Bernie Sanders’ team is considering a broad slate of ‘day one’ executive actions
Sen. Bernie Sanders has instructed his team of campaign advisers to draw up a list of executive actions he can take immediately upon entering the…
Continue ReadingSen. Bernie Sanders has instructed his team of campaign advisers to draw up a list of executive actions he can take immediately upon entering the…
Continue ReadingThe South Dakota House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill that would criminalize doctors who assist in the gender reassignment process for…
Continue ReadingFormer New York mayor Michael Bloomberg released on Thursday the one-minute ad he’ll air during next week’s Super Bowl that highlights…
Continue ReadingVoters can wait until the last minute to choose a political party to participate in the Idaho Democratic or Republican presidential primaries in…
Continue ReadingIdaho residents wouldn’t have to fall back or spring ahead for daylight saving time under proposed legislation that has advanced to the House.…
Continue ReadingGov. Brad Little has filled a vacancy in the Idaho House of Representatives following a former lawmaker’s…
Continue ReadingState auditors say Idaho’s prisons are overcrowded and dilapidated, the inmate population is rapidly growing and taxpayers could save millions by…
Continue ReadingRestrictions on using drones for surveillance on individuals and private property would be increased under proposed legislation.…
Continue ReadingA new candidate is tossing his hat in the ring after Bonneville County Sheriff Paul J. Wilde announced his retirement on Monday.…
Continue ReadingIdaho’s top wildlife official on Tuesday requested authorization from state lawmakers to spend $408,000 to count…
Continue ReadingUtah lawmakers are expected to consider hundreds of bills over the course of a 45-day session that began Monday.…
Continue ReadingBond 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.…
Continue ReadingA bill to increase the money allotted to cover the daily expenses of Wyoming state lawmakers was filed for the state’s 2020 legislative…
Continue ReadingA state lawmaker seeks to raise the minimum age for legal marriage in…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Department of Health and Welfare is seeking an additional $70 million from the general fund and $300 million overall that includes federal…
Continue ReadingThe amount of money in Idaho’s rainy-day fund that serves as a cushion against a potential economic downturn would increase under proposed…
Continue ReadingIdaho’s wine industry wouldn’t have to store extra wine in neighboring states under proposed legislation.…
Continue Readingn attorney with an Illinois-based group that dismisses human-caused climate change told Idaho lawmakers Thursday that the warming that has occurred…
Continue ReadingBoise Representative Melissa Wintrow (D) introduced the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) in the Idaho House.…
Continue ReadingIdaho schools chief Sherri Ybarra on Thursday proposed a 5.3% hike in public school funding to just under $2 billion from the state’s general…
Continue ReadingIdaho residents wouldn’t have to fall back or spring ahead for daylight saving time under legislation introduced…
Continue ReadingThe attorney general in Wyoming has said the state is close to setting statewide hemp-growing regulations amid concerns from farmers about missing…
Continue ReadingSome areas in Idaho would be declared wolf-free zones, and other areas where the animals have killed livestock would have increased wolf-killing…
Continue ReadingA panel of Idaho lawmakers heard contentious testimony on the state’s education standards for science.…
Continue ReadingIdaho Gov. Brad Little has issued an executive order increasing paid leave for parents in the executive branch to eight weeks.…
Continue ReadingIdaho residents would get a break on property taxes and grocery sales taxes under proposed legislation introduced…
Continue Reading“I love the county, I see this as an opportunity really to…
Continue ReadingDistrict 32 is a wide-ranging district that includes parts of Bonneville County and all of Teton, Caribou, Bear Lake, and Oneida Counties.…
Continue ReadingGovernor Brad Little announced his appointment of Terry Kirkham of Idaho Falls to the Commission of Pardons and Parole on…
Continue ReadingGrowing hemp would be legal in Idaho under proposed legislation.…
Continue ReadingIdaho law enforcement officials and prosecutors are voicing opposition to proposed legislation decriminalizing the use of illegal drugs.…
Continue ReadingA second Democrat has entered the race for an open U.S. Senate seat in…
Continue ReadingIdaho Falls State Senator Dave Lent (R) and State Representative Ilana Rubel (D) of Boise are introducing a plan to address criminal justice system…
Continue ReadingBond elections that fail won’t be allowed before voters again for a minimum of 11 months under proposed legislation.…
