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 …
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Dist. 1A Rep. Mark Sauter to seek a second term
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Republican Rep. Mark Sauter has announced he will seek a second term serving in the District 1A seat of the Idaho Legislature.
Stating in a …
Idaho Conservation League celebrates 50 years
By Brad Smith
Reader Contributor
The Idaho Conservation League was founded in 1973 to be the voice for conservation in the Idaho Legislature. Conservation activists and local groups from around …
Woodward will seek Dist. 1 Senate seat
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
As candidates have filed to run for local office in the November election, Jim Woodward has his eye on the May 2024 Republican primary, announcing …
Greetings from Boise: It’s a wrap — an overview of 2023 Idaho Legislature
By Rep. Mark Sauter, R-Sandpoint
Reader Contributor
The 2023 Legislative Session ended last Thursday, April 6. As a freshman representative, I had few expectations. I had heard there would be …
Greetings from Boise: We need a backup plan in case of NIC accreditation loss
By Rep. Mark Sauter, R-Sandpoint
Reader Contributor
March 24 is in the rear-view mirror. However, there is much to wrap up before we finish here in Boise. There are many …
On natural bodily functions
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
I started my period at 15 years old.
If your first thought after reading that last sentence was that it seemed too personal or too …
Greetings from Boise: Property tax relief and BGH situation among the big Statehouse conversations
By Rep. Mark Sauter, R-Sandpoint
Reader Contributor
We are being told the 2023 legislative session is beginning to end. However, I’m not yet convinced we will be done on Friday, …
Greetings from Boise: The tricky business of amending bills, and other updates
By Rep. Mark Sauter, R-Sandpoint
Reader Contributor
It is the duty of the Legislature each session to set and approve a balanced state budget. I believe it’s the only required …
The pesky public
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
In an ideal democracy, a government serves at the behest of its people, not in spite of them. We are oceans away from anything resembling …
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