Idaho GOP Gov. Butch Otter and Democratic challenger A.J. Balukoff are about to debate before a big crowd at the City Club of Idaho Falls; there are also more than 100 people here at the Owyhee Plaza in Boise for a simulcast of the debate,…
The canceled debate in the Idaho state treasurer's race, originally set for tