Idaho Politics

A planned debate among Republican candidates aiming to be Idaho’s next lieutenant governor has been canceled.…

The Idaho Supreme Court has rejected a request by the Roman Catholic Church in Idaho to intervene in a lawsuit over a new state law banning nearly…

Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed into law a $20 increase in the amount Idaho residents can recover on taxes paid on food through the grocery sales…

Gov. Brad Little has signed into law a property tax reduction for higher-valued houses to keep older, low-income Idaho residents in their homes.…

Governor Brad Little signed another part of his “Leading Idaho” plan into law Monday in the Magic Valley, adding record investments in water…

Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed into law a bill that dramatically increases the secrecy surrounding Idaho’s execution drugs.…

Governor Brad Little signed House Bill 588 Thursday, authorizing wildland firefighters to receive hazard pay while working in dangerous conditions.…

Governor Brad Little signed House Bill 687 into law Monday at the Mountain Home Senior…

Legislation that would give Idaho wildland firefighters hazard pay is headed to the governor’s desk.…

Three of the 2022 gubernatorial candidates shared their plans for Idaho’s future Saturday…

Legislation preventing most private and public entities in Idaho from discriminating against people who haven’t received the coronavirus vaccine is…

Leaders in the Idaho Senate say a House-approved bill to prohibit gender reassignment surgeries and gender-affirming health care such as puberty…

The House did pass a Senate bill to raise the smoking or vaping age from 18 to…

The House killed a Senate-passed bill on birth control with a vote of 24 to…

Legislation banning abortions in Idaho after six weeks of pregnancy by allowing potential family members to sue a doctor who performs one is heading…

The House of Representatives passed a bill that would make several changes to the states voting laws including voter ID requirements and what…

Republican leadership announced Friday a House bill that would make sweeping changes to Idaho’s property tax will not move forward this…

The Legislature’s budget-setting committee has passed on a request by Republican Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin for extra money to pay a private attorney…

Legislation preventing most private and public entities in Idaho from discriminating against people who haven’t received the coronavirus vaccine has…

An Idaho lawmaker has introduced a bill that would lift the licensing requirements for professional hair braiders after three women filed a federal…

The top Republican in the Idaho Senate says a House-approved bill to fine librarians $1,000 and send them to jail for a year for checking out…

Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed into law legislation prompted by the deaths of three Idaho Army National Guard pilots killed in a helicopter crash…

A House panel of Idaho lawmakers has approved a bill that would ban abortions after six weeks of pregnancy by allowing extended family members of the…

The Idaho House has voted to prohibit gender reassignment surgeries and gender-affirming health care such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy for…

Legislation with the potential to fine Idaho librarians $1,000 and send them to jail for a year for checking out material to a minor that could harm…

In the Senate, a bill was passed with strong support for the legislative session to end no later than the last Friday in…

A proposed voter law would require a valid Idaho driver’s license or state-issued identification card to vote in Idaho elections.…

In the House Wednesday, a committee advanced a bill by Republican Representative Priscilla Giddings of White…

The Senate Transportation Committee voted against introducing a bill sponsored by Senator Jim Patrick, a Republican from Twin…

The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee unanimously approved the supplemental appropriation item that would help fund the creation of an East…

The Idaho Senate has approved a resolution that characterizes The New York Times’ “1619 Project” as a divisive reeducation campaign about…