A short history lesson on ranked-choice voting
By Jim Jones
Reader Contributor
The opponents of Proposition 1, the Open Primaries Initiative, have been making uninformed claims about this game-changing voting reform. Dorothy Moon, the head of the …
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The Idaho Open Primaries initiative explained
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
As its opening salvo in Idaho politics, Reclaim Idaho successfully gathered enough signatures to place a Medicaid expansion initiative onto the 2018 ballot, which reportedly …
City, LPOSD candidates declared for Nov. 2023 election
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
It’s not a presidential election year, but the November 2023 election will be a lively one locally, with a deep field of candidates for a …
Proposition 1 breakdown
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
While Proposition 1, headed for state ballots this November, has many Idahoans scratching their heads, it’s also inspired vigorous debate among proponents and opponents alike.…
Idaho student debt nears $27K
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Idaho student debt may be below the national average, but it’s still costing students a pretty penny.
Idaho Education News reports that at $26,675, Idaho …
Botched software rollout cripples driver’s license services
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Idaho drivers who find themselves unable to renew their driver’s licenses need not fret—the state has announced that all expirations are extended to Oct. 31.…
Gov. Otter: fund our budgets, not higher ed CEO
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
Even though it was not recommended by his Higher Education Task Force, Gov. Butch Otter took the advice of seven business leaders and proposed a …
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 …
Rep. Scott sparks renewed controversy with post re-defining white nationalism
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, is once again courting controversy after sharing an article on Facebook defending white nationalism.
A response to the violent clashes in …
ID Supreme Court battle over grocery tax begins
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Arguments begin this week in an Idaho Supreme Court case over the state’s grocery tax, the outcome of which will resonate both statewide and locally.…
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