Here We Have Idaho
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Gem State lawmakers remain in recess until Tuesday, April 6 — in what Capitol watchers have referred to as a “historic” suspension of proceedings owing to “a rash” of...
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Road rules
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Learning how to drive is a rite of passage — for most teenagers, it’s their first brush with adulthood and a critical step toward independence. Often, getting their driver’s...
The legislative roller coaster
By Rep. Steve Berch, D-Boise Reader Contributor When I started my first term in 2019, nearly every long-time Capitol observer told me it was the worst legislative session they ever experienced. In 2020, they...
Legislative update: Where did the money come from?
By Sen. Jim Woodward Reader Contributor A major task each legislative session is creating and approving a plan for how we will spend our state tax dollars in the upcoming year. The legislative session...
Initiative bill passes Senate as opposition grows
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff As opposition mounts to an Idaho Senate bill that would tighten requirements for placing a citizens’ initiative on the ballot, the measure passed the chamber on a near-party-line vote...
Intimidation is not democracy — it is mob rule
By Reps. Greg Chaney, R-Caldwell and Brooke Green, D-Boise Reader Contributors Our democracy relies on freedom of expression, including protest. It also depends on an open, productive and civil discourse, where everyone can be heard...
A bipartisan plan to help an Idaho hero
By Reps. Ilana Rubel and Mike Kingsley Reader Contributors Sgt. Jeremy Kitzhaber, a proud Idahoan, served 22 years in the Air Force with the highest distinction. He deployed to four continents, and among the many...
Here we have Idaho:
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff As most Idaho Statehouse watchers anticipated, the fight over the governor’s emergency powers and COVID-19 health orders has become the dominant political story only a handful of weeks into...
Here we have Idaho
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff As the debate over appropriate COVID-19 protocols and necessary pandemic response continues to rage in the Idaho Statehouse, the virus’ prevalence went from hypothetical to concrete as Senate President...
Idaho receives first batches of COVID-19 vaccine
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The Panhandle Health District reported 292 new cases of COVID-19 in the five northern counties Dec. 16, bringing the total number of cases to 13,662 since virus tracking began...
