By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
In a special meeting Nov. 19, Bonner County Republican Central Committee Chair Scott Herndon declared the Bonner County Commissioner Dist. 1 seat vacant — despite …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
It has been an unexpected honor and pleasure to have been invited twice in the past year to travel the 400-plus miles south to Caldwell …
By Rep. Lauren Necochea
Reader Contributor
How much do Idaho women have to suffer before Republicans allow abortion care in medical emergencies and when health and fertility are threatened? This …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Being born and raised in Sandpoint, I’ve done a bit of gatekeeping over the years.
The term “gatekeeping” began trending a few years ago to …
By Paul Graves
Reader Contributor
As we race closer to Election Day on Nov. 5, let’s pause for a moment and think about bias. We all have biases, particularly …
Rep. Lauren Necochea, D-Boise
Reader Contributor
When we elect someone to public office, we entrust them with substantial power. With that power comes responsibility. Elected officials must be held to …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
The Bonner County board of commissioners welcomed temporary-District 3 Commissioner Ron Korn to his first regular business meeting following his Sept. 30 swearing-in ceremony, filling …
By Reader Staff
With Election Day only seven short weeks away, voters continue to learn as much as possible about the candidates running for office before casting their votes on …
By Daniel Walters
InvestigateWest
From the beginning, conflict has been embedded in the Freedom Caucus brand.
During the past decade, the House Freedom Caucus, made up of the most right-wing …
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 …
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