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 to organize citizen ballot...
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 efforts by Idaho lawmakers...
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. C. Scott Grow, R-Eagle,...
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 initiative on a state...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff A bill that would make it harder for voters to qualify ballot initiatives in Idaho has advanced to receive a hearing. Sen. C. Scott Grow (R-Eagle), who introduced the...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Idaho Supreme Court heard arguments for and against the implementation of Medicaid expansion in the state Tuesday as part of a lawsuit filed by the Idaho Freedom Foundation....
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Idaho voters will have a chance to vote for or against Medicaid expansion on Idaho’s Nov. 6 ballot, Secretary of State Lawerence Denney announced Tuesday. The ballot initiative needed...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Friday brought Medicaid expansion one step closer to Idaho’s November ballot, as volunteers gathered from across the state at the Capitol in Boise to submit more than 70,000 verified...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Reclaim Idaho touts the motto: “Strong public schools. Protected public lands. Health care for working families.” It appears the grassroots political group founded in Sandpoint is closing in on...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Writer Founders of the political movement Reclaim Idaho spent last weekend in Sandpoint to officially launch their initiative to get Medicaid expansion on the 2018 state ballot. Through gatherings...
