Idaho Politics

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…

The 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…

Two bills introduced by a panel of lawmakers would tighten restrictions around voting in Idaho.…

Legislation to enhance protections for gun makers, sellers and weapons carriers during declared emergencies in Idaho has been proposed.…

A proposal intended to expand a property tax reduction to higher-valued homes to keep older, low-income Idaho residents in their homes is headed to…

Legislation containing Idaho’s largest-ever tax cut is heading to the governor for his signature.…

A proposal would increase by $20 the amount of money Idaho residents can recover on taxes paid on food through a grocery sales tax credit.…

A Senate panel has rejected a proposed law modeled after a Texas law that would have outlawed nearly all abortions in Idaho by banning them once a…

The Idaho Supreme Court has upheld the state’s new map redrawing Idaho’s 35 legislative districts, finding that four separate lawsuits against…

The full Idaho House on Wednesday adopted an anti-abortion resolution encouraging people to fly flags at half-staff one day a year in recognition of…

Legislation to set an end date for Idaho legislative sessions following last year’s record-long session has been introduced.…

Idaho’s largest-ever tax cut has cleared the House and is headed to the Senate.…

Idaho Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin asked legislative budget writers Wednesday for $29,000 to cover legal fees incurred after she lost a public records…

A panel of lawmakers has signed off on Idaho’s largest-ever tax relief package.…

A panel of Idaho lawmakers has introduced a resolution that would have flags flown at half staff one day a year in recognition of abortions that have…

Representative Mike Simpson is slamming the Voting Rights Bill being pushed by President Biden and Democrats at our nation’s…

Senator Mike Crapo of Idaho has joined other Republicans in speaking out against efforts to eliminate the filibuster to get voting rights legislation…

BOISE, Idaho (KIFI) – Idaho Democratic Party (IDP) Chair Fred Cornforth issued the following statement…

Legislation to cut Idaho’s income tax and provide one-time rebates was introduced Wednesday in the House Revenue and Taxation Committee.…

Lawmakers on an economic forecasting committee working on recommendations the entire Legislature can use to set the state’s budget struggled…

BOISE, Idaho (KIFI) – The three-day reconvening of the Idaho Legislature back in November cost Idaho taxpayers more than $46,000, according to public…

Idaho Senator Mike Crapo has announced his formal bid for re-election during the 2022 midterm election…

Following about six months of campaigning, current Idaho Chief Deputy Secretary of State Chad Houck has decided he will no longer pursue the…