From the Senate to the schools
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
It seems Idaho’s longest-serving female senator won’t have to give up her passion for improving the state’s public education system anytime soon.
Idaho Gov. Brad …
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Don’t believe misleading facts about Proposition 2
By Sen. Shawn Keough
Reader Contributor
The official voters’ guide from the State of Idaho for November’s ballot contains several arguments against Proposition 2 (Medicaid Expansion) that are false or …
22 Years
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Both relief and poignancy define Shawn Keough’s final year as District 1 Idaho state senator.
Relief comes at the thought that she isn’t facing a …
RINO: A new species of voter
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff Writer
Long-time Hope resident Mark Heisel is a registered Republican.
While he holds economic and social beliefs that may traditionally fall on the bluer end …
Two legislative visions compete in 2018 session
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
When it comes to the 2018 legislative session, moderate lawmakers and self-described liberty legislators — the deeply conservative wing of the Republican Party — envision …
The American Redoubt Series: The anatomy of a one-party state
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Editor’s Note: In last week’s political article we discussed some of the factors that contributed to a building of mistrust for the federal government after …
Memories of Cecil Andrus
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Cecil Andrus, Idaho’s longest-serving governor and former U.S. secretary of the interior, passed away last week. We asked several local residents about their memories and …
Ahrens enters senate race
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The race for the District 1 Idaho Senate seat is shaping up with Colburn Precinct Committeeman and Legislative District One Republican Chairman Danielle Ahrens declaring …
Keough to retire in 2018
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
After a political career of more than two decades, District 1 Sen. Shawn Keough, R-Sandpoint, this week announced plans to retire from the Legislature in …
What our leaders are saying about climate change…
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
When President Trump announced that the United States would pull out of the Paris Climate Accord last week, he created a heat wave of feedback …