Continue ReadingA lawmaker says Chicken Dinner Road in southwestern Idaho is a historic name and is opposed to an animal protection group’s request to rename it.…
Continue ReadingVoters will have about two weeks to choose a political party if they want to vote in Idaho’s Democratic and Republican presidential primaries in…
Continue ReadingWyoming Gov. Mark Gordon has recommended providing $400,000 to fund an in-state call center for the National Suicide Prevention…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho House of Representatives on Thursday expelled one of its members a day after he was convicted of conspiring to defraud the U.S.…
Continue ReadingA panel of Idaho lawmakers on Wednesday took testimony involving Idaho’s education standards on English and literacy for the state’s 300,000 students…
Continue ReadingTwo methods to bring in millions of dollars to pay for maintaining Idaho’s roads have gained traction with lawmakers.…
Continue ReadingA panel of lawmakers on Tuesday rejected a rules package that outlines how the state investigates discrimination complaints involving employment,…
Continue ReadingNew legislation introduced Tuesday would require Idaho voters who want to participate in a closed presidential primary to affiliate with that party…
Continue ReadingEmergency crews pulling contaminated water from rivers after such things as tanker trunk crashes is standard cleanup practice in…
Continue ReadingRepublican U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop said Monday he won’t run for Utah…
Continue ReadingA House panel on Monday nixed some searches of personal belongings at the Statehouse and other state government buildings out of concern such…
Continue ReadingA Wyoming lawmaker is sponsoring legislation to create a new state compensation program for ranchers who lose livestock to wolves.…
Continue ReadingLawmakers on a House panel on Monday approved changes to rules for the Idaho Commission on the Arts allowing the agency to participate in art therapy…
Continue ReadingA power struggle between the Idaho House and Senate turned out to have big ramifications for a relatively unknown state employee who has toiled for…
Continue ReadingDirectors of state agencies say Republican Gov. Brad Little’s budget giving state employees a 2% raise will help keep the state competitive and…
Continue ReadingGovernor Brad Little made a stop at Bonneville school’s district’s technical-career high…
Continue ReadingLegislation prohibiting local Idaho governments from passing laws restricting cellphone use by motorists but also expanding the state’s distracted…
Continue ReadingThe co-chairmen of the Legislature’s powerful budget-setting committee are backing Republican Idaho Gov. Brad Little’s call for “transparent…
Continue ReadingGrocery tax and regulatory relief, increased public education funding with less reliance on property tax were highlights of Governor Brad Little’s…
Continue ReadingWhile Liz Cheney considers whether to run for an open U.S. Senate seat, the race so far has only one well-known candidate: Cynthia Lummis, a fellow…
Continue ReadingLawmakers in Idaho will be heading to work Tuesday as the Legislature begins its 2020 session.…
Continue ReadingWhile Liz Cheney considers whether to run for an open U.S. Senate seat, the race so far has only one well-known candidate: Cynthia Lummis.…
Continue ReadingIdaho’s Speaker of the House said property taxes, education, transportation surplus, and Medicaid expansion are expected to be the big issues for the…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) – The top Senate Republican is denouncing the House impeachment of President Donald Trump and reassuring the president’s…
Continue ReadingMembers of the House of Representatives are expected to vote on articles of impeachment that would make Donald Trump the third president in American…
Continue ReadingIdaho House Republican leaders say property tax relief and redistricting will be high on their list of priorities in the 2020 legislative session.…
Continue ReadingWyoming’s governor says he doesn’t support a proposal to increase his salary and those of the other four statewide elected…
Continue ReadingSome Wyoming lawmakers are skeptical about a $1 million request by state health officials to join the national suicide prevention…
Continue ReadingCHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) – Former Wyoming Secretary of State Ed Murray has been arrested on a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol. The…
Continue ReadingA group of freshman Democrats is working to convince House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to draft Rep. Justin Amash as an impeachment manager for the expected…
Continue ReadingThe former chairman of the Idaho Republican Party was sentenced to 14 days in jail and five years of probation after he pleaded guilty to stalking…
Continue ReadingThe search for efficiencies in the state government has come to Idaho…
Continue ReadingIdaho Falls resident Kevin Cook announced Thursday his intention to seek the Idaho State Senate District 30…
Continue ReadingDemocratic House Minority Leader Mat Erpelding announced Wednesday that he will resign on…
Continue ReadingIDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – After 14 years in office, Dean Mortimer will not be running for another term in the state senate. Local News 8 and…
Continue ReadingWyoming Republican Senator John Barrasso joined President Trump for an unannounced visit to American troops stationed at Bagram Air Base in…
Continue ReadingOn Wednesday, the office of the Bannock County Commissioners sent out a media release stating that Mike Larkin and Pocatello City Council Elect Chris…
Continue ReadingOn Tuesday, Gov. Brad Little put forth an Executive Order that will allow hemp to be transported through Idaho legally, with a number of…
Continue ReadingTuesday night, the Idaho State University Rupp Debate Society hosted its fall public debate at the Pond Student…
Continue ReadingGovernor Brad Little issued an executive order Tuesday to resolve conflicts between state and federal law related to the interstate transportation of…
Continue ReadingWyoming Governor Mark Gordon has released a budget plan for the next two years. He says it charts “a fiscally conservative path that keeps ongoing…
Continue ReadingMembers of the Idaho Cannabis Coalition gathered at Rumors Pub in Pocatello on Saturday to gather the signatures they need to get the Idaho Medical…
Continue ReadingThe Wyoming Legislature’s Revenue Committee is reviewing preliminary data, which indicates the state will see declining revenues for several years…
Continue ReadingElection officials in a western Wyoming county say they’ve counted 77 absentee ballots they overlooked on Election…
Continue ReadingBig changes are coming to several communities after yesterday’s election. However, others have remained…
Continue ReadingThe Blackfoot Pool levy failed and now it’s stirring up the question: What is to become of the…
Continue ReadingIdaho Senator Mike Crapo will recognize 28 Idahoans with his 2019 Spirit of Freedom Awards this month.…
Continue ReadingThe Fremont County ambulance district’s effort to expand its tax base failed…
Continue ReadingOne of the hardest fought municipal elections this year focused on…
Continue ReadingFranklin County Commissioners have warned that if the county does not bring its courthouse into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act,…
Continue ReadingRexburg’s Mayor prevails, but a challenger wins in Sugar…
Continue ReadingIn addition to community races, Lemhi County voters were asked to approve two new tax…
Continue ReadingAll of the Idaho Falls City Council incumbents sought re-election this year. There was only one race, and that paired incumbent Tom Hally against…
Continue ReadingThe biggest issue in Bingham County Tuesday was the proposed creation of a new county recreation district.…
Continue ReadingPower County voters were asked to approve a $2.9 million construction bond to pay for renovations of Power County Hospital, including a 14,400 square…
Continue ReadingJackson Hole voters gave their approval to 9 of the 10 Special Purpose Excise Tax projects…
Continue ReadingTeton County, Wyoming voters will decide the fate of ten different ballot issues Tuesday.…
Continue ReadingIt has been a contentious election season in many communities this year.…
Continue ReadingTwo federal judges in a Washington courthouse that stands between the US Capitol and the White House will consider on Thursday afternoon whether they…
Continue ReadingHouse Democratic impeachment investigators have issued subpoenas to three Trump administration officials whose testimony was previously scheduled, in…
Continue ReadingJoe Biden’s presidential campaign on Thursday signaled that it was dropping its objections to the creation of an outside group that would…
Continue ReadingAs the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump escalates on Capitol Hill, lawmakers are constantly looking at documents and interviewing key…
Continue ReadingIt’s early when it comes to the race for the White House and voters have a lot to sort through with 19 Democrats and four Republicans currently…
Continue ReadingMitt Romney says he is undecided on whether President Donald Trump should be impeached, though he’s sticking by criticism that earned him a…
Continue ReadingThe effort to recall the Bannock County commissioners has failed to get enough signatures by the deadline to move the issue to a March ballot. On…
Continue ReadingThe petition to recall the Bannock County assessor, Shari Davies, failed to gather enough signatures to move the issue to the March ballot. Claudia…
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