Senate passes Texas-style anti-abortion bill
The Senate passed a bill that resemble a Texas-style anti-abortion law.…
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Continue ReadingIn the House Wednesday, a committee advanced a bill by Republican Representative Priscilla Giddings of White…
Continue ReadingOn a narrow vote Tuesday, the Idaho Senate passed a bill to raise the smoking age in the state to…
Continue ReadingThe Senate Transportation Committee voted against introducing a bill sponsored by Senator Jim Patrick, a Republican from Twin…
Continue ReadingThe Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee unanimously approved the supplemental appropriation item that would help fund the creation of an East…
Continue ReadingIdaho Lawmakers are considering legislation seeking to dump investments in Russia following that nation’s invasion of Ukraine.…
Continue ReadingLegislation allowing the Powerball lottery and its huge jackpots to continue in Idaho is headed to the full Senate.…
Continue ReadingIdaho State Controller Brandon Woolf announced his run for…
Continue ReadingGovernor Brad Little signed Senate Bill 1255 into law Tuesday, putting $50 million toward the new “Empowering Parents” grants.…
Continue ReadingA House panel has rejected legislation backers say would improve Idaho education through competition but that opponents say would harm education by…
Continue ReadingThe Bannock County Elections Office is unveiling the new legislative map that re-draws boundaries based on the most recent census…
Continue ReadingIdaho Republican Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin and Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene were among the speakers at a white nationalist…
Continue ReadingLawmakers in the House have approved exempting some government cybersecurity records from public disclosure in a measure backers say is needed to…
Continue ReadingBackers say a plan to create education savings accounts will help students in kindergarten through 12th grade, but opponents say it’s just another…
Continue ReadingAt the Idaho Statehouse Thursday, the Senate passed a bill to lower the age for someone to be able to sale and serve…
Continue ReadingThe House Education Committee advanced a bill to require mandatory drug testing for substitute teachers…
Continue ReadingThe House has approved legislation that would bar Idaho officials from releasing where they obtain the drugs used in lethal injection executions.…
Continue ReadingIf 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…
Continue ReadingLegislation to enhance protections for gun-makers, sellers and weapons carriers during declared emergencies in Idaho is headed to the governor.…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Senate has approved a resolution that characterizes The New York Times’ “1619 Project” as a divisive reeducation campaign about…
Continue ReadingA bill to require health insurance companies to cover the cost of general birth control has passed the…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho House resoundingly passed a bill that would repeal the state’s primary law banning private militias on Wednesday.…
Continue ReadingLegislation allowing the Powerball lottery and its huge jackpots to continue in Idaho has cleared the House.…
Continue ReadingAfter 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…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho House unanimously passed Tuesday what is called a Joint Memorial to Washington State Governor Jay…
Continue ReadingA panel of lawmakers introduced legislation that would strengthen Idaho’s “stand your ground” law by requiring counties to reimburse anyone…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho House of Representatives has approved a bill to make it a crime for an employer to require a COVID-19 vaccine or require employees to…
Continue ReadingLegislation 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…
Continue ReadingLegislation that would make it illegal to perform gender confirmation surgery on juveniles was introduced in the Idaho House State Affairs Committee…
Continue ReadingIdaho U.S. Senator Jim Risch is throwing his support behind Speaker Scott Bedke and officially endorsed Bedke to be Idaho’s next Lieutenant…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho House on Monday passed a bill making it illegal to deliver a neighbor’s voting ballot to the post office.…
Continue Readingvoters to join a political party earlier in the year if they want to vote in the primary narrowly passed the Idaho House on Monday after lively…
Continue ReadingCurrent State Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra announced Monday she will seek re-election this…
Continue ReadingTwo bills focused on transparency in Idaho’s elections were introduced in a Senate committee on Monday.…
