Nonprofit group aims to help voters get informed
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
An independent streak has long been a feature of politics in the Idaho panhandle. Whether that skewed to the right or left of the political …
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Legislative update: Making progress on the plan
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 …
Public records lawsuit against Idaho representative will wait until session is over
By Kelcie Moseley-Morris
Idaho Capital Sun
The court proceedings for a public records lawsuit against Rep. Priscilla Giddings, R-White Bird, won’t take place until after the adjournment of this legislative …
$600 million income tax proposal heads to the Idaho House floor
By Clark Corbin
Idaho Capital Sun
The Idaho Legislature’s House Revenue and Taxation Committee advanced the largest tax cut in Idaho history on Jan. 18, moving a $600 million proposal …
IDLEG special session nears as some worry of creep into ‘full-time’ lawmaking body
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
As the Idaho Legislature prepares to reconvene in a special session Monday, Nov. 15, there are a number of questions surrounding what it might accomplish …
Legislature will tackle vaccine mandates, ethics complaint in Nov. 15 special session
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Statehouse reporters have confirmed that the Idaho Legislature will reconvene Monday, Nov. 15 in Boise, specifically to take up federal COVID-19 vaccine and testing requirements …
Idaho House, Senate leaders working toward reconvening the Legislature
By Clark Corbin
Idaho Capital Sun
Top legislative leaders are working on a plan to bring the Idaho Legislature back into session at the Statehouse in Boise, Speaker of the …
Here we have Idaho
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Only twice before has the Idaho Legislature been in session as long as it has in 2021. In 2003, lawmakers sat for a record 118 …
Initiative bill passes Senate as opposition grows
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
As opposition mounts to an Idaho Senate bill that would tighten requirements for placing a citizens’ initiative on the ballot, the measure passed the chamber …
Here We Have Idaho
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Wrongful conviction
More than halfway through the 2021 Idaho legislative session only two measures have made their way out of both chambers and onto the …
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