The importance of following up
By Rep. Mark Sauter, R-Sandpoint
Reader Contributor
Three weeks ago, residents of Sagle learned of an effort by the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) to evaluate some alternatives for Highway 95 …
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Candidate Questionnaire: 2024 Primary Election
Compiled by Zach Hagadone and Ben Olson
Publisher’s note: Before each election, the Sandpoint Reader reaches out to candidates in contested races to ask questions about how they would represent …
Legislative update: Wrapping up
By Rep. Mark Sauter, R-Sandpoint
Reader Contributor
The legislative session wrapped up two weeks ago. Many of the elected state representatives are now focusing their time on campaigning for the …
Legislative update
By Rep. Mark Sauter, R-Sandpoint
Reader Contributor
We have entered our twelfth week of the 2024 legislative session. The leaders in the House and Senate originally forecasted March 22 as …
Legislative update
By Rep. Mark Sauter, R-Sandpoint
Reader Contributor
Greetings. I hope all is well. The Legislature is in its 10th week of session. The introduction of bills has slowed but is …
New candidates for BoCo commissioner, Dist. 1A House
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The slate of Republican candidates for the 2024 election is getting longer with the recent announcement that Clark Fork resident Dimitry Borisov intends to seek …
Legislative update
By Rep. Mark Sauter
Reader Contributor
Greetings. I hope all is well. We finished the fifth week of the session on Feb. 9, and I’m concerned about the way this …
Possible asbestos discovered at Sandpoint Middle School
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
While fixing the second water line leak in three months at Sandpoint Middle School — this time outside the lunchroom — on Feb. 13, staff …
Democrats Karen Mathee and Kathryn Larson announce campaigns for Dist. 1 House seats
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Idaho’s Legislative District 1 has two new challengers, with Democrats Karen Matthee and Kathryn Larson joining the race for Seats A and B, respectively.
Rep. …
Greetings from Boise
By Rep. Mark Sauter, R-Sandpoint
Reader Contributor
The 2024 Legislative session started on Jan. 8 with a cautiously optimistic State of the State address by Gov. Brad Little. His proposed …
Coming up this week! Don’t miss New Year’s Eve Celebrations, the Polar Bear Plunge, and more! See the full list of events in the 
