Idaho Politics

An Idaho Senate panel on Monday rejected legislation intended to give Idaho lawmakers veto power over decisions by the federal government and courts,…

Dozens of child care centers are urging legislators to allow federal funding for their…

A legislative ethics committee on Thursday voted to censure and suspend Idaho Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger in connection with allegations that he raped a…

Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed legislation aimed at preventing schools and universities from “indoctrinating” students through teaching…

An Idaho lawmaker facing rape allegations from a 19-year-old intern refused to answer some questions during a legislative ethics hearing Wednesday…

An Idaho legislative ethics committee will force a 19-year-old intern who says she was raped by a lawmaker to publicly testify about the encounter on…

Lawmakers on a House panel introduced legislation Friday to allow the Idaho Legislature to go into recess without fully shutting down so that it can…

The Idaho House on Thursday approved proposed legislation preventing schools and universities from compelling students to adopt belief systems…

Legislation outlawing nearly all abortions in conservative Idaho by banning them once a fetal heartbeat can be detected headed to Republican Gov.…

The Republican-dominated House on Wednesday voted to override GOP Gov. Brad Little’s veto of a measure seeking to curb a governor’s power to respond…

In the Idaho senate Tuesday, lawmakers passed a firearm, firearm accessories and components protection…

Voters will get the chance to decide whether lawmakers in the part-time Idaho Legislature will be able to call special sessions, a power currently…

A Senate panel on Tuesday advanced a measure that would outlaw nearly all abortions in conservative Idaho by banning them once a fetal heartbeat can…

The Republican-dominated Senate on Monday failed to override GOP Gov. Brad Little’s veto of a measure seeking to curb a governor’s power to respond…

Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed into law a bill legalizing the production and transportation of hemp with up to 0.3% of THC, the cannabis compound…

Governor Brad Little announced Friday he will veto House Bill 135 and Senate Bill 1136, the “emergency powers…

The House on Thursday approved Senate changes to a bill trimming an Idaho governor’s powers during declared emergencies while increasing the…

A proposed constitutional amendment that would have prevented the legalization of marijuana and other drugs without the approval of two-thirds of the…

An Idaho House panel has approved a proposed constitutional amendment allowing the part-time Legislature to call itself into session.…

Two bills that cleared the Idaho House with overwhelming Republican support to significantly defund Republican Attorney General Lawrence Wasden’s…

A House panel on Tuesday approved Senate changes to a bill trimming a governor’s powers during declared emergencies while increasing the…

The Idaho Senate on Monday passed legislation accepting a $6 million federal grant to improve early childhood education from birth through age…

The Idaho Senate voted in favor of two bills that would restrict the governor’s power during an…

The Idaho House has approved a new version of a transportation bonding…

The governor’s veto of a bill that would have made changes to how the Idaho Tax Commission is run will…

A bill to legalize industrial hemp in Idaho is on its way to Governor Brad Little’s…

A panel of Idaho lawmakers advanced two bills targeting abortion…

The House on Wednesday voted to override Republican Gov. Brad Little’s veto of a bill involving the responsibilities of the chairman of the Idaho…

The House on Tuesday rejected legislation banning anyone under 21 from buying cigarettes or electronic smoking products in Idaho has failed in the…

An Idaho House panel on Tuesday approved legislation intended to give lawmakers veto power over federal government actions and federal court…

Idaho’s filing deadline for 2020 income taxes remains April 15.…

The Idaho House on Wednesday approved a massive income tax cut backers say provides much-needed relief for taxpayers but opponents say is a massive…

The top member in the Idaho House says he’s concerned the Legislature might have to shut down if House members continue getting sick with COVID-19.…

A House panel has approved legislation trimming an Idaho governor’s powers during declared emergencies while increasing the Legislature’s power.…

Legislation intended to shield Idaho businesses, schools and government entities from lawsuits if someone catches COVID-19 headed to the governor’s…

Legislation to prohibit mask mandates by government entities in Idaho is headed to the House.…

Lawmakers on a Senate panel on Friday introduced a new version of legislation that would outlaw abortions in Idaho after fetal heartbeats are…

By a vote of 27-7-1, the Idaho Senate has approved legislation limiting the Governor’s powers during times of extreme emergency. …

A House panel on Thursday approved a proposed constitutional amendment that would prevent the legalization of marijuana and other drugs without the…

The Idaho House has approved a measure allowing certain school employees to carry concealed guns at school.…

A House panel on Tuesday approved legislation banning anyone under 21 from buying cigarettes or electronic smoking…

When the Texas attorney general sued to invalidate Joe Biden’s presidential victory in some states despite no evidence of widespread fraud, many said…

The Idaho House passed a bill Monday to legalize the production of industrial…

A House panel has approved legislation making it more difficult to get initiatives or referendums on ballots in what is seen as a rural vs. urban…

Christopher Tapp and Senator Doug Ricks joined Governor Brad Little as he signed a bill to compensate people wrongly convicted of crimes in Idaho…

The State House of Representatives passed a bill Friday to allow local school districts and public charter schools to certify anyone as a teacher as…

A decision by Idaho lawmakers to reject a $6 million federal grant to improve early childhood education – and comments from one lawmaker who said…