By Reps. Lauren Necochea, D-Boise, and Colin Nash, D-Boise Reader Contributors Work, family and our children. These are the values embedded in the Idaho Working Families Agenda that House Democrats unveiled this week [Feb....
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Wrongful conviction More than halfway through the 2021 Idaho legislative session only two measures have made their way out of both chambers and onto the governor’s desk: a House...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Two lawsuits in progress against the city of Sandpoint regarding the weapons ban at War Memorial Field during the annual Festival at Sandpoint concert series are both currently awaiting...
By Reps. Greg Chaney, R-Caldwell and Brooke Green, D-Boise Reader Contributors Our democracy relies on freedom of expression, including protest. It also depends on an open, productive and civil discourse, where everyone can be heard...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff For the second time in his so-far single four-year term, former-President Donald Trump weathered an impeachment trial, being acquitted Feb. 13 by the U.S. Senate on a 57-43 vote...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The 2021 Idaho Legislature has reached its halfway point, with little to claim as an accomplishment. As reporter William L. Spence wrote Feb. 17 in the Lewiston Morning Tribune...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff For years, Luke Malek’s name has circulated among Idaho politicos as one to watch. A 2004 graduate of the College of Idaho, he served as North Idaho regional director...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff East, west or beyond, sooner or later events elsewhere may have a local impact. A recent sampling: If enacted, the 2021 Raise the Wage Act, which would bring minimum...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Bonner County Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously recommended denial of a requested comprehensive plan amendment and zone change Feb. 4, affecting 160 acres in the Hoodoo Valley where...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Congressman Mike Simpson, who represents Idaho’s Second Congressional District, stunned elected officials, agriculture and industry leaders throughout the Northwest when he announced Feb. 6 a $33.5 billion plan to...
