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Power, Bingham, Bonneville and Jefferson counties have all reported a lower turnout for early voting this…
Continue ReadingPower, Bingham, Bonneville and Jefferson counties have all reported a lower turnout for early voting this…
Continue ReadingUtah voters’ first chance to go to the polls on Super Tuesday amid a hotly contested Democratic nominating contest is bringing strong turnout and…
Continue ReadingIdaho Governor Brad Little is urging Idahoans to remain calm about the coronavirus, but at the same time, letting us know the state is preparing if…
Continue ReadingThe amount of money in Idaho’s rainy-day fund that serves as a cushion against a potential economic downturn would increase under legislation that…
Continue ReadingA bill in Idaho that would ban any public money from going to organizations that provide abortions headed to the Senate on…
Continue ReadingBonneville County Prosecutor Daniel Clark has announced he will seek re-election in 2020.…
Continue ReadingRepublican mega-donor Foster Friess has decided not to run for an open U.S. Senate seat in…
Continue ReadingSeveral news and legal organizations have told the Idaho Supreme Court they believe state prison officials are required to reveal the source of drugs…
Continue ReadingCaribou County Sheriff Kelly Wells has announced he will seek re-election to his second…
Continue ReadingIdaho lawmakers have rejected legislation raising the legal smoking age to 21.…
Continue ReadingLegislation introduced Monday would make abortion a crime in Idaho should the U.S. Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade, the ruling establishing…
Continue ReadingPolygamy wouldn’t be a felony crime in Utah for the first time in 85 years under a bill that passed the Legislature and appears to be supported by…
Continue ReadingA bill in Idaho that would ban any public money from going to organizations that provide abortions was approved Friday by a panel of lawmakers…
Continue ReadingVisitors to Idaho 18 and over who can legally possess firearms will be allowed to carry a concealed handgun without a permit or training within city…
Continue ReadingIdaho lawmakers moved forward Thursday with legislation banning transgender people from changing the sex listed on their birth certificates despite a…
Continue ReadingUtah would ban most abortions if the U.S. legal landscape changes under a proposal that has gotten an early nod of approval at the Legislature.…
Continue Readinghe Idaho House on Wednesday passed legislation preventing transgender women from participating in sports that align with their gender identity…
Continue ReadingRestrictions on using drones for surveillance on individuals and private property would be increased under legislation that headed to the Senate on…
Continue ReadingRoughly a month after one of Idaho’s newest Fish and Game Commissioners had to step down because of his political affiliation, a panel of lawmakers…
Continue ReadingA proposal to require labels on some pornography in Utah is one step closer to becoming law.…
Continue ReadingA Constitutional amendment to set the number of Idaho legislative districts at 35 and number of lawmakers at 105 moved a step closer Wednesday to…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Attorney General’s Office released an opinion on a bill by Idaho Falls Representative Barbara Ehardt to ban transgender females from…
Continue ReadingIndustrial hemp-growing regulations in Wyoming were approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture after producers expressed concerns about missing…
Continue ReadingLegislation setting 16 as the minimum age for a person to get married in Idaho is heading to the full House.…
Continue ReadingThe data collected helps distribute federal funding, grants, ensures fair representation in the house of representatives, and it is used in local…
Continue ReadingLegislation imposing a one-year, statewide freeze on property taxes headed to the Idaho Senate despite dire warnings from city and county governments…
Continue ReadingUnder legislation approved by a House committee Tuesday, school districts would no longer use March and August elections to ask voters to approve…
Continue ReadingLegislation to create transparency in medical bills sent to patients and to rein in predatory medical debt collectors is heading to the Senate after…
Continue ReadingMost abortions would be banned in Utah under a proposal at the state Legislature.…
Continue ReadingA Republican lawmaker in Idaho is facing criticism for comments that abortion rights advocates consider a…
Continue ReadingAn 11-year-old girl toting a loaded AR-15 assault weapon appeared Monday with her grandfather, who is supporting legislation that would allow…
Continue ReadingDemocrat Aaron Swisher has announced he will again challenge incumbent Republican Congressman Mike Simpson for the U.S. House this…
Continue ReadingVisitors to Idaho 18 and older who can legally possess firearms would be allowed to carry a concealed handgun within city limits under legislation…
Continue ReadingA transgender rights group plans to sue the state of Idaho over a proposed bill that makes it illegal for someone to change their gender identity on…
