I stand with librarians
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff A few weeks ago, in preparing for my turn to formulate an article for the Reader’s “Back of the Book” section, I thought of our community’s librarians. I grew...
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Legislative update: Making progress on the plan
By Sen. Jim Woodward, R-Sagle Reader Contributor A few weeks ago, I provided an outline of the governor’s budget and policy proposals for the 2022 legislative session. We are now one month into the...
New legislative map moves Rep. Heather Scott out of District 1
By Reader Staff Bonner County is among the eight counties split in the legislative map upheld Jan. 27 by the Idaho Supreme Court, along with Ada, Bannock, Bonneville, Canyon, Kootenai, Nez Perce and Twin...
Mayor’s Roundtable: Big Brother approach limits local government and favors the wealthy over most Idahoans
By Mayor Shelby Rognstad Reader Contributor I’ve spent the past week in Boise as your District 1 board member for the Association of Idaho Cities. There are a couple updates from the Idaho Legislature...
Legislative update: Idaho’s bright future
By Sen. Jim Woodward, R-Sagle Reader Contributor In the Legislature, as in life, we play the hand we’re dealt. Fortunately, the deck is currently stacked in Idaho’s favor and I believe, in part, because...
$600 million income tax proposal heads to the Idaho House floor
By Clark Corbin Idaho Capital Sun The Idaho Legislature’s House Revenue and Taxation Committee advanced the largest tax cut in Idaho history on Jan. 18, moving a $600 million proposal to provide tax rebates...
Legislative preview 2022
By Sen. Jim Woodward, R-Sagle Reader Contributor The 2022 legislative session starts on Monday, Jan. 10 with the governor’s State of the State address, available online through Idaho Public Television. The annual address includes...
Here we have Idaho: ‘This is not necessary’
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff For those keeping score at home, the Idaho Legislature was in session for more than 300 days this year — pushing the part-time, “citizen Legislature” into an historically long...
IDLEG special session nears as some worry of creep into ‘full-time’ lawmaking body
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff As the Idaho Legislature prepares to reconvene in a special session Monday, Nov. 15, there are a number of questions surrounding what it might accomplish — specifically, its express...
Idaho’s bipartisan redistricting commission proposes new legislative map
By Clark Corbin Idaho Capital Sun Idaho’s bipartisan redistricting commission proposed a new map of state legislative districts Oct. 28, representing a potential breakthrough for the group working to redraw political boundaries. The new...
