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 …
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 …
By Idaho House and Senate Democrats
Special to the Reader
Republican politicians have had supermajority control of the Legislature and every statewide office for decades. Under their governance, Idaho has …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The Idaho House Democratic Caucus has undergone a makeover following the resignation Dec. 6 of House Minority Leader Mat Erpelding, D-Boise.
Taking his place will …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
It was standing room only at the Sandpoint library meeting room when more than 100 people showed up to see Democratic gubernatorial candidate Paulette Jordan …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff Writer
When Democrat Anthony Joseph “A.J.” Balukoff ran for governor in 2014, he earned nearly 40 percent of the vote. It wasn’t enough, as Gov. …
Rep. Mat Erpelding and Sen. Cherie Buckner-Webb
Reader Contributors
Before you know it, news from the statehouse will be in the forefront as the 2018 legislative session kicks off in …
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