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By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The Bonner County Democrats will have a new leader headed into the new year, with the election of Karen Matthee to the position following the departure of Linda Larson...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Leaders of the Republican Caucus in the Idaho House of Representatives gathered April 10 in a meeting room of the Capitol in Boise to address reporters following the adjournment...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Though a number of candidates have already announced their intention to run for Dist. 1 legislative and local offices, the official filing period for the Tuesday, May 21 primary...
By Rep. Mark Sauter, R-Sandpoint Reader Contributor The weather here in Boise is a little better since the bone-chilling temperatures have passed. Now it is more like the Sandpoint I miss: 20s at night...
By Rep. Mark Sauter, R-Sagle Reader Contributor Idaho legislative activity is trending up. Standing committees are increasing the frequency of their meetings and the number of new bills are beginning to stack up. Our...
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist The Idaho House of Representatives recently voted to approve legislation that would classify providing gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth within the state a felony, punishable by up to...
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff The May primary is shaping up to be a busy one in North Idaho, as state and local candidates share campaign announcements ahead of the official election filing deadline...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff District 1 Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, was restored to her committee assignments Wednesday morning after a punitive four-week suspension. The North Idaho lawmaker, who began her sophomore term this...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff An alleged January confrontation between Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, and an Interfaith Alliance of Idaho board member resulted in the organization filing a complaint against her. The letter of...