Here’s a news item from the Associated Press: BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Racing Commission has suspended all future approval of lucrative slot-like machines known as instant horse racing terminals. The commission unanimously issued its moratorium Wednesday. Their decision comes after Gov. C.L. "Butch"…
House Minority Leader John Rusche is calling on Gov. Butch Otter to call lawmakers back to Boise to fix “the self-inflicted problem of child support enforcement caused by the House killing S1067.” He said, “That is what is needed to cure the child support enforcement…
Fear and discrimination against different religious groups has a long history in Idaho, reports Ryan Struyk of the Associated Press, from hostility toward Mormon settlers dating back to the first days of Idaho Territory in the late 1800s, to resistance to Catholic immigrants, including Basques,...
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter has vetoed HB 152a, the sign language interpreter licensing bill that drew much interest from the deaf- and hard-of-hearing community during this year's legislative session, and that passed the Senate thanks to Lt. Gov. Brad Little's tie-breaking vote. “The scope and…
A plan for conservation of the greater sage grouse on state endowment lands, endorsed unanimously by the state Land Board on Tuesday, is drawing generally positive reviews, the AP reports. "I think Gov. Otter is serious," John Freemuth, a Boise State University professor and public…
Two more House members have weighed in today with op-ed pieces on the House’s rejection of the child support enforcement legislation, which has placed the state’s child support enforcement system in jeopardy and is likely to force a special session of the Legislature: Rep. Kathy…
With the dust still settling from this year’s legislative session, here are some bills that made news, but didn’t become law, which may be a surprise to some: SB 1102, requiring a physician who performs a surgical abortion to have admitting privileges at a hospital…
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