Reader Quick Hits: May 26, 2020
Today, Tuesday, May 26, marks the deadline for requesting an absentee ballot to vote in the primary election. Idahoans have until 8 p.m. (local time), to ask for an absentee ballot, which they can do...
Tagged: Gov. Brad Little
Dine in, work out
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Idaho Governor Brad Little announced in a press conference May 14 that the state would move into Stage 2 of his Idaho Rebounds plan, as scheduled on Saturday, May...
Three N. Idahoans front suit challenging constitutionality of COVID-19 restrictions
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sagle resident Scott Herndon, who mounted an unsuccessful bid for Idaho Senate in 2018 and has since been in the forefront of a number of local hot-button issues from...
Reader Quick Hits: May 12, 2020
Idaho public health officials added 33 cases of COVID-19 to the state total May 12, bringing the number of cases — including confirmed and probable since mid-March — to 2,293. Since the first cases...
(Almost) open for business
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Governor Brad Little will hold a press conference Thursday, April 30 at 11 a.m. Mountain Time to share protocol for Stage 1 of his Idaho Rebounds plan — a...
Misery loves company
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff I would have attended the “Disobey Idaho” protest, which saw Idahoans by the hundreds — maybe more than a thousand — gather April 17 in Boise and Sandpoint to...
City gearing up for phased reopening of some government functions, poised for further guidance from Gov. Little
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint city leaders addressed plans for reopening some government functions to the public at the April 22 meeting of the City Council, with City Administrator Jennifer Stapleton stating that...
ACLU sues over Idaho transgender sports law
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff As promised, the American Civil Liberties Union of Idaho filed a lawsuit April 15 challenging House Bill 500 — a controversial law signed by Governor Brad Little during the...
Gov. extends stay-at-home order through April 30
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Idaho Governor Brad Little announced April 15 that the statewide stay-at-home order would remain in place for another two weeks, extending to Thursday, April 30, at which time the...
Reader Quick Hits: April 15, 2020
Gov. Brad Little extended the statewide stay-at-home order through April 30 at a press conference held Wednesday, April 15. Little said that while he is “incredibly sympathetic” to local businesses, he said he couldn’t...
