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• 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 …

• 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

• Labrador launches re-election campaign

  February 14, 2012 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – Idaho congressman Raul Labrador launched his re-election bid Monday, flanked by more than 30 state lawmakers and a bevy of the state’s top GOP elected officials, declaring, “Washington …

• Idaho Rep. Labrador launches re-election bid

  February 13, 2012 in Idaho Idaho Congressman Raul Labrador announced his bid for a second term on the Statehouse steps today, flanked by more than 30 state lawmakers who served with him when he was … 10

• Budget, tax credits lead agendas of region’s lawmakers

  December 4, 2011 in City on Page B7 WASHINGTON – With just under a month left in 2011, the federal budget and tax breaks top Inland Northwest lawmakers’ year-end to-do lists. Three of 12 appropriations bills are on …

• Eye on Boise: Idaho’s dimmer economic outlook mirrors nation’s

  November 6, 2011 in Idaho on Page B7 BOISE – Idaho’s new economic forecast is out, and it’s a gloomier outlook than the state’s last forecast in July – though it still predicts growth. The change comes mainly … 3

• Labrador wants to ax green energy incentives

  November 3, 2011 in Idaho Idaho Congressman Raul Labrador wants to do away with green energy incentives, and instead cut corporate tax rates. 22

• Labrador’s wife on campaign staff

  October 29, 2011 in Idaho on Page B2 BOISE – U.S. Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Idaho, has put his wife, Becca, on his campaign payroll with a monthly salary – a legal practice that has drawn much criticism since … 1

• Idaho Rep. Labrador puts wife on campaign payroll

  October 28, 2011 in Idaho Freshman Idaho Congressman Raul Labrador has put his wife, Becca, on his campaign payroll with a monthly salary - a practice that, while legal, has drawn much criticism since a … 14

• Ex-football player, Democrat challenges Labrador

  October 20, 2011 in Idaho on Page A9 A 33-year-old Lewiston native who retired as an NFL football player in 2009 has launched a run for Congress in Idaho, taking on freshman GOP Rep. Raul Labrador in the … 2

• Timber payments have local backing

  October 8, 2011 in City on Page B1 U.S. senators from Washington and Idaho all say they support a plan to extend payments to counties and school districts that have significant amounts of federal land inside their boundaries. …

• Labrador now favors term limits

  September 28, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – Freshman Congressman Raul Labrador says after serving in the U.S. House of Representatives and seeing what it’s really like, he’s changed his mind and now supports term limits. … 3

• After seeing D.C., Labrador now backs term limits

  September 27, 2011 in Idaho Freshman Congressman Raul Labrador says after serving in the U.S. House and seeing what it’s really like, he’s changed his mind and now supports term limits. 5

• Idaho lawmakers seek grizzly amendment

  September 15, 2011 in Idaho on Page A6 Both of Idaho’s U.S. senators and North Idaho’s congressman introduced legislation Wednesday to amend the Endangered Species Act to reiterate that it’s OK to shoot a grizzly bear in self-defense … 1

• Labrador campaigns in Puerto Rican homeland

  July 19, 2011 Marking his close ties to Puerto Rico, U.S. Rep. Raul Labrador held campaign events in April on the tropical island where he was born. 2

• Bill would open door for more geothermal

  July 16, 2011 in Idaho on Page B3 BOISE – U.S. Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Idaho, is pushing legislation to ease restrictions on geothermal exploration on federal lands, a move experts say could lead to more development of a …

• Idaho rep’s bill would speed geothermal exploration

  July 15, 2011 in Idaho Idaho Congressman Raul Labrador is pushing legislation in Congress to ease restrictions on geothermal exploration on federal lands, a move experts say could lead to more development of a “green” …

• Eye on Boise: Otter says closed primary an imperfect compromise

  April 17, 2011 in Idaho on Page B3 BOISE – Gov. Butch Otter has signed into law historic changes in Idaho’s election system, requiring, for the first time, that all Idahoans declare their party affiliation to vote in …

• Eye on Boise: Labrador hires ex-rival’s ‘most important person’

  January 9, 2011 in Idaho on Page B3 BOISE – New GOP congressman Raul Labrador has hired outgoing Democratic Rep. Walt Minnick’s constituent services director, Lisa Anderson, to be his constituent services director. “Essentially she’ll be performing the …

• Huckleberries column will have new home

  December 26, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 This’ll be my last Huckleberries column as part of Handle Extra. When you next see Huckleberries, it’ll be after the new year, included in the weekend edition of the regular … 1

• Eye on Boise: Minnick concession Tweet No. 8 on ranking list

  December 26, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 BOISE – Idaho Congressman Walt Minnick’s election-night concession on Twitter made history – according to Twitter. It was ranked No. 8 on the site’s list of the “10 Most Powerful …

• North Idaho presence on JFAC drops by two

  December 12, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 BOISE – Now that embattled Rep. Phil Hart, R-Athol, has been removed from the House tax committee for the next two years, where did he land? House Speaker Lawerence Denney …

• New lawmaker knows of student debt

  November 28, 2010 in Idaho on Page B1 BOISE – Idaho’s newest congressman-elect is a 42-year-old attorney and former state lawmaker, but he’s also still paying off thousands in student loans. “It’s how I got through law school,” … 1

• Labrador still staddled with student debt

  November 27, 2010 in Idaho BOISE – Idaho’s newest congressman-elect is a 42-year-old attorney and former state lawmaker, but he’s also still paying off thousands in student loans. 3

• Labrador says win sends message

  November 4, 2010 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – Idaho elected its first Hispanic to represent the state in Congress on Tuesday, as Raul Labrador upset freshman Democratic Rep. Walt Minnick with a decisive 51 percent to … 1

• GOP incumbents finding easy wins in Idaho

  November 3, 2010 in Idaho on Page A1 A tumultuous election in Idaho led to high turnout and strong feelings, but the most-Republican-voting state in the nation was left little changed. Idaho Gov. Butch Otter rallied to win …

• Minnick’s latest TV ad disputed

  October 30, 2010 in Idaho on Page B2 BOISE – Idaho congressman Walt Minnick has come out with another hard-hitting TV ad about GOP rival Raul Labrador, this one focusing on a federal drug case involving an illegal … 1

• House rivals squabble over wilderness, campaign funds

  October 29, 2010 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – With the latest independent poll showing Idaho’s 1st District congressional race narrowing to a dead heat, congressman Walt Minnick and GOP rival Raul Labrador clashed in a debate …

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