By Rep. Lauren Necochea, D-Boise Reader Contributor “We the People” are the beginning words of the U.S. Constitution. They speak to the guiding principles of our country. Similarly, political parties create platforms to express...
By Diana Dawson Reader Contributor This week a flier arrived from Scott Herndon called “Stop the Steal!” In it Democrats are accused of working to return “liberal Jim Woodward” to office, along with a...
By Rep. Lauren Necochea, D-Boise Reader Contributor All Idahoans want to know their families can access health care when they need it; yet, we are living under a dangerous abortion ban that denies medical...
Rep. Lauren Necochea, D-Boise Reader Contributor Voters need to trust that their elected leaders are beholden to them — not their donors, lobbyists or party bosses. Unfortunately, we’re seeing a rise in tribunals and...
By Reader Staff Idahoans for Open Primaries has surpassed the petition signature requirement for the ballot initiative to end Idaho’s closed primary system, seeking to create nonpartisan primary elections that are open to all...
By Kyle Pfannenstiel Idaho Capital Sun Weeks after a library materials regulation bill failed by one vote in the state Senate, Idaho lawmakers on March 11 quickly advanced an amended library bill that stalled...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The Idaho Republican Party held its 2024 presidential caucus March 2, with former-President Donald Trump handily winning the state’s 32 delegates to the Republican National Convention. “Idaho has reaffirmed...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff It’s been a bad run of years for a lot of reasons, but one particularly insidious trend has been eroding the substructures of civil society in Idaho since at...
By Reader Staff The Idaho Republican Party will hold a statewide presidential caucus Saturday, March 2, with each county inviting Republican candidates and registered Republican voters to participate. Voters must have been registered to...
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 session is progressing. There...
