Tonight’s “Idaho Reports” rounds up the happenings of the second week of this year’s legislative session, including co-host Melissa Davlin’s interview with JFAC co-chairs Maxine Bell and Shawn Keough about the state budget; Davlin’s interview with Sen. Cherie Bucker-Webb, D-Boise, about “Add the Words” legislation;...
An Idaho judge has dismissed a lawsuit against the state seeking to improve the public defense system in Idaho. Fourth District Judge Samuel Hoagland issued his ruling Thursday. The American Civil Liberties Union of Idaho sued the state in June contending that state officials have known for year...
Two bills to expand Medicaid in Idaho were introduced in the Idaho Senate on Friday, both as personal bills sponsored by Sen. Dan Schmidt, D-Moscow, a physician; you can read my full story here at spokesman.com. “I’ve been working for years to get Republican support,...
Unlike most surrounding states, Idaho makes the salaries paid to CEOs, top executives and board members at its non-profit health insurers a secret – the companies have to report the salaries to the state Department of Insurance, but they’re exempt from disclosure under the Idaho…
Idaho is moving ahead with plans for a fourth veterans’ home in North Idaho, but it likely will be seven to 10 years before it gets the funding approval from the Veterans Administration. “The current population right now of veterans in North Idaho is worthy...
Reps. Heather Scott and Ron Nate have released a second draft bill on “constitutional carry,” or allowing Idahoans to carry concealed guns without a permit. The new version doesn’t replace the previous version, they said; it’s just an alternative approach. “We’re going to put ‘em...