Sandpoint takes first step toward shrinking area of impact
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The city of Sandpoint is looking to reduce its area of impact — shrinking the region for potential future expansion to a total of three …
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Dumb of the week
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Perhaps, in a decade or two, we’ll look back on this time period and shake our heads softly, saying, “It was a strange time to …
Legislative update: Concerns about process at the Capitol
By Rep. Mark Sauter, R-Sandpoint
Reader Contributor
Greetings. The Legislature is in its 10th week. Nearly 400 House bills and 170 Senate bills have been introduced. Approximately 70 resolutions and …
Dist. 1 legislators to host final town halls of 2025 session
By Reader Staff
Members of the Idaho District 1 legislative delegation will host their final town hall of the 2025 Idaho Legislature on Friday, March 15, with events in Bonners …
Legislative update
By Rep. Mark Sauter, R-Sandpoint
Reader Contributor
We are in the middle of the legislative session and, to no one’s surprise, there are a considerable number of bills being printed …
Bill would give Idaho governor veto power over voter-approved ballot initiatives
By Kyle Pfannenstiel
Idaho Capital Sun
State lawmakers on Jan. 29 introduced a bill that would let the Idaho governor veto laws passed directly by voters.
The bill by Rep. …
Legislative update
By Sen. Jim Woodward, R-Sagle
Reader Contributor
The Idaho Legislature is back in session in Boise. We have completed two weeks. I expect we have at least 10 more weeks …
Who is fighting for Idaho families?
By Lauren Neccochea
Reader Contributor
Every legislative session, we see whether our leaders protect freedoms, lift families and plant seeds for stronger futures. The opening week of the 2025 session …
Early notes for the 2025 legislative session
By Rep. Mark Sauter, R-Sandpoint
Reader Contributor
Greetings.
The Legislative session started this week. On Jan. 6, Gov. Brad Little gave his State of the State address to a joint …
2025 Legislature opens with governor’s State of the State Address on Jan. 6
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Idaho lawmakers will gavel into session Monday, Jan. 6 for the first regular session of the 68th Legislature at the Capitol in Boise.
The 2025 …
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