Idaho Politics

Our older, low-income Idaho neighbors may be a little closer to affording their…

Legislation eliminating drop boxes and similar drop-off locations for absentee ballots in Idaho will not get a hearing in the Senate and is dead.…

Idaho Gov. Brad Little has issued his first veto of the year, rejecting a measure having to do with incentive money intended for teachers but who…

The Idaho governor and other statewide elected officials could get a pay increase in January following the November general election.…

Legislation eliminating drop boxes and similar drop-off locations for absentee ballots in Idaho has narrowly cleared the House and is headed to the…

A House committee has introduced sweeping tax legislation raising Idaho’s sales tax to the highest in the nation as part of a plan to eliminate…

The Senate passed a bill that resemble a Texas-style anti-abortion law.…

On a narrow vote Tuesday, the Idaho Senate passed a bill to raise the smoking age in the state to…

Idaho Lawmakers are considering legislation seeking to dump investments in Russia following that nation’s invasion of Ukraine.…

Legislation allowing the Powerball lottery and its huge jackpots to continue in Idaho is headed to the full Senate.…

At the Idaho Statehouse Thursday, the Senate passed a bill to lower the age for someone to be able to sale and serve…

The House Education Committee advanced a bill to require mandatory drug testing for substitute teachers…

The House has approved legislation that would bar Idaho officials from releasing where they obtain the drugs used in lethal injection executions.…

If you aren’t sure whether you will be voting Republican or Democrat in the upcoming Primary Election, you may have to make your decision sooner…

Legislation to enhance protections for gun-makers, sellers and weapons carriers during declared emergencies in Idaho is headed to the governor.…

A bill to require health insurance companies to cover the cost of general birth control has passed the…

Legislation allowing the Powerball lottery and its huge jackpots to continue in Idaho has cleared the House.…

After passing a bill earlier this month to ban cities or counties from capping rental fees, the Idaho House will now take up a bill that would impose…

The Idaho House unanimously passed Tuesday what is called a Joint Memorial to Washington State Governor Jay…

Legislation to force local taxing districts to use some of their revenue sharing funds from state sales tax for property tax relief is headed to the…

Legislation that would make it illegal to perform gender confirmation surgery on juveniles was introduced in the Idaho House State Affairs Committee…

Two bills focused on transparency in Idaho’s elections were introduced in a Senate committee on Monday.…

Governor Brad Little signed House Bill 450 into law Friday, providing an estimated $64 million in unemployment insurance tax cuts for Idaho…

The Idaho Republican Party is responding to governor candidate Ammon Bundy switching his affiliation from Republican to…

Republican gubernatorial candidate Ammon Bundy announced he’s dropping out of the GOP primary in May and is instead running as an…

A panel of Idaho lawmakers has advanced a bill that would repeal the state’s primary law banning private…

An abortion bill modeled after Texas’ controversial abortion law that bans all abortion after a fetal heartbeat can be detected cleared a Senate…

A House committee cleared a bill Wednesday to allow the Powerball Lottery to continue to be played in the state even after it adds Australia and the…

A bill that would prevent animals, natural resources and artificial intelligence from being granted “personhood status” in Idaho was introduced…

A panel of Idaho lawmakers has approved a bill prohibiting so-called “ballot harvesting” and another tightening the timeline for unaffiliated…

The Idaho Supreme Court has upheld the state’s newly drawn congressional district map, rejecting a challenge from a man who said the map improperly…

A panel of Idaho lawmakers has introduced a bill that would ban abortions after six weeks of pregnancy — before many women know they are pregnant…