By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
North Idaho legislators weren’t home for long before answering questions about the recent session at a Bonner County Republican Women, Inc. meeting Tuesday morning.
U.S. …
By Sen. Maryanne Jordan
Reader Contributor
I am often asked why I serve in the Idaho Senate. Why, as a Democrat in Idaho, would I choose the Idaho legislature? There …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Both relief and poignancy define Shawn Keough’s final year as District 1 Idaho state senator.
Relief comes at the thought that she isn’t facing a …
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 …
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 …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The race for the District 1 Idaho Senate seat is shaping up with Colburn Precinct Committeeman and Legislative District One Republican Chairman Danielle Ahrens declaring …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
After a political career of more than two decades, District 1 Sen. Shawn Keough, R-Sandpoint, this week announced plans to retire from the Legislature in …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
By all accounts, the 2017 legislative session got off to a bumpy start. Lobbyists, reporters and lawmakers alike have acknowledged this session has had a …
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