Idaho 1st District GOP Rep. Raul Labrador’s immigration enforcement crackdown bill cleared the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday on a party-line vote, with 19 Republicans supporting it and 13 Democrats opposing it.
Sean Hannity says a media watchdog is guilty of “liberal fascism” for targeting advertisers on his Fox News Channel show, as one company announced Wednesday that it would no longer hawk its wares there. The Chicago-based Cars.com said that it had been “watching closely” and recently decided to suspend its backing of Hannity.
Disabled veteran and artist, Jason Sanchez has returned to his former elementary school to paint a solar system mural as a gift and a thank you. His own children are now students at the school.
In the final few hours of the race, Pence and President Donald Trump each recorded phone calls for the Republican National Committee expressing support for Gianforte. Except, there’s one hang-up on that last outreach effort: robocalls are technically illegal in Montana, punishable by a fine of up to $2,500.
Matt Pomerinke doesn’t spare his teenage audience when he describes the industrial accident that cost him an arm. A board jammed in a piece of machinery at the small mill where he worked. Pomerinke tried to jerk it loose. When the board broke, he lost his balance. He watched his arm being pulled into the drive motor on the conveyor belt.
A reporter said the Republican candidate for Montana’s sole congressional seat “body-slammed” him Wednesday, the day before the special election. A campaign spokesman says, Greg Gianforte was in a private office giving an interview when Guardian newspaper reporter Ben Jacobs went into the office without permission... Thoughts?
This'll be our last day off together for at least a week. A family wedding is beckoning. I've lined up the dog/house sitter. And I'm looking forward to some R 'n R and the get together with my five siblings. After this wedding, we'll have only 2 more Gen 3ers to marry before we move on to my soon-to-be-92YO Mom's great-grandchildren.
OK, I know I've been a bit over-the-top today on the Trump-Pope Francis photos. But this one is my favorite. Pope Francis walks past Ivanka Trump and First Lady Melania Trump at the Vatican today.
Idaho lawmakers have billed state taxpayers roughly $107,000 so far this year for travel expenses accrued during the 2017 legislative session, according to the Associated Press. And guess who leads the pack? Vito Barbieri. So far, the House District 2 legislator has the highest total in travel reimbursements: $7,100.
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Alas, I didn't see this AP photo when I looked for the Cutline Contest subject today. It would have been a dandy. U.S. President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump and daughter Ivanka Trump, left, met with Pope Francis today at the Vatican. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)
In a Facebook post, reporter Kevin Richert/Idaho Education News provides a wonderful perspective that occurred during a chance meeting with an oldtimer in a wheelchair today.
A Post Falls Parks and Recreation employee found a loaded gun near the intersection of East Seltice Way and North Idaho Road on Tuesday. The employee contacted the Post Falls Police Department who responded to the scene. KREM 2 reports ...
In a Faithful Geek post today, Nic comments: "It doesn’t bother me that Christians voted for (Donald Trump); what does disturb me is how many Christians gleefully supported and embraced Trump's hateful rhetoric. I am dumbfounded by how willingly they overlooked his moral failures." Much more below.
Every state has a Hippie Town, according to Matt Meltzer of Thrillist. The Hippie Town in Washington is the state capitol, Olympia. Even Idaho has a Hippie Town, according to Thrillist. And it isn't Sandpoint.
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The Post Falls Police Department log Tuesday tells of a dog getting loose on Lincoln Street and biting a passing pedestrian. But the incident had a happy ending.
AM Headlines begins with good news for Gonzaga Bulldogs fans: Forward Johnathan Williams has withdrawn from NBA draft and will return for his senior year. Also: Records for May 23-24/Press, Resort geraniums in place again/KXLY, Idaho State Police taking to the air/Press, Orofino woman faces murder charge/KHQ + more ...
I've asked Mayor Steve Widmyer several times about his thought on re-election. He told me months ago that he was 99% sure that he would run again. But he wanted to clear things with wife, Marie. Shortly before 6 p.m. Tuesday, he sent out a statement via email that said he would seek re-election. Let's discuss this.
In the Lewiston Tribune today, Opinion Editor Marty Trillhaase comments that there's nothing illegal about Congressman Raul Labrador running for Idaho governor while serving in the Idaho House. Democrats are calling on Labrador to resign his day job if he wants to run for another.
In the Tuesday poll, almost two-thirds of Hucks Nation says elected officials, like Congressman Raul Labrador and Lt. Gov. Brad Little, should resign to run for another office. Today's Poll: Do you think Steve Widmyer has earned a second term as Coeur d'Alene mayor?
The Cutline Contest today features President Donald Trump meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican. Tuesday Winner: Pence 46.
In Idaho, the Trump budget proposal unveiled (Tuesday), if enacted, would mean big hits to the state budget, from health care to education, according to an analysis by the Idaho Center for Fiscal Policy. Betsy Russell/SR reports ...
Shannon Forbes of Coeur d’Alene can sum up her feelings about California drivers in three words: not a fan. She encountered 2 California drivers during a stop in Yellowstone Park this week that you wouldn't want to meet on a public roadway. Q: Do you really think drivers in some states are worse than those in others?
Speaker Paul Ryan is acutely aware that Republicans will be attacked over the health care bill that his chamber passed a few weeks ago, but the Wisconsin Republican felt that inaction was not an option. “I’ll accept that we will get hit for this,” Ryan said Wednesday. Q: How hard will House Republicans be hit over their health care bill?
D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.
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