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 targeted is state Sen. Shawn Keough, R-Sandpoint, who supported unsuccessful efforts to establish a consumer advocate…
Idaho Statesman reporter Dan Popkey traces the web of interconnecting PACs headed by GOP consultant Lou Esposito in his report today, "Idaho House Leaders Attempt Fratricide," on the leadership rift laid bare by yesterday's pre-primary campaign finance reports. You can read Popkey's report here (turn…
Here's a news item from the Associated Press: SANDPOINT, Idaho (AP) ― A white power activist campaigning to be the next sheriff in a north Idaho county hosted a cross burning last week with fellow members of the Idaho Ku Klux Klan. Thirty-three-year-old Shaun Winkler…
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