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• Idaho House deposes Speaker Denney

  December 6, 2012 in Idaho on Page A7 BOISE – Three-term Idaho House Speaker Lawerence Denney, arguably the most powerful member of the Idaho Legislature, lost his leadership post Wednesday night to rival Rep. Scott Bedke, R-Oakley, in …

• Idaho House speaker Denney ousted

  December 5, 2012 in Idaho Three-term Idaho House Speaker Lawerence Denney, arguably the most powerful member of the Idaho Legislature, lost his leadership post tonight to rival Rep. Scott Bedke, R-Oakley, in a dramatic political … 2

• Idaho lawmakers to receive formal ethics training

  December 1, 2012 in Idaho on Page B2 BOISE – After a string of ethical lapses and questions about Idaho lawmakers’ conduct, new lawmakers will face something unprecedented when they arrive in Boise for their organizational session next … 2

• 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

• Idaho House approves $200,000 fund to hire outside lawyers

  March 27, 2012 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – The Idaho House has backed a new $200,000 fund for the Legislature to hire its own outside lawyers, despite protests that lawmakers already have the attorney general and …

• Court won’t hear redistricting appeal

  January 26, 2012 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – The Idaho Supreme Court stepped in Wednesday and halted two top GOP leaders’ power play over redistricting that was threatening to delay the state’s primary election. The court …

• Democrats roll out proposal for independent ethics panel

  January 13, 2012 in Idaho on Page A7 BOISE – While unveiling their draft legislation setting up a new independent state ethics commission Thursday, Democrats in the Idaho Legislature said they hope to have a bipartisan bill within …

• Democrats to unveil new ethics panel bill

  January 12, 2012 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – Idaho is one of just nine states with no independent ethics commission, but that may soon change. Democrats in the Idaho Legislature will unveil a new ethics commission …

• Elections, redistricting likely to play big role in Idaho

  January 8, 2012 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – As Idaho lawmakers head into an election-year session, they’re facing big decisions. Lawmakers and Gov. Butch Otter budgeted so conservatively last year that they’re now sitting on a … 3

• Idaho House OKs new ethics complaint rules

  February 16, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – The Idaho House voted unanimously Tuesday to amend its ethics rules in the wake of its struggles with four ethics complaints this year, three of them against tax-protesting …

• House panel approves rule to prevent citizens from filing ethics complaints against lawmakers

  February 9, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – Idaho residents would be barred from filing ethics complaints against state lawmakers under legislation that won the approval of a key House committee Tuesday. The new restriction, part … 1

• Representative says he’s paying price for complaint

  December 19, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 BOISE – Rep. Eric Anderson, R-Priest Lake, who filed an ethics complaint against Rep. Phil Hart, R-Athol, says Hart confronted him over it during the Dec. 2 organizational session of …

• Idaho lawmakers pick legislative leadership

  December 2, 2010 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – Coeur d’Alene Rep. Bob Nonini’s bid to join the Idaho House GOP leadership fell short Wednesday night, but there were shakeups elsewhere as Idaho lawmakers met in closed … 1

• Huckleberries: Monster theories squished

  November 21, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 Last Monday began with a mystery on Strahorn Road near Lacey, a section that begins an uphill climb. Where a female driver reported that she saw something that looked like …

• New ethics complaint filed against Hart

    November 5, 2010 in Idaho A GOP lawmaker from North Idaho has filed a new ethics complaint against Rep. Phil Hart, saying Hart’s 1996 theft of state school endowment-owned timber, claims of legislative immunity and … 4

• Our View: Idaho’s lack of disclosure sends wrong message

  April 8, 2009 in Opinion on Page A13 The Idaho Legislature looked like it would finally overcome perennial opposition to personal financial disclosure requirements for lawmakers, but House Speaker Lawerence Denney has decided to sit on the bill. …