‘You vote for your district’
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
District 1 Idaho lawmakers Jim Woodward and Mark Sauter hosted an end-of-session wrap-up and town hall May 3 at the Sandpoint Community Hall.
Dubbed the …
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The 2025 legislative session in summary
By Sen. Jim Woodward, R-Sagle
Reader Contributor
The first regular session of the 68th Idaho Legislature adjourned April 5. The session spanned 89 days — typical in length, although 15 …
Protecting Our Idaho Waters
By Sen. Jim Woodward, R-Sagle
Reader Contributor
For decades, water has been on the mind of every farmer, rancher and landowner along the Snake River in southern Idaho. There is …
Idaho leaders are acting against the will of the people
By Bob McKeon
Reader Contributor
Well, are you all paying attention yet? Fifty million of our tax dollars just got stripped from us and our underfunded public schools by our …
Beyond politics
By Pat Hart
Reader Contributor
I am retired. I worked for the U.S. Forest Service for 46 years, all of it in Boundary County, Idaho. I am not acting as …
County ordered to pay Avista Utilities $564,108
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
The Bonner County board of commissioners confirmed a $564,108.71 payment to Avista Utilities during the Jan. 14 business meeting, following the 2023 ruling by the …
2025 Legislature opens with governor’s State of the State Address on Jan. 6
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Idaho lawmakers will gavel into session Monday, Jan. 6 for the first regular session of the 68th Legislature at the Capitol in Boise.
The 2025 …
Dist. 1B Rep. Sage Dixon retires ahead of November election
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Idaho District 1B Rep. Sage Dixon, R-Ponderay, has stepped down from his seat in the Legislature, bringing to a close his fifth term in office …
Looking ahead to the 2024 Idaho Legislature
By Rep. Mark Sauter, R-Sandpoint
Reader Contributor
Happy New Year and I hope all is well with you and your families.
As one of your District 1 representatives, it’s an …
The platforms of Idaho’s GOP and Democratic Parties
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Over the summer, the Idaho Republican and Democratic parties went to work on their platforms. What emerged were revised documents that both, in their own …
Coming up this week! Don’t miss Live Music, the Summer Sampler, the Art Party, Monarch Grind, the Sandpoint Renaissance Faire, and more! See the full list of events in the 