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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...
By Reader Staff The special session of the Idaho Legislature, which took place Aug. 24-26, accumulated a $78,600 bill from the Idaho State Police and more costs from the Boise Police Department have yet...
By Reps. Brooke Green and Lauren Necochea Special to the Reader As we face a global pandemic and the resulting economic fallout, Idahoans may have been hopeful about the Legislature’s recent special session. Since the...
By District 1B Rep. Sage Dixon Special to the Reader Last Wednesday, Aug. 26, the Idaho Legislature adjourned “sine die” from the First Extraordinary Session of the 65th Legislature. While the responsibility to call...
By Zach Hagadone and Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Peel back the theatrics of the special session of the Idaho Legislature and the core issue of the extraordinary meeting Aug. 24-26 at the Statehouse was...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Publisher’s note: The views expressed in this opinion article belong to the author. The downfall of democracy will not come in the form of a tweet or Facebook message,...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Six months into the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the havoc wrought by the novel coronavirus on everyday life rose into stark relief during the extraordinary session of the Idaho Legislature,...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Idaho Gov. Brad Little played coy with callers at an AARP Idaho tele-town hall Aug. 18 when he said legislative leaders “haven’t made that determination yet” regarding a special...