Elections workers gearing up to start mailing absentee ballots
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
November might seem like a long way off, but voting in the 2020 General Election, set for Tuesday, Nov. 3, will soon start ramping up.…
Category: Politics
Dysfunctional discourse, unmasked at city council chambers
By Susan Drumheller
Reader Contributor
When I woke up the morning of Aug. 20, it was out of a dream that was almost comical. The protagonist of the story in …
Legislature racks up $78K in state police costs for special session
By Reader Staff
The special session of the Idaho Legislature, which took place Aug. 24-26, accumulated a $78,600 bill from the Idaho State Police and more costs from the Boise …
County approves digital poll books
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Bonner County commissioners voted unanimously Sept. 8 to approve the purchase of electronic poll books, bringing Bonner County Elections operations into the modern era of …
Idaho Dems: An extraordinarily unproductive session
By Reps. Brooke Green and Lauren Necochea
Special to the Reader
As we face a global pandemic and the resulting economic fallout, Idahoans may have been hopeful about the Legislature’s …
Legislative after-action report
By District 1B Rep. Sage Dixon
Special to the Reader
Last Wednesday, Aug. 26, the Idaho Legislature adjourned “sine die” from the First Extraordinary Session of the 65th Legislature. While …
Legislative after-action report
By District 1 Sen. Jim Woodward
Special to the Reader
The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in changes to our lives which range from inconveniences to a direct threat to our …
‘Don’t push the envelope’
By Zach Hagadone and Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Peel back the theatrics of the special session of the Idaho Legislature and the core issue of the extraordinary meeting Aug. 24-26 …
Shattered glass: The end of civil discourse
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Publisher’s note: The views expressed in this opinion article belong to the author.
The downfall of democracy will not come in the form of a …
An extraordinary session
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Six months into the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the havoc wrought by the novel coronavirus on everyday life rose into stark relief during the extraordinary session …
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