On tonight’s “Idaho Reports” on Idaho Public Television, host Melissa Davlin interviews House Minority Leader Mat Erpelding, D-Boise; and reports on how Idaho counties are grappling with problems bringing their courthouses into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Also, the show features comments from...
JFAC set its first state agency budgets this morning, mostly non-controversial budgets that were set in a series of unanimous votes, with one exception; the real biggie is coming up on Monday, when the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee is scheduled to set the public schools budget,…
Lawmakers on an Idaho House panel said they have too many concerns regarding a proposal to update the state’s nearly 50-year-old sex education law, the AP reports. Instead, the House Education Committee on Friday agreed the bill needs to be amended before allowing the full…
The state Department of Administration office in downtown Boise is open for business today – but the door is locked on the recommendation of Idaho State Police, the Idaho Statesman reports. A man who was fired from a state agency in the Len B. Jordan…
After a lively debate, the House has voted 41-28 in favor of Rep. Lance Clow’s bill to crack down on freeway fast-lane slowpokes, by making it illegal go slower than the speed limit in the fast lane “for a period of time,” impeding those who…
New conflict-of-interest disclosure legislation – which would require filings for all candidates and office-holders, disclosing their occupation and employer and other potential conflicts of interest, but not income – was introduced in the House State Affairs Committee today with just two “no” votes. The vote...
Rep. Heather Scott’s bill to ban repeats of bond or levy elections, even with changes, for a year after voters reject them has cleared the House State Affairs Committee on a 13-1 vote and headed to the House’s amending order, where Rep. Lynn Luker, R-Boise,...
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