Rep. Lauren Necochea, D-Boise Reader Contributor If we truly valued our children, we would ensure they spend their days in safe school buildings. But decades of neglect have caused Idaho schools to slide into...
By Reader Staff Idaho Supreme Court Chief Justice G. Richard Bevan delivered his annual State of the Judiciary address Jan. 17, focusing on the court’s efforts to support the rule of law both in...
Rep. Lauren Necochea, D-Boise Reader Contributor The end of a year offers a moment to take stock of our progress to date and our vision for the future. As I reflect on the future...
By Rep. Lauren Necochea, D-Boise Reader Contributor As Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock says, “A vote is a prayer about the kind of world we want to live in.” Indeed, every election allows citizens...
Rep. Lauren Necochea, D-Boise Reader Contributor Idahoans deserve elected officials who do what is best for Idaho and prioritize the people they are elected to represent. Unfortunately, the track records of our longtime Republican...
By Idaho House Minority Leader Ilana Rubel, D-Boise Reader Contributor The ballot initiative is the voice of the people. It’s the only mechanism for Idahoans to enact a law when legislators won’t listen. This...
Bonner County has held its number of lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 to four, with 59 cases in Kootenai County, according to the Panhandle Health District. Meanwhile, cases statewide have been on a steady upward trend...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff As the new year approaches, so too does the beginning of the in Boise, set to begin on Jan. 7. New and veteran legislators alike convened in Boise earlier...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Friday brought Medicaid expansion one step closer to Idaho’s November ballot, as volunteers gathered from across the state at the Capitol in Boise to submit more than 70,000 verified...
By Harrison Berry Reader Contributor Originally published in the Boise Weekly Nearly 100 people attended a rally at the Idaho Capitol steps the morning of June 12 to show their solidarity with the victims of...
