The new resolution agreed to Friday in the Senate impeachment trial gives Democratic senators running for president a much needed opportunity to hit…
Continue Reading Leaders of the US Senate struck an agreement to hold the final vote on whether to acquit President Donald Trump on the two articles of impeachment on…
Continue Reading Former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders are at the front of the field for the Democratic national primary, according to a new…
Continue Reading Andrew Yang choked up Thursday night as he reflected on the trajectory of his upstart presidential campaign during a speech in Dubuque, Iowa.…
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A former political figure in Idaho has pleaded guilty to two felony counts of child pornography in a plea deal dismissing 12 other…
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Continue Reading Sen. Lamar Alexander, a retiring Tennessee Republican, said in a statement late Thursday night that he would vote against a motion to hear additional…
Continue Reading Sen. Rand Paul attempted to ask a question Thursday at the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump that named the alleged Ukraine…
Continue Reading The Virginia House of Delegates passed seven pieces of gun safety legislation on Thursday, signaling its dedication to the gun control priorities it…
Continue Reading The former Trump campaign adviser whose ties to Russia were at the heart of the investigation into that country’s interference in the 2016 US…
Continue Reading Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, two associates of Rudy Giuliani, attended a fundraising dinner with President Donald Trump and then-Congressman Pete…
Continue Reading An internal Customs and Border Protection memo obtained by CNN suggests that US border officers working at Canadian ports of entry were directed to…
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Senator Brent Hill announced Thursday he will not seek…
Continue Reading Amid the intense focus on the Senate impeachment trial and Monday’s Iowa caucuses in the presidential race, you likely missed this announcement…
Continue Reading Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders‘ odds of winning the Iowa caucuses have been rising over the last month. Even the worst polls for Sanders have him…
Continue Reading In a sign of their importance, Senate Republicans gave the opening question on Wednesday to Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska…
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Idaho Billionaire Frank VanderSloot is lobbying legislators to back legislation requiring doctors and medical facilities to make their patient bills…
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Bond elections that fail won’t be allowed before voters again for a minimum of 11 months under legislation that passed the House on Thursday and is…
Continue Reading 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 Reading The South Dakota House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill that would criminalize doctors who assist in the gender reassignment process for…
Continue Reading Former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg released on Thursday the one-minute ad he’ll air during next week’s Super Bowl that highlights…
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Voters can wait until the last minute to choose a political party to participate in the Idaho Democratic or Republican presidential primaries in…
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Idaho residents wouldn’t have to fall back or spring ahead for daylight saving time under proposed legislation that has advanced to the House.…
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Gov. Brad Little has filled a vacancy in the Idaho House of Representatives following a former lawmaker’s…
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State auditors say Idaho’s prisons are overcrowded and dilapidated, the inmate population is rapidly growing and taxpayers could save millions by…
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Restrictions on using drones for surveillance on individuals and private property would be increased under proposed legislation.…
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A new candidate is tossing his hat in the ring after Bonneville County Sheriff Paul J. Wilde announced his retirement on Monday.…
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Idaho’s top wildlife official on Tuesday requested authorization from state lawmakers to spend $408,000 to count…
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Utah lawmakers are expected to consider hundreds of bills over the course of a 45-day session that began Monday.…
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Bond 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.…
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A bill to increase the money allotted to cover the daily expenses of Wyoming state lawmakers was filed for the state’s 2020 legislative…
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The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare is seeking an additional $70 million from the general fund and $300 million overall that includes federal…
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The amount of money in Idaho’s rainy-day fund that serves as a cushion against a potential economic downturn would increase under proposed…
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Idaho’s wine industry wouldn’t have to store extra wine in neighboring states under proposed legislation.…
Continue Reading n attorney with an Illinois-based group that dismisses human-caused climate change told Idaho lawmakers Thursday that the warming that has occurred…
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Boise Representative Melissa Wintrow (D) introduced the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) in the Idaho House.…
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Idaho 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 Reading Idaho residents wouldn’t have to fall back or spring ahead for daylight saving time under legislation introduced…
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The attorney general in Wyoming has said the state is close to setting statewide hemp-growing regulations amid concerns from farmers about missing…
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Some areas in Idaho would be declared wolf-free zones, and other areas where the animals have killed livestock would have increased wolf-killing…
Continue Reading A panel of Idaho lawmakers heard contentious testimony on the state’s education standards for science.…
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Idaho Gov. Brad Little has issued an executive order increasing paid leave for parents in the executive branch to eight weeks.…
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Idaho residents would get a break on property taxes and grocery sales taxes under proposed legislation introduced…
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“I love the county, I see this as an opportunity really to…
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District 32 is a wide-ranging district that includes parts of Bonneville County and all of Teton, Caribou, Bear Lake, and Oneida Counties.…
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Governor Brad Little announced his appointment of Terry Kirkham of Idaho Falls to the Commission of Pardons and Parole on…
Continue Reading Growing hemp would be legal in Idaho under proposed legislation.…
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Idaho law enforcement officials and prosecutors are voicing opposition to proposed legislation decriminalizing the use of illegal drugs.…
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A second Democrat has entered the race for an open U.S. Senate seat in…
