An extraordinary session
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Six months into the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the havoc wrought by the novel coronavirus on everyday life rose into stark relief during the extraordinary session of the Idaho Legislature,...
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Gov. Little announces special session for Aug. 24
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Idaho Gov. Brad Little played coy with callers at an AARP Idaho tele-town hall Aug. 18 when he said legislative leaders “haven’t made that determination yet” regarding a special...
Fighting words
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 sunk to 51st place...
Here We Have Idaho: What’s happening at the Idaho Legislature this week
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff A ‘divisive’ session As Idaho lawmakers approach the end of the 2020 Legislature, which is expected to adjourn Friday, March 20, they’ve already started to take stock of what...
Here We Have Idaho
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Education funding The powerful Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee unanimously approved a budget for Idaho public schools March 3, amounting to $1.977 billion in fiscal year 2021 state funding. Representing almost...
Idaho AG’s office questions transgender athlete bill
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff A bill that would ban transgender women from participating on female public school sports teams in Idaho passed the House Feb. 26 with a 52-17-1 vote, marking the latest...
Here We Have Idaho
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Teacher salaries A major piece of Idaho education legislation took its first step forward Feb. 26, as the House Education Committee unanimously voted to advance House Bill 523 with...
Politicizing education
By Rep. Steve Berch, D-Boise Special to the Reader The House Education Committee voted recently to reject and remove every word of Idaho’s education standards in math, English and science for all K-12 grades....
Here We Have Idaho: What’s happening at the Idaho Legislature this week
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Grocery taxes Introduced in the House Revenue and Taxation Committee on Feb. 12, House Bill 494 would increase the grocery tax credit and equalize it for two groups of...
Here we Have Idaho, Jan. 30
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Wolves Sen. Bert Brackett, R-Rogerson, introduced a bill Wednesday, Jan. 22 in the Idaho Senate that would create some wolf-free zones in Idaho where hunters would be allowed to...
