Legislative update
By Rep. Mark Sauter, R-Sandpoint
Reader Contributor
Greetings. I hope all is well. The Legislature is in its 10th week of session. The introduction of bills has slowed but is …
By Rep. Mark Sauter, R-Sandpoint
Reader Contributor
Greetings. I hope all is well. The Legislature is in its 10th week of session. The introduction of bills has slowed but is …
By Russell Mann
Reader Contributor
Idaho’s Republican presidential caucus revealed a disturbing reality: Over 93% of Republican voters in Idaho found themselves shut out, opting out or ill-informed about the …
By Clark Corbin
Idaho Capital Sun
Due to legislative disagreements about Republican House leadership and fights over budgeting procedures and rules that played out behind the scenes during the first …
By Ryan Suppe
and Kevin Richert
IdahoEdNews.org
Another major school choice bill has failed in the Idaho Legislature.
The House Revenue and Taxation Committee narrowly rejected House Bill 447, which …
By Mia Maldonado
Idaho Capital Sun
In a narrow 34-35 vote, a bill to require insurance companies to cover up to six months of supplies of contraceptives passed the Idaho …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
In recognition of International Women’s Day, women of Bonner and Boundary counties will gather on Friday, March 8 outside Bonner General Health for the Pro-Voice …
By Rep. Lauren Necochea, D-Boise
Reader Contributor
Health care decisions should be made by Idahoans and their doctors, not politicians. In the 15 months following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision …
By Mayor Bob Giles
Reader Contributor
I’m compelled to let you know about House Bill 506, a proposed bill that would severely limit city councils’ ability to protect the health …
By Daniel Walters
InvestigateWest
Two similar versions of legislation to narrow Idaho’s “Terrorist Control Act” to only apply to those connected to foreign terrorist organizations failed to find enough support …
By Dan Gookin
Reader Contributor
Data is important. Especially in the realm of Idaho politics, where fear and innuendo dominate the landscape.
A case in point is found in the …
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