Dist. 1A Rep. Mark Sauter to seek a second term
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Republican Rep. Mark Sauter has announced he will seek a second term serving in the District 1A seat of the Idaho Legislature.
Stating in a …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Republican Rep. Mark Sauter has announced he will seek a second term serving in the District 1A seat of the Idaho Legislature.
Stating in a …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
As its opening salvo in Idaho politics, Reclaim Idaho successfully gathered enough signatures to place a Medicaid expansion initiative onto the 2018 ballot, which reportedly …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
As candidates have filed to run for local office in the November election, Jim Woodward has his eye on the May 2024 Republican primary, announcing …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
It’s not a presidential election year, but the November 2023 election will be a lively one locally, with a deep field of candidates for a …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
With fewer than two weeks until Election Day, the deadline to request an absentee ballot — Friday, Oct. 23 — marks every Idaho voter’s last …
By District 1B Rep. Sage Dixon
Special to the Reader
Last Wednesday, Aug. 26, the Idaho Legislature adjourned “sine die” from the First Extraordinary Session of the 65th Legislature. While …
By District 1 Sen. Jim Woodward
Special to the Reader
The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in changes to our lives which range from inconveniences to a direct threat to our …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Idaho’s presidential primary election is less than a month away, and the local and state primary races are on the horizon. As the latter approaches, …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Editor’s Note: These profiles are part of our weekly election coverage leading up to the primaries in May. This interview has been edited for length.…
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