Here's my full story from spokesman.com on how Idaho GOP Gov. Butch Otter is standing by Donald Trump. Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo and 2nd District Rep. Mike Simpson, also both Republicans, disavowed Trump over the weekend; Sen. Jim Risch and 1st District Rep. Raul Labrador still haven't responded.
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter, who with First Lady Lori Otter is serving as honorary co-chair of the Donald Trump presidential campaign in Idaho, said in a statement today that he’s continuing his support of Trump. Otter’s comments come after the release of a 2005 video…
Gov. Butch Otter is calling for applicants to be Idaho’s next state appellate public defender, after the previous SAPD, Sara Thomas, was appointed administrative director of Idaho courts. The SAPD provides appellate representation to indigent defendants who have been convicted of a felony in district…
Idaho lawmakers on a special panel looking into issues surrounding the state’s faith-healing laws took more than two hours of emotional testimony on both sides of the issue Monday, but won’t make any recommendation to the full Legislature; here's my full story from spokesman.com.
Testimony has wrapped up at the Idaho Legislature’s panel on children at risk and faith healing. Co-Chair Rep. Joe Palmer, R-Meridian, thanked all those who spoke and noted that it’s an emotional issue. “I think everyone in this room understands that everyone loves their children...
More of today’s testimony: Eric Pederson said, “I think it’s pretty naïve to think that we can sit here and say what is best for children’s health.” Megan Ulrich said, “I think we can all agree that a child drowning in its own fluids is...
More of the testimony from today’s faith healing hearing: Rev. Sarah LaWall, a Boise Unitarian minister, said, “The bottom line is children’s lives are at stake. Minors are subject to the choices of their parents no matter how dangerous.” She urged lifting the religious exemptions,…
The number of those signed up to testify at today’s children at risk/faith healing hearing has swelled to more than 60. So far, 27 people have testified, 10 against lifting Idaho’s religious exemptions for faith healing, and 17 in favor of lifting the exemptions. Idaho…
More of today’s testimony at the legislative hearing on children at risk and faith healing: Dr. Joshua Durham, a family physician, told the lawmakers that children from faith-healing families are told they have insufficient faith if they aren’t healed by prayer, when simple medicine could…
Among those testifying today: Linda Martin, who was raised in the faith-healing Followers of Christ, called for lifting Idaho’s religious exemption from child abuse, neglect and manslaughter laws. “Let’s be honest and ask the question: Do child abuse and neglect statutes apply to all of...
There are 42 people signed up to offer public testimony this morning to the Legislature's Children at Risk/Faith Healing working group, many of them from groups that support faith healing or oppose childhood vaccinations. There are more than 60 people in the audience. Co-Chair Rep....
Idaho Supreme Court candidate Curt McKenzie is trying to distance himself from the Idaho Trial Lawyers Association, of which he was a dues-paying member for four years and which donated thousands to his Senate campaigns from 2002 to 2014. His opponent in his bid for the Idaho Supreme Court, Robyn Brody, was president of the ITLA for one year...
Idaho state leaders remain dubious of switching to a vote-by-mail system for elections, as Washington and Oregon have done. But voters in Idaho are growing more comfortable with the concept of voting at their own pace, away from the polls, as a steadily increasing share…
Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo has withdrawn his endorsement of Donald Trump; here’s his full statement: ”I have reached the decision that I can no longer endorse Donald Trump. This is not a decision that I have reached lightly, but his pattern of behavior has left...
Idaho artist James Castle turned the stuff of everyday life into his art, making his own ink from saliva and soot, and using media from matchbooks to newspapers. The homesite of the late deaf-mute Idaho artist is being surveyed by archaeology students before it's renovated for a new cultural center in NW Boise; here's my full story.
Tonight’s “Idaho Reports” includes a wrapup of the events of the week, and a report from Gooding County, a rural county that faces big issues as elections approach, from immigration to water rights. On the pundits panel, Rocky Barker of the Idaho Statesman joins co-host…
The Idaho Democratic Party has pulled a party field organizer out of Bonner and Boundary counties after the young man reported he was repeatedly stalked and harassed by supporters of GOP state Rep. Heather Scott. This follows concerns expressed this week by Scott’s Democratic challenger Kate McAlister about an armed Scott backer who confronted...
The Idaho Legislature’s Children at Risk/Faith Healing Working Group has released its agenda for its Monday meeting, and it consists solely of opening remarks and then public testimony, which is scheduled from 9:35 a.m. to 12:35 p.m., and limited to three minutes per person. At…
Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's lawyers want a military appeals court to consider whether U.S. Sen. John McCain unfairly swayed the soldier's desertion case. They appealed Thursday to the Army Court of Criminal Appeals after the trial judge rejected their request to dismiss the charges. McCain said last year that if Berghdahl isn't punished...
Idaho GOP Sen. Jim Risch has penned an opinion piece in favor of HJR 5, the constitutional amendment regarding administrative rules that’s on the November ballot; earlier today, Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden sent out an opinion piece opposing the measure. “A ‘yes’ vote on...
Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden has sent out a strongly worded guest opinion urging a “no” vote on HJR 5, the constitutional amendment on the November ballot regarding administrative rules. Noting that a near-identical measure was rejected by voters two years ago, Wasden writes, “At…
Idaho Supreme Court candidate Robyn Brody called a news conference today to announce support from eight county sheriffs and 18 county prosecutors, and a former longtime Nampa police chief and the Owyhee County sheriff took the opportunity to raise concerns about her opponent, Curt McKenzie.…
After two days of intense investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has determined that a fire that gutted the Challis office of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management was “not a criminal act,” and found no evidence of arson. “The cause of…
A lumber mill in northern Idaho has closed down, leaving about 40 people without work. The Lewiston Tribune reports that Tri-Pro Forest Products closed its Orofino mill on Tuesday. Resource Manager Mike Boeck says a lack of cedar logs forced the company to curtail operations at the Clearwater County mill...
The federal government is using a new assessment of mineral resources on 10 million acres in six Western states to decide whether to ban potential mining on the land to protect an imperiled bird. Scientists completed the 800-page review that looked at areas with high numbers of sage grouse and high-quality habitat for the bird. The review...
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