The Senate Local Government and Taxation Committee has endorsed HB 578, Rep. Lance Clow’s legislation to require many remote or internet businesses to collect and remit Idaho sales taxes on their sales to Idahoans. “I just think this is long overdue,” Clow told the senators.…
The Trump Administration this afternoon sent a letter to Idaho Gov. Butch Otter turning thumbs-down on his proposal to allow the sale of health insurance plans in Idaho that aren't compliant with the Affordable Care Act. Jon Hanian, Otter's press secretary, said the governor just received the letter and is reviewing...
Twice-amended legislation from Sen. Mark Nye to provide legal immunity to people who break into hot cars to rescue dogs has died on a 17-18 vote in the Senate, while his bill to protect those who break into hot cars to rescue kids or other...
The Idaho Senate has voted 34-1 in favor of legislation to change the current practice in which victims of sexual assault have their health insurance charged for the cost of forensic exams to gather evidence of the crime from their bodies. “The forensic examination is...
The House has voted 65-3 in favor of Rep. Lance Clow’s resolution declaring pornography a “public health hazard. Clow said, “This resolution is addressing what is becoming a health hazard across the country and the state, that has to do with the proliferation of pornography.”…
The House State Affairs Committee has voted 12-3 in favor of SB 1313, Sen. Todd Lakey’s “stand your ground” self-defense law. The only “no” votes came from Reps. Priscilla Giddings, R-White Bird; Elaine Smith, D-Pocatello; and acting Rep. George Tway, who is filling in for…
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