While city elections in Boise this fall have drawn a slew of candidates, they're a quieter affair in North Idaho this year, with many cities seeing unopposed races or even seats going without candidates. But Post Falls, which is in the midst of soaring growth, is an exception, with a single city council opening drawing half a dozen candidates...
A bipartisan working group of Idaho lawmakers on Wednesday unanimously rejected a proposal to eliminate all of Idaho’s limits on campaign contributions, and instead endorsed changes in the state’s Sunshine Law to require more frequent and more detailed disclosures,including adding new reporting in local races and requiring information about who...
After much discussion, the Idaho Legislature’s campaign finance and ethics reform work group has agreed by unanimous consent not to change the state’s current campaign contribution limits. “What we’re trying to do here is at least get something passed,” said committee Co-Chair Rep. Fred Wood,...
Rep. Tom Loertscher, R-Iona, presented the Idaho Legislature’s campaign finance and ethics reform work group today with a draft bill to require Idaho’s first-ever financial disclosure from elected officials and candidates. “It’s pretty basic, and as you can see from the form it’s pretty simple,…
During the lunch break from today’s Idaho Legislature campaign finance and ethics reform work group, Idaho Secretary of State Lawerence Denney said, “I’m perfectly OK with the contribution limits we have.” He noted that when he reviewed the proposal to remove all limits with the…
Idaho Secretary of State Lawerence Denney complimented legislative staffer Kristin Ford for her work to compile the various changes that lawmakers on a legislative work group and his office have suggested. He told the Legislature’s campaign finance and ethics work group this morning that the…
As the Legislature’s campaign finance and ethics work group opens its day-long meeting today, it’s being presented with two alternative drafts for major changes in the state’s campaign finance reporting laws. One removes all limits on campaign contributions in Idaho, while also making other changes...
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