Reclaim Idaho film screening at the Panida
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
From the grassroots organization that brought Idahoans the successful ballot initiative to expand Medicaid in the state comes a documentary film about that 2018 effort, …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
From the grassroots organization that brought Idahoans the successful ballot initiative to expand Medicaid in the state comes a documentary film about that 2018 effort, …
By Clark Corbin
Idaho Capital Sun
Officials with Reclaim Idaho have asked the state to issue a revised financial analysis of their updated ballot initiative language, a state official said. …
By Luke Mayville
Special to the Reader
In military terms, a “smoke screen” is a cloud of smoke used to hide the movement of military units such as infantry or …
By Luke Mayville,
Reclaim Idaho co-founder
Special to the Reader
For the next 40 days, Idahoans across the state will do something they’ve never done before: Add their electronic signatures…
By Luke Mayville
Special to the Reader
Once again, it’s time to clear up some confusion about “Reclaim Idaho” and what we’re all about.
Two years ago, a few friends …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Reclaim Idaho, the nonpartisan grassroots organization largely responsible for getting Medicaid expansion on the 2018 Idaho ballot, hosted a town hall July 23 in Sandpoint …
Corruption, corruption, corruption
By Luke Mayville
Reader Contributor
Last Friday, the Idaho House of Representatives voted 40-30 to pass Senate Bill 1159, legislation that would essentially revoke our constitutional right …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Opponents of bills rewriting the rules on ballot initiatives rallied Saturday night at Matchwood Brewing.
Led by grassroots political organization Reclaim Idaho, the rally decried …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
A bill meant to increase requirements for ballot initiatives is headed to the Idaho Senate’s 14th Order for possible amendments.
SB 1159, sponsored by Sen. …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Idaho Senate State Affairs committee saw a packed house Monday as it discussed a bill that would make it harder to get a voter …
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