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• Eked-out win teaches Idaho Democrat a lesson

  May 22, 2012 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – A Democratic candidate for Congress in Idaho says he’s learned a lesson, after he didn’t actively campaign during his primary race and ended up with only a 5 … 1

• Candidate who kept campaign quiet nearly lost

  May 21, 2012 in Idaho A Democratic candidate for Congress in Idaho says he’s learned a lesson, after he didn’t actively campaign during his primary race and ended up with only a five percentage point … 5

• Eye on Boise: Twin Falls GOP committee hopeful draws party’s ire

  May 20, 2012 in Idaho on Page B3 BOISE – Good grief – it’s happened again. It turns out that it’s not only up north that one warring GOP faction has tried to hijack another one’s name, as … 2

• Primary voters oust Hart

  May 17, 2012 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – Tax-protesting Idaho state Rep. Phil Hart’s legislative career appears done. Hart was defeated in a four-way Republican primary Tuesday, according to unofficial results, edged out by Ed Morse, … 1

• Idaho voters spurn tax-protesting lawmaker

  May 16, 2012 in Idaho Tax-protesting Idaho state Rep. Phil Hart’s legislative career will end this year, Idaho voters decided on Tuesday. 5

• Bomb scares disrupt voting

  May 16, 2012 in Idaho on Page A12 Two bomb scares disrupted voting Tuesday in Idaho. In Coeur d’Alene, voting was temporarily delayed at Woodland Middle School, the polling place for two Idaho precincts in Tuesday’s primary election, …

• Idaho primary emotions eclipse low turnout

  May 16, 2012 in Idaho on Page A1 Idaho’s inaugural closed primary election Tuesday turned into a nasty internal squabble for the state’s dominant Republican Party, as GOP leaders, factions and interest groups turned on each other in …

• Today’s vote a first for Idaho

  May 15, 2012 in Idaho on Page A5 Idaho voters go to the polls today for the first election under the state’s new closed-primary system. That means for the first time, Idaho voters must register by party. And …

• Idaho voters head to the polls Tuesday

  May 14, 2012 in Idaho Idaho voters go to the polls Tuesday - they’re open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. - for the first election under the state’s new closed-primary system. 2

• Eye on Boise: GunPAC’s targets curiously chosen

  May 13, 2012 in Idaho on Page B2 BOISE – Among the weirdest things that emerged from campaign finance reports in Idaho this week – which showed that House Republican leaders were funneling money from their leadership PAC …

• North Idaho candidates file campaign finance paperwork

  May 11, 2012 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – In the hard-fought GOP primary races in North Idaho’s Legislative District 2, campaign finance reports show that challengers have outraised two of the three incumbents, including tax-protesting Rep. …

• Two Idaho legislative challengers outraise incumbents

  May 10, 2012 in Idaho In the hard-fought GOP primary races in North Idaho’s legislative District 2, campaign finance reports show that challengers have out-raised two of the three incumbents, including tax-protesting Rep. Phil Hart. 2

• Avista gives cash to oust two N. Idaho incumbents

    May 10, 2012 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – Avista Corp. is spending thousands of dollars trying to unseat two longtime North Idaho legislators, throwing its support behind tea party-backed challengers in next week’s Republican primary. Being … 32

• Avista wants two North Idaho lawmakers replaced

    May 9, 2012 in News, Idaho Avista Corp. is spending thousands of dollars trying to unseat two longtime North Idaho legislators, throwing its support behind tea party backed challengers in next week’s Republican primary. 20

• Primary rivalry heats up in GOP

  May 9, 2012 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE - With Idaho’s first closed GOP primary just a week away, Idaho Republicans are turning on each other with a ferocity unseen in decades. Campaign finance reports filed Tuesday …

• Idaho Republicans turn on one another

  May 8, 2012 in Idaho With Idaho’s first closed GOP primary just a week away, Idaho Republicans are turning on each other with a ferocity unseen in decades. Campaign finance reports filed Tuesday revealed everything … 22

