Idaho bill would repeal law prohibiting private militias
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
A bill working its way through the Idaho Legislature would repeal the section of state code that explicitly outlaws private militias, triggering alarm from as …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
A bill working its way through the Idaho Legislature would repeal the section of state code that explicitly outlaws private militias, triggering alarm from as …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Only twice before has the Idaho Legislature been in session as long as it has in 2021. In 2003, lawmakers sat for a record 118 …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The 2021 Idaho Legislature has reached its halfway point, with little to claim as an accomplishment. As reporter William L. Spence wrote Feb. 17 in …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
East, west or beyond, sooner or later events elsewhere may have a local impact. A recent sampling:
If enacted, the 2021 Raise the Wage Act, …
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