Both the Republican and Democratic leadership of the Idaho Senate have filed a joint petition to intervene in the pending lawsuit from 30 state lawmakers challenging the validity of Gov. Butch Otter’s veto of legislation to repeal Idaho’s 6 percent sales tax on groceries, but…
Tonight’s “Idaho Reports” on Idaho Public Television includes new U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s first visit to the Idaho National Laboratory in eastern Idaho; flooding problems around the state, and more. On the pundits panel, I join Marty Peterson, former U.S. Attorney for Idaho Wendy…
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter has sent out an op-ed piece urging Bonneville County voters to approve a proposed new community college in the May 16 election. “Your decision on whether to establish a taxing district to create a community college will have significant impacts on…
Fifteen candidates are vying for an open seat on the Idaho Supreme Court. Supreme Court Justice Daniel Eismann announced earlier this year he will retire in August — 16 months before the end of his current six-year term. This Idaho Judicial Council has since solicited names, where they will then recommend up to four names to the governor...
Idaho is asking a federal appeals court to reinstate a statewide ban on spying at farms, dairies and slaughterhouses after a lower court judge sided with animal rights activists who said the ban violated free speech rights. Idaho lawmakers passed the law in 2014 making it a criminal offense to enter agricultural facilities by misrepresentation...
The Idaho Legislature’s longtime budget director, Cathy Holland-Smith, is retiring after nearly 30 years with the state, the last 10 as the director of the Legislature’s nonpartisan Division of Budget and Policy. Her last day is Friday; on Monday, Paul Headlee, who has been a…
For the first time since 2011, the Pacific Northwest isn't showing any signs of drought. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor report shows that Oregon, Washington and Idaho are free from drought worries. Kathie Dello, deputy director of Oregon's climate office, says the Northwest saw lots of precipitation during the water year...
Southeastern Idaho is overdue for a major earthquake, according to a new report from the U.S. Geological Survey. Boise State Public Radio reports that the USGS is predicting that a “big one” will hit the Bear Lake Fault in the next 50 years. The likelihood…
The Idaho Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial has now been defaced with racist and anti-Semitic graffiti three times in the past week, causing extensive damage to marble tablets at the memorial. Boise Police Chief Bill Bones told the Idaho Statesman on Thursday that the attacks…
I had some pressing business to attend to up at the lake early this morning, and I’m pleased to report that all went really well, from the giant full moon to the beautiful sunrise to the rainbows in my spray as I skimmed across Lucky...
Former Idaho Supreme Court Chief Justice Jim Jones is speaking out about Russia, questioning why the Republican Party that he knew as forcefully anti-USSR in the 1960s seems to have changed its views. “If we let the Russians get away with their blatant interference with…
A group of conservation advocates filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to block the federal government's aerial gunning, trapping and poisoning of wildlife across Idaho. According to the complaint, the coalition says the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Wildlife Services should halt all ongoing killing of native wild animals until it completes...
Steve Yates, who recently stepped down as executive director of the Idaho Republican Party, has filed paperwork with the Idaho Secretary of State’s office to run for lieutenant governor, joining three GOP hopefuls already in the race: Sen. Marv Hagedorn, R-Meridian; Rep. Kelley Packer, R-McCammon;...
Former Idaho lieutenant governor and attorney general David Leroy announced today that he’ll run for the open 1st District congressional seat Rep. Raul Labrador will vacate in 2018 as Labrador runs for governor of Idaho instead. “I have been out of elective and appointive politics...
Despite years of warnings, Idaho’s state prison system is continuing to refuse to provide kosher meals to Jewish inmates, according to a federal class-action lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Idaho. Jewish prisoners have repeatedly filed grievances and requests for kosher meals, only to be denied. And during the eight-day Jewish festival of Passover...
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging two anti-abortion laws in Idaho now that lawmakers have repealed the targeted statutes. In 2015, Planned Parenthood sued the state over two newly enacted bans that prohibited women from receiving abortion-inducing medication through telemedicine...
Idaho state tax revenues in April came in 2.4 percent ahead of forecasts, at $536.6 million; that’s 5.9 percent higher than last year’s April figures, and is significant as April is the biggest revenue month of the year, since it’s when people file their income…
Here’s a news item from the Associated Press: BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho officials say an Anne Frank memorial was defaced with racist and anti-Semitic language. Boise Parks and Recreation staff found two marble tablets from the Idaho Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial with racist…
Now that we’ve got a four-way race for the GOP nomination for governor in 2018, Lt. Gov. Brad Little kicked things off this morning with a website and tweet needling new rival Raul Labrador. The tweet includes an enticing scenic picture of Idaho, with the…
Today marked a bit of an odd start to a bid for governor that Idaho Congressman Raul Labrador has pondered for years, coming as he’s in the midst of a national swirl of negative publicity over his recent comment that “nobody dies because they don’t…
Former state Sen. Russ Fulcher, R-Meridian, who is running for governor in 2018, has issued the following statement on Congressman Raul Labrador’s entry into the race: “I welcome my friend Congressman Labrador to the race, and wish him and his family all the best. In…
Idaho Lt. Gov. Brad Little has issued the following statement on Rep. Raul Labrador’s entry into the 2018 gubernatorial race: “Here in Idaho, we are leading the nation in job growth, we are in the top three for best places to own a business, and…
Tommy Ahlquist, the Boise physician and developer who announced his 2018 run for governor in March, issued this statement today in response to Congressman Raul Labrador filing to enter the race: “I welcome Congressman Labrador to the race and look forward to a spirited campaign.…
Idaho Rep. Raul Labrador just issued this statement: “Running for governor of the great state of Idaho takes serious preparation. To comply with both the spirit and the letter of the law, I have filed the appropriate campaign finance form required to register as a…
Idaho 1st District GOP Congressman Raul Labrador filed the initial paperwork with the Idaho Secretary of State’s office this morning to run for governor in 2018. Labrador, accompanied by his wife, Becca, and his campaign treasurer, Milford Terrell, signed the necessary forms in Secretary of...
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