voting. The forum…
Continue ReadingIt was a packed town hall meeting in Idaho Falls…
Continue ReadingPlatform enforcement hearings were held Tuesday evening by Bonneville County’s Legislative District 32.…
Continue ReadingFollowing the Nov. 7 local elections across Idaho, three Idaho counties will conduct an election on Tuesday, Dec.…
Continue ReadingThe results for a contested Idaho Falls school board election are…
Continue ReadingThose in support of the system also are in support of open primaries. They argue both RCV and open primaries will empower the voters rather than…
Continue ReadingA new way of voting may be on its way to Idaho. The voting system is ranked choice voting…
Continue ReadingA rare election victory by a single vote has a school board member asking for a…
Continue ReadingAn Ada County judge has deemed a recent levy from Idaho Falls School District 91 is illegal.…
Continue ReadingTwo eastern Idaho Legislators talk about how they helped create the Wrongful Conviction Act after Chris Tapp’s exoneration.…
Continue ReadingShelley Joint School District 60 is now trying to find other solutions to address the growth in their district after their proposed $67.8 million…
Continue ReadingIf you’re looking for a reason as to why every vote counts, take a look at the results for the Idaho Falls School District 91 School Board seat 4…
Continue ReadingVoters living in the Shelley Joint School District 60 boundary decided the district will not get a new high…
Continue ReadingPocatello City Council seats 1, 2 and 3 are now…
Continue ReadingKirk Larsen and John Radford won the Idaho Falls City Council seats…
Continue ReadingIncumbent Rexburg Mayor Jerry Merrill was re-elected Tuesday.…
Continue Reading55.92% voted in favor of the bond while 44.08% voted against the bond.…
Continue ReadingIdaho Secretary of State Phil McGrane is encouraging Idahoans to vote on Election Day, Nov. 7. Voting is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.…
Continue ReadingIdaho Falls School District 91 announced after consultation with legal counsel, it will share its school buildings with political caucus…
Continue ReadingDue to an issue at the Extension Office, voting for Power County Precinct 3 has been relocated to the William Thomas Middle School…
Continue ReadingGovernor Brad Little announced his appointment of District Judge Cynthia Meyer to the Idaho Supreme Court…
Continue ReadingCounty Election Offices all across our region are preparing for election day. As city council and mayor races will be decided on November 7.…
Continue ReadingThe upcoming Idaho Republican presidential nominee caucus has run into a roadblock – at least in Idaho Falls.…
Continue ReadingThe Bingham County Republican leaders have entered court appointed depositions as a judge will now decide the merits and outcome of the…
Continue ReadingEarly voting for the Nov. 7 election in Idaho ends on Friday, Nov. 3. …
Continue ReadingWhile lawmakers on the panel were in agreement that bringing back a presidential primary will be a topic at the 2024 legislative session, not all are…
Continue ReadingElection day is November 7, 2023. Voters will decide city mayors, city council members, and some school district trustees and…
Continue ReadingIdaho Congressman Mike Simpson voted in favor of this legislation and secured critical funding for Idaho National Laboratory…
Continue ReadingThe deadline to apply for an absentee ballot for the Nov. 7 election is Friday, Oct.…
Continue ReadingU.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), members of the Senate Western Caucus, led their colleagues in a letter to Senate…
Continue ReadingAfter the opening of early voting on Monday, Oct. 23, city and county officials are taking the time to remind voters to participate in their local…
Continue ReadingSome Idaho and Oregon legislators met on the Greater Idaho…
Continue ReadingThe US House of Representatives is still without a speaker after Ohio Representative Jim Jordan lost even more votes in a third round of voting with…
Continue ReadingIdaho Falls voters will be choosing their city council members on Nov.…
Continue ReadingThe election will include races for mayor and city council in many cities in Idaho, school district trustees and other local taxing district…
Continue ReadingThe Ammon City Council election season is in full…
Continue ReadingIn a surprising decision at Monday night’s town hall, Pocatello Mayor Brian Blad brought back public comments for all regular city council…
Continue ReadingTwo Idaho Congressmen are slated to vote for or against House Speaker nominee Jim Jordan Tuesday.…
Continue ReadingThe Ammon City Council election season is in full…
Continue ReadingThe deadline to register to vote online at VoteIdaho.gov is this Friday, October at 11:59 p.m. before the Nov. 7 election.…
Continue ReadingAn Idaho judge has blocked the Idaho Republican party from holding a special meeting to elect a new chair of the Bingham County Republican Central…
