Risch involved in setting up N. Korea talks
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff A recent trip to the PyeongChang Winter Olympics by U.S. Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, played a key role in setting up recently announced talks with North Korea. The Idaho...
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CBD oil bill in limbo after chairman violates Open Meeting Law
By Ben Olson Reader Staff A recent proposal aiming to legalize oil extracted from cannabis plants is most likely dead on arrival after a group of lawmakers on Monday broke out in turmoil during...
Idaho rejects gun control bill aimed at domestic abusers
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The Idaho House of Representatives voted down a gun control bill Tuesday that would have prevented convicted domestic abusers from owning firearms. The Associated Press reported the House GOP...
Idaho Senate includes climate change in approved science standards
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Idaho Senate Education Committee voted Feb. 22 to approve proposed science standards in full, despite the House committee’s request to remove parts of the standards that mentioned climate...
Idaho’s climate science saga continues
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Writer The Idaho Senate Education Committee addressed proposed science standards Wednesday afternoon, marking the latest in the controversy of minimizing climate change in required Idaho curriculum. The House Education...
City officials elected to new positions
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Sandpoint City Council members and officials are tackling new responsibilities following a recent trip to Boise. In a recognition of her work as Sandpoint City Council president and director...
Idaho officials detail health plan
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff State officials are breaking down the details of a Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter’s health care plan designed to help residents in the so-called Medicaid gap. Presented as an option...
Appeals court rules against ag-gag
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Idaho’s beleaguered ag-gag bill suffered another legal blow last week after a U.S. court struck down key portions. Signed into law by Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter, the so-called ag-gag...
Two legislative visions compete in 2018 session
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff When it comes to the 2018 legislative session, moderate lawmakers and self-described liberty legislators — the deeply conservative wing of the Republican Party — envision very different priorities. In...
Idaho news in review for 2017
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff It’s been a whirlwind year locally, statewide and nationally. Whether it was major street and infrastructure developments in Sandpoint or the Trump Administration’s first year leading the U.S., change...
