By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff A bill meant to increase requirements for ballot initiatives is headed to the Idaho Senate’s 14th Order for possible amendments. SB 1159, sponsored by Sen. C. Scott Grow, R-Eagle,...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Legislators introduced a long-expected bill changing the way Idaho funds its public schools on Wednesday. IdahoEdNews.org reports that while the legislation is finally here, with the Senate State Affairs...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff A bill that would make it harder for voters to qualify ballot initiatives in Idaho has advanced to receive a hearing. Sen. C. Scott Grow (R-Eagle), who introduced the...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Slowly but surely, Medicaid expansion is making its way through the Idaho Legislature. Funding for the expansion, which was mandated by voters through a ballot initiative with more than...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The folks at the Panida Theater will likely be toasting state officials if a bill permitting beer and wine sales at historic theaters is signed into law. The bill,...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Next week could be the ticket for lawmakers to get their first look at a long-anticipated school-funding bill. Idaho Education News reports that a bill revamping Idaho’s school-funding formula...
By Sen. Maryanne Jordan Reader Contributor Rep. Sue Chew is helping fight soaring drug prices by expanding who can donate unused medications and what organizations can receive them. On Monday, an Amendment to the...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Idaho Supreme Court heard arguments for and against the implementation of Medicaid expansion in the state Tuesday as part of a lawsuit filed by the Idaho Freedom Foundation....
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff District 1 Rep. Heather Scott is aiming to go toe-to-toe with the federal government in defining the legality of abortion in Idaho. Scott, R-Blanchard, and John Green, R-Post Falls,...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff As the new year approaches, so too does the beginning of the in Boise, set to begin on Jan. 7. New and veteran legislators alike convened in Boise earlier...