Continue ReadingIdaho Congressman Mike Simpson cosponsored H.Res. 768 – Standing with Israel as it defends itself against the barbaric war launched by Hamas and…
Continue ReadingUS Senator Mike Crapo of Idaho is responding to the violence happening in the Middle…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Republican Party has responded to the resignation of six Ada County Republican Central Committee…
Continue ReadingBig changes were announced Friday for how Idahoans will determine its nominee for the presidential…
Continue ReadingOn Monday, Fourth Judicial District Judge Samuel Hoagland dismissed with prejudice the lawsuit challenging Idaho’s new voter registration…
Continue ReadingThe possibility of the Idaho legislature calling itself back into session is edging…
Continue ReadingIdaho legislators have been unable to verify revenue coming in to the state for part of the new fiscal year, due to difficulties with the state’s…
Continue ReadingA new way of voting may be on its way to Idaho, the voting system is Ranked Choice Voting (RCV). Ranked Choice Voting is based on the idea that…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho GOP says they are going to defend their position against a lawsuit filed by Bingham County…
Continue ReadingGovernor Little will speak with members of the media and students about the new Idaho LAUNCH grant program, which will begin accepting…
Continue ReadingSeptember 19th every year is known as National Voter Registration Day. November will bring important local elections from many of the places within…
Continue ReadingThe Bingham County Republican Central Committee is suing the state Republican party over what they say are “bully tactics” by the larger…
Continue ReadingSupport for the Madison County Recreation District is gaining large amounts of support. Members of the Campaign Committee have high hopes to get the…
Continue ReadingFollowing the Aug. 29 recall election in West Bonner School District, Idaho Secretary of State Phil McGrane has released the following…
Continue ReadingOn Tuesday, voters will get to decide if Bonneville Joint School District 93’s $34.5 million dollar bond will…
Continue ReadingSchool district bond and levy elections will be held in 11 out of 44 Idaho counties on Election Day, August 29, 2023.…
Continue ReadingElection day is on Tuesday. District 93 is reminding the community to vote on its $34.5 million…
Continue ReadingIdaho Secretary of State Phil McGrane is calling upon Idahoans to support upcoming elections and assist fellow Idahoans in exercising their right to…
Continue ReadingSchool bond and levy elections will be held in 11 out of 44 Idaho counties on Election Day, August 29, 2023.…
Continue ReadingA disagreement over an Idaho initiative took center stage in front of the Idaho Supreme Court…
Continue ReadingArguments for a ballot initiative calling for open primaries in Idaho was in front of the Idaho Supreme Court on Monday.…
Continue ReadingPaulsen has said he will announce which seat he is running for at a later…
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press Far-right activist Ammon Bundy, who led the takeover of a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon, an associate and three…
Continue ReadingTwo advocacy groups and an attorney who works with sexual assault victims are suing Idaho over a new law that makes it illegal to help minors get an…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Republican State Central Committee voted Saturday to use a caucus to select next year’s presidential…
Continue ReadingThe families of two transgender teenagers are suing Idaho officials to block enforcement of a ban on gender-affirming medical care for…
Continue ReadingThe Bonneville County prosecutor says Idaho Falls School District 91 officials violated election…
Continue ReadingBonneville Joint School District 93 is now trying to find the best solution to address growth in their schools after their $34.5 million bond…
Continue ReadingStacker compiled a list of zip codes with individuals donating the most money to Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign in…
Continue ReadingVoters approve a plant facilities levy to build a new elementary school in the Idaho Falls School District. The levy passed with 70% in favor.…
Continue ReadingThe elections will take place at polling locations across the state on May 16, with polls open from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00…
Continue ReadingThe polls in Island Park will open at 8 a.m. Tuesday morning, and voters in the community will decide what will happen with an auditorium district…
Continue ReadingThe levy would generate $3.3 million a year for the next 10…
Continue ReadingCounty officials from all over east Idaho gathered Tuesday to train with the Idaho Association of…
Continue ReadingIdaho Supreme Court Justice John R. Stegner will retire from judicial service on Oct. 31, 2023, and eventually return to private practice as an…
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