Continue ReadingGovernor Brad Little signed House Bill 450 into law Friday, providing an estimated $64 million in unemployment insurance tax cuts for Idaho…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Republican Party is responding to governor candidate Ammon Bundy switching his affiliation from Republican to…
Continue ReadingA bill to stop taxing district’s from quickly re-running a failed bond has passed the Idaho…
Continue ReadingRepublican gubernatorial candidate Ammon Bundy announced he’s dropping out of the GOP primary in May and is instead running as an…
Continue ReadingA panel of Idaho lawmakers has advanced a bill that would repeal the state’s primary law banning private…
Continue ReadingThe idea of changing Idaho’s borders to include parts of neighboring states is gaining some traction at the Idaho…
Continue ReadingAn abortion bill modeled after Texas’ controversial abortion law that bans all abortion after a fetal heartbeat can be detected cleared a Senate…
Continue ReadingA 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…
Continue ReadingIn Washington, the Senate Small Business Committee voted unanimously Tuesday to pass the bipartisan Disaster Assistance for Rural Communities…
Continue ReadingA bill designed to detect and help Idaho children with dyslexia so they can learn to read on an even playing field with their peers will be scheduled…
Continue ReadingA panel of Idaho lawmakers has advanced a bill that would make it a crime for Idaho businesses to require employees to get vaccinated against the…
Continue ReadingBonneville County Assessor Blake Mueller is not seeking…
Continue ReadingA bill that would prevent animals, natural resources and artificial intelligence from being granted “personhood status” in Idaho was introduced…
Continue ReadingA panel of Idaho lawmakers has approved a bill prohibiting so-called “ballot harvesting” and another tightening the timeline for unaffiliated…
Continue ReadingLegislation that would bar Idaho officials from releasing where they obtain the drugs used in lethal injection executions was introduced by the House…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Supreme Court has upheld the state’s newly drawn congressional district map, rejecting a challenge from a man who said the map improperly…
Continue ReadingA panel of Idaho lawmakers has introduced a bill that would ban abortions after six weeks of pregnancy — before many women know they are pregnant…
Continue ReadingOur students may soon be learning new civics standards for all grade…
Continue ReadingIn Boise, the Senate State Affairs Committee has approved a bill for audits…
Continue ReadingSen. Mark Nye announced on Thursday he will not seek reelection to the Idaho Senate for District 29 in…
Continue ReadingA bill that would boost by $20 the amount Idaho residents can recover annually on grocery sales taxes has passed the the full House.…
Continue ReadingA proposed resolution to put statewide emphasis on students’ understanding of government and society advanced to the Idaho Senate…
Continue ReadingIdaho’s governor stopped in Bonneville County Wednesday promoting House Bill…
Continue ReadingA panel of Idaho lawmakers has introduced a bill that would allow the Legislature to intervene if anyone sues the state over one of its laws.…
Continue ReadingA bill that would stop any government entity — including local school boards — from issuing a mask mandate passed an Idaho legislative committee…
Continue ReadingGovernor Brad Little signed legislation to put Idaho teachers on state health insurance…
Continue ReadingA bill that would eliminate vehicle emissions testing in Idaho’s most populated region has was approved by the Senate Transportation Committee on…
Continue ReadingThe full Idaho House passed a bill Monday to change Idaho law and make it so local governments cannot set limits on rent, fees and deposits on…
Continue ReadingIdaho’s US Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Rich are pushing for federal broadband projects to prioritize rural…
Continue ReadingTwo bills introduced by a panel of lawmakers would tighten restrictions around voting in Idaho.…
Continue ReadingA proposal to increase by $20 the amount Idaho residents can recover on taxes paid on food through a grocery sales tax credit is headed to the full…
Continue ReadingLegislation to enhance protections for gun makers, sellers and weapons carriers during declared emergencies in Idaho is heading to the full…
Continue ReadingIdaho Gov. Brad Little has signed into law the biggest tax cut in the state’s history.…
Continue ReadingLegislation prompted by the deaths of three Idaho Army National Guard pilots killed in a helicopter crash during a training exercise last year is…
Continue ReadingA panel of Idaho lawmakers is recommending the Legislature ask Congress to fix a legal loophole that has some calling a portion of Yellowstone…
Continue ReadingLegislation to put Idaho teachers on state health insurance is headed to the…
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