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Idaho Falls State Senator Dave Lent (R) and State Representative Ilana Rubel (D) of Boise are introducing a plan to address criminal justice system…
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A 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 Reading Voters will have about two weeks to choose a political party if they want to vote in Idaho’s Democratic and Republican presidential primaries in…
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Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon has recommended providing $400,000 to fund an in-state call center for the National Suicide Prevention…
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The Idaho House of Representatives on Thursday expelled one of its members a day after he was convicted of conspiring to defraud the U.S.…
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A panel of Idaho lawmakers on Wednesday took testimony involving Idaho’s education standards on English and literacy for the state’s 300,000 students…
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Two methods to bring in millions of dollars to pay for maintaining Idaho’s roads have gained traction with lawmakers.…
Continue Reading A panel of lawmakers on Tuesday rejected a rules package that outlines how the state investigates discrimination complaints involving employment,…
Continue Reading New legislation introduced Tuesday would require Idaho voters who want to participate in a closed presidential primary to affiliate with that party…
Continue Reading Emergency crews pulling contaminated water from rivers after such things as tanker trunk crashes is standard cleanup practice in…
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Republican U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop said Monday he won’t run for Utah…
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A House panel on Monday nixed some searches of personal belongings at the Statehouse and other state government buildings out of concern such…
Continue Reading A Wyoming lawmaker is sponsoring legislation to create a new state compensation program for ranchers who lose livestock to wolves.…
Continue Reading Lawmakers 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…
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A 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 Reading Directors of state agencies say Republican Gov. Brad Little’s budget giving state employees a 2% raise will help keep the state competitive and…
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Governor Brad Little made a stop at Bonneville school’s district’s technical-career high…
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Legislation prohibiting local Idaho governments from passing laws restricting cellphone use by motorists but also expanding the state’s distracted…
Continue Reading The co-chairmen of the Legislature’s powerful budget-setting committee are backing Republican Idaho Gov. Brad Little’s call for “transparent…
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Grocery tax and regulatory relief, increased public education funding with less reliance on property tax were highlights of Governor Brad Little’s…
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While 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 Reading Lawmakers in Idaho will be heading to work Tuesday as the Legislature begins its 2020 session.…
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While 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.…
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Idaho’s Speaker of the House said property taxes, education, transportation surplus, and Medicaid expansion are expected to be the big issues for the…
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WASHINGTON (AP) – The top Senate Republican is denouncing the House impeachment of President Donald Trump and reassuring the president’s…
Continue Reading Members of the House of Representatives are expected to vote on articles of impeachment that would make Donald Trump the third president in American…
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Idaho House Republican leaders say property tax relief and redistricting will be high on their list of priorities in the 2020 legislative session.…
Continue Reading Wyoming’s governor says he doesn’t support a proposal to increase his salary and those of the other four statewide elected…
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Some Wyoming lawmakers are skeptical about a $1 million request by state health officials to join the national suicide prevention…
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) – Former Wyoming Secretary of State Ed Murray has been arrested on a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol. The…
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A group of freshman Democrats is working to convince House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to draft Rep. Justin Amash as an impeachment manager for the expected…
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The 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…
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The search for efficiencies in the state government has come to Idaho…
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Idaho Falls resident Kevin Cook announced Thursday his intention to seek the Idaho State Senate District 30…
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Democratic House Minority Leader Mat Erpelding announced Wednesday that he will resign on…
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IDAHO 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…
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Wyoming Republican Senator John Barrasso joined President Trump for an unannounced visit to American troops stationed at Bagram Air Base in…
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On Wednesday, the office of the Bannock County Commissioners sent out a media release stating that Mike Larkin and Pocatello City Council Elect Chris…
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On Tuesday, Gov. Brad Little put forth an Executive Order that will allow hemp to be transported through Idaho legally, with a number of…
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Tuesday night, the Idaho State University Rupp Debate Society hosted its fall public debate at the Pond Student…
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Governor Brad Little issued an executive order Tuesday to resolve conflicts between state and federal law related to the interstate transportation of…
Continue Reading Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon has released a budget plan for the next two years. He says it charts “a fiscally conservative path that keeps ongoing…
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Members 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 Reading The Wyoming Legislature’s Revenue Committee is reviewing preliminary data, which indicates the state will see declining revenues for several years…
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Election officials in a western Wyoming county say they’ve counted 77 absentee ballots they overlooked on Election…
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Big changes are coming to several communities after yesterday’s election. However, others have remained…
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The Blackfoot Pool levy failed and now it’s stirring up the question: What is to become of the…
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Idaho Senator Mike Crapo will recognize 28 Idahoans with his 2019 Spirit of Freedom Awards this month.…
Continue Reading The Fremont County ambulance district’s effort to expand its tax base failed…
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