Responding to deadly wildfires in California and the West, House Republicans on Wednesday passed a bill to allow faster approval for logging and other actions to reduce the risk of fire in national forests. The House voted 232-188 to loosen environmental regulations for forest-thinning projects on federal lands...
Lt. Gov. Brad Little’s campaign had no comment today on rival Raul Labrador’s endorsement by Texas Sen. Ted Cruz in the 2018 Idaho gubernatorial race, but said it would have an endorsement announcement of its own today. It’s out now, and it’s from Gem County Commission chairman and former Emmett mayor Bill Butticci. “It is humbling to have...
David Johnston, campaign manager for GOP gubernatorial Tommy Ahlquist, had this comment on rival Raul Labrador’s endorsement today by Texas Sen. Ted Cruz: "No surprise here that D.C. politicians and their special interest groups are supporting another D.C. politician. Is Congressman Labrador running for Congress…
A new political action committee dedicated to supporting allies of Republican U.S. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky announced today that it will support Raul Labrador in the race for Idaho governor in 2018, the AP reports. The Protect Freedom PAC, headed by GOP operative Michael…
Idaho 1st District GOP Rep. Raul Labrador announced today that Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is endorsing Labrador for governor of Idaho in 2018. Cruz, who won Idaho’s 13-candidate 2016 GOP presidential primary with 45.4 percent of the vote to Donald Trump’s 28.1 percent, said in...
Open enrollment starts today on Idaho’s state insurance exchange, Your Health Idaho, and runs through Dec. 15. There are 299 plans being offered on the Idaho exchange this year, from four medical insurance providers and three dental. “Idahoans still have a robust choice of plans…
The criminal investigation that prompted the abrupt resignation of state Rep. Brandon Hixon, R-Caldwell, involves sexual abuse allegations, the Idaho Statesman reports today, and Hixon was investigated for a similar allegation in 2014. The Statesman reports that Canyon County Prosecutor Bryan Taylor asked Attorney General...
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