The public is invited to a free showing of the documentary “Destination Idaho” at the Egyptian Theater in Boise on Tuesday at 7 p.m. The 65-minute film, backed by everyone from the Idaho Historical Society and the Idaho Department of Parks & Recreation to Airstream…
Here’s my full story from spokesman.com: By Betsy Z. Russell BOISE – Idaho GOP Congressman Raul Labrador says momentum is building in Congress for major criminal justice reforms, aimed at reversing decades of focus on long prison terms that even hit non-violent and first-time offenders. “I...
U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill told a criminal justice reform conference at Concordia University School of Law in Boise today, “From my observations of 28 years having watched the ‘War on Drugs,’ we have seen nothing but, I think, an abysmal failure.” He said,...
Leading experts on criminal justice reform are gathered at Concordia University School of Law today for an all-day conference; later this morning, 1st District GOP Congressman Raul Labrador will give a keynote address. Already, there’ve been compelling presentations from experts about what’s wrong with the…
Idaho state Sen. Steven Thayn, R-Emmett, had a booth at the state GOP convention over the weekend, where he was handing out copies of his latest book, “Reprogramming Government, A Conservative Approach.” The thesis? “That libertarian conservatism is ineffective,” Thayn said. Instead, he’s calling for...
Here’s a news item from the Associated Press: MURPHY, Idaho (AP) — A wildfire burning in grass and sagebrush has scorched about 180 acres in southwest Idaho but is expected to be controlled Monday afternoon. Fire spokesman Rob Hansen of the U.S. Bureau of Land…
A memorial service will be held tomorrow for Maj. Gen. (retired) John F. Kane, former adjutant general of the Idaho National Guard, who died last week at the age of 71. Kane, who first enlisted in the Idaho National Guard in 1962, served in an…
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