• Low vote turnout in Idaho feared

  May 6, 2012 in Idaho on Page B1 Much is at stake in Idaho’s May 15 primary election, from hotly contested county races to every seat in the Legislature. Because Republicans so completely dominate state politics, many of … 1

• Nonini donates to Cameron challenger

  May 4, 2012 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – State Rep. Bob Nonini, R-Coeur d’Alene, who’s running for the Idaho Senate, has made a last-minute, $1,000 campaign donation through his political action committee to the primary election …

• Nonini backs rival to 11-term fellow GOP lawmaker

  May 3, 2012 in Idaho Rep. Bob Nonini, R-Coeur d’Alene, who’s running for the Idaho Senate, has made a last-minute $1,000 campaign donation through his PAC to the primary election challenger of the sitting chairman … 7

• New district gets state-funded mailing

  May 3, 2012 in Idaho on Page A5 Kris Sabo, of Sagle, was surprised when an official state-funded letter arrived in the mail from Idaho Sen. Sheryl Nuxoll, R-Cottonwood, talking about Nuxoll’s record and thanking supporters as she …

• Idaho senator sends state-funded letter to new district

  May 2, 2012 in Idaho Kris Sabo of Sagle was surprised when an official state-funded letter arrived in the mail from Idaho Sen. Sheryl Nuxoll, R-Cottonwood, talking about Nuxoll’s record and thanking supporters as she … 8

• Idaho Senate hopeful touts ethics pledge

  May 2, 2012 in Idaho on Page A6 Politics are heating up in North Idaho. Former state Sen. Mike Jorgenson, who’s running for the Senate seat he lost two years ago to an ally of tax-protesting Rep. Phil …

• Idaho candidate pushes tax-paying pledge

  May 1, 2012 in Idaho Former Idaho Sen. Mike Jorgenson, who’s running again for the Senate seat he lost two years ago to an ally of tax-protesting Rep. Phil Hart, has signed and sent to … 4

• Republican newcomers vying for CdA seat

  April 30, 2012 in Idaho on Page A1 With fourth-term Republican Rep. Marge Chadderdon of Coeur d’Alene stepping down, the only contested race in the primary for Idaho’s legislative District 4 this year is between the two young … 1

• Idaho’s District 3 drawing challenges in GOP

  April 30, 2012 in Idaho on Page A1 For the last two elections, one North Idaho legislative district saw few contested races, as popular incumbents were repeatedly re-elected. This year is different, with fourth-term Republican Rep. Frank Henderson … 1

• Labrador way ahead in campaign cash

  April 18, 2012 in Idaho on Page A6 North Idaho’s freshman GOP congressman Raul Labrador has geared up his re-election campaign, according to the latest campaign finance reports, while his prospective opponents haven’t. Labrador’s pulling in PAC money …

• Labrador gears up campaign, rivals lag

  April 17, 2012 in Idaho North Idaho’s freshman GOP congressman Raul Labrador has geared up his re-election campaign, according to the latest campaign finance reports, while his prospective opponents haven’t. Labrador’s pulling in PAC money …

• Idaho Democrats to caucus Saturday

  April 13, 2012 in Idaho on Page A5 Idaho Democrats will caucus on Saturday morning to select their presidential delegates, and they’re inviting folks to join them at the gatherings in each Idaho county. In Kootenai County, the …

• Bipartisanship in Congress sadly lacking, Labrador says

  March 14, 2012 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – Idaho congressman Raul Labrador issued a call for bipartisanship Tuesday, saying the politics in Washington, D.C., are too tainted by partisan rifts. Labrador told the Idaho House and … 2

• Labrador: Duty ‘transcends party affiliation’ in Idaho Legislature

  March 13, 2012 in Idaho Idaho Congressman Raul Labrador issued a call for bipartisanship today, saying the politics in Washington, D.C. are too tainted by partisan rifts. 5

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