School funding bill nearly ready
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Rep. Ilana Rubel
Asst. House Democratic Leader
Reader Contributor
Idaho is at the bottom of a national ranking again. The latest blow comes from WalletHub, which rates Idaho as the …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The 2018 legislative session has concluded. While Idaho lawmakers passed a variety of legislation that championed conservative causes such as tax relief, restricting abortion, allowing …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Idaho House and Senate passed a House Joint Memorial to tell Congress they “oppose any new federal national monument designations or further designations of …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
District 1 Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, was restored to her committee assignments Wednesday morning after a punitive four-week suspension.
The North Idaho lawmaker, who began …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
It’s been a week of attacks and counterattacks in the Idaho House of Representatives following Rep. Heather Scott’s loss of her committee positions.
The Blanchard …
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