The Idaho Way? Seriously?
By Rep. Mat Erpelding Special to the Reader Have you ever heard an argument so riddled with bias and error that you don’t even know where to start with your rebuttal? That’s how I...
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Bill allowing theater beer and wine sales signed into law
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Venues like the Panida Theater received a gift from Boise last week when Gov. Brad Little signed into law a bill permitting the sale of beer and wine at...
Surrounded by green
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Idaho is almost entirely surrounded. With Canada’s passage of legalized marijuana in June, it joins Montana, Washington, Oregon and Nevada as a government bordering Idaho that has adopted more...
It’s time to lay a foundation for affordable housing in Idaho
By Rep. Mat Erpelding Reader Contributor In 1992, the Idaho House of Representatives passed House Bill 756, creating the Idaho Housing Trust Fund. At the time, a responsible legislature realized that creating pathways to...
Democratic state lawmakers: End personal attacks in political discourse
Rep. Mat Erpelding and Sen. Cherie Buckner-Webb Reader Contributors Before you know it, news from the statehouse will be in the forefront as the 2018 legislative session kicks off in January. Idaho’s Democrats will be...
