By Lauren NecocheaReader Contributor For generations, Idaho Democrats have protected the places that make this state what it is. We believe our public lands belong to all of us, not just the highest-bidding billionaires. ...
By Rep. Steve Berch, D-BoiseReader Contributor When is a seemingly benign piece of legislation deceptive? When it has a poison pill planted within it to facilitate an ulterior motive. This growing tactic is a...
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff A capacity crowd filled the community room of the James E. Russell Sports Center for a public workshop Dec. 13 looking at future uses for the two-acre RV park site...
Fairgrounds employees have no ‘reporting responsibility’ to Fair Board By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff The Bonner County Fairgrounds has been at the center of a heated discussion since a special Bonner County board of commissioners...
By Lauren NecocheaReader Contributor Good governance depends on accountability. Idaho just got a hard reminder of why. The nonpartisan Office of Performance Evaluations released a 129-page evaluation of the Idaho Home Learning Academy, a...
By Rep. Mark Sauter, R-SandpointReader Contributor The 2026 Legislative session starts on Jan. 12, so it’s time for drafting bills and preparing for advocacy work in the Capitol. Last month I wrote about a...
By Kyle PfannenstielIdaho Capital Sun Idaho sheriffs are warning elected officials that new state Medicaid cuts to critical mental health services for people with severe mental illness could pose a public safety risk. A...
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff In a land use hearing Nov. 12, members of the Bonner County board of commissioners approved modifications to an existing conditional use permit for property adjacent to the mouth of...
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff The Bonner County board of commissioners held a land use hearing Nov. 20 to discuss the proposed areas of impact for the cities of Sandpoint and Priest River; and, while...
By Ben OlsonReader Staff No matter how many times I think we’ve reached the bottom of the Dumb barrel in American politics, someone like Pete Hegseth comes and says, “Hold my scrapin’ ladle.” Formerly...