Continue ReadingOn Friday, a panel including Senator Jim Risch, Congressman Mike Simpson and Governor Brad Little came together at the Bennion Student Union to…
Continue ReadingWyoming Game and Fish Director Brian Nesvik has again called on Grand Teton National Park to stop culling mountain goats through aerial…
Continue ReadingUtah lawmakers have advanced a bill that would cap copays at $100 a month for insulin, decreasing the cost of the medicine for diabetes patients and…
Continue ReadingLegislation preventing transgender women from participating in sports that align with their gender identity headed to the House on…
Continue ReadingA bill that would reduce the number of people required to report suspected child abuse narrowly won approval from a panel of Idaho lawmakers.…
Continue ReadingLegislation intended to create transparency in medical bills sent to patients and to rein in predatory medical debt collectors advanced to the Idaho…
Continue ReadingRepresentatives for the presidential campaigns of Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders have requested that the Iowa Democratic Party begin a recount of…
Continue ReadingThe Bannock County Commissioners have agreed on a plan to equalize taxes for the Downey Fire District after a computer error failed to tax Downey…
Continue ReadingLegislation that would compensate the wrongly convicted headed to the Senate on…
Continue ReadingThe parks and recreation department in Idaho has asked residents for donations to combat years of budget cuts for trail maintenance across the…
Continue ReadingDemocratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders is well ahead of the rest of the field for the Democratic national primary after strong…
Continue ReadingA proposal to require warning labels on pornography in Utah has passed the state House, a step that an adult-entertainment industry group called a…
Continue ReadingWyoming lawmakers are considering legislation that would authorize the state to evaluate a significant land purchase.…
Continue ReadingAnother Republican has entered the race for an open U.S. Senate seat in Wyoming.…
Continue ReadingComing up on March 10, we have the Presidential Primary Elections.…
Continue ReadingWyoming lawmakers have rejected the second effort to expand Medicaid in five…
Continue ReadingVeterans and lawmakers including U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, of Kentucky, rallied in support of a bill in Wyoming that would restrict combat deployment of…
Continue ReadingThe Pocatello native has been serving the Madison County area as Sheriff since 2017.…
Continue ReadingIdaho’s public school curriculum standards will stay in place for another year after they were adopted by a panel of Idaho…
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump suggested Thursday that he may block officials from listening in on his calls with foreign leaders after a…
Continue ReadingA Missouri panel “found no evidence of any wrongdoing” by former Gov. Eric Greitens following a nearly 18-month investigation into…
Continue ReadingDemocratic US Senate candidate Nancy Harris is withdrawing from the race. …
Continue ReadingIdaho Senator Mark Nye (D-Pocatello) is taking the Governor’s budget plan to heart.…
Continue ReadingThe rise of property tax throughout the state is prompting some legislators to take…
Continue ReadingThe 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has become the first circuit in the nation to order a state to pay for an inmate’s gender confirmation surgery,…
Continue ReadingAn Idaho lawmaker wants to ban transgender women athletes from participating in sports that align with their gender…
Continue ReadingA panel of Idaho lawmakers passed a bill Wednesday banning affirmative action for state agencies, state contracting and public…
Continue ReadingA law requiring abortion and medical providers to cremate or bury fetal remains passed the state Senate Tuesday in Utah.…
Continue ReadingUtah lawmakers halt push to rebuke Romney over…
Continue ReadingTwo men who combined spent nearly 40 years in Idaho prisons for crimes they didn’t commit testified Tuesday in favor of legislation that would…
Continue ReadingLegislation aimed at reducing property taxes drew so many people wanting to speak that a House panel ran out of time Tuesday and delayed…
Continue ReadingThe director of the Idaho Department of Agriculture will have authority to set regulatory fees paid by elk hunting ranches under legislation sent to…
Continue ReadingCandidates and political action committees will have an extra week to file required paperwork with the Idaho Secretary of State’s…
Continue ReadingIdaho Gov. Brad Little may soon introduce a five-year teacher pay plan providing more than $225 million in additional state support for teacher…
Continue ReadingTwo attempts to introduce bills to repeal Idaho grocery taxes on food failed Monday and another was withdrawn by its sponsor, leaving only one…
Continue ReadingLegislation for a constitutional amendment introduced Monday could end up reducing some property taxes by removing exemptions for…
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