By Sen. Jim Woodward, R-Sagle Reader Contributor The legislative session is in full swing. After eight weeks of bill introductions, there are many hotly contested proposals to debate. Medicaid expansion in Idaho, put in...
By Sen. Jim Woodward, R-Sagle Reader Contributor A few weeks ago, I provided an outline of the governor’s budget and policy proposals for the 2022 legislative session. We are now one month into the...
By Sen. Jim Woodward, R-Sagle Reader Contributor In the Legislature, as in life, we play the hand we’re dealt. Fortunately, the deck is currently stacked in Idaho’s favor and I believe, in part, because...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The Bonner County Republican Central Committee is seeking the “disaffiliation and resignation” of Sen. Jim Woodward, R-Sagle, for “conduct it deemed unbecoming of a member of the Republican Party.”...
By Sen. Jim Woodward, R-Sagle Special to the Reader The New Year is nearly upon us, which brings with it another legislative session here in Idaho. The Legislature will convene on Monday, Jan. 11,...
By Sen. Jim Woodward, R-Sagle Special to the Reader As Americans, we have a long history of placing high value on education. Thomas Jefferson spoke and wrote to great lengths about the importance of...
By Sen. Jim Woodward Reader Contributor Dear friends and neighbors of Legislative District 1, The first regular session of Idaho’s 65th Legislature is complete. Spanning 95 days, the session was 15 days longer...
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,...
