Here's a news item from the Associated Press:BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho lawmaker wants to change the state law limiting the number of new charter schools to six each year, making exceptions for petitions targeted at underserved students. Sen. John Goedde's bill was introduced…
Lawmakers would declare an emergency and urge the governor to do the same and order the state's wolf population reduced, under a concurrent resolution introduced today in the House Resources Committee at the urging of Rep. Dick Harwood, R-St. Maries. "This bill is about legislators…
Rep. Dick Harwood, R-St. Maries, says a constituent of his in North Idaho complained that when he found a bobcat dead in the road near his place, Idaho Fish & Game threatened him with arrest if he picked it up. "He wrote me, said you're…
Here's a news item from the Associated Press: BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Officials from Idaho cities criticized a bill in the Legislature meant to force the Boise City Council to ask downtown property owners for permission before charging them to help pay for a planned…
Several groups joined today to speak out against three pending bills that seek to penalize Idaho employers who hire illegal immigrants, saying the bills will be costly, will hurt businesses and won't help the nation with its immigration issues. "What the nation wants and what…
Today is the day that the House and Senate memorialize former representatives and senators who have passed away in the past year. The House gallery is full, where popular former seven-term Rep. Reed Hansen is among those being memorialized; he died on the last day…
Rep. Dennis Lake, R-Blackfoot, proposed a resolution this morning to block state retirees from receiving a scheduled 1 percent cost of living increase. The House State Affairs Committee agreed to introduce the bill, but balked at a proposal to send it straight to the full…
After a hearing lasting nearly two hours, the House Education Committee has voted overwhelmingly in favor of HB 493, the bill from Reps. Steven Thayn, R-Emmett, and Branden Durst, D-Boise, to launch a pilot project to give kids incentives to move through school more quickly…
Rep. Jim Clark's proposal to allow liquor sampling at Idaho distilleries, just like wine-tasting now is allowed, was defeated on a tied vote this morning in the House State Affairs Committee. "HB 393 is a small-business jobs bill," Clark told the committee, noting that there…
Reps. Steven Thayn, R-Emmett, and Branden Durst, D-Boise, are presenting HB 493 this morning, their bill that's up for a full hearing to create a "mastery" program that would, among other things, provide scholarships for students who graduate from high school early, along with other…
Idaho's state colleges and universities would get their own budget stabilization fund, under legislation introduced unanimously this morning in the House Education Committee. "It's such a good idea," said House Assistant Majority Leader Scott Bedke, R-Oakley, who proposed the bill and is co-sponsoring it with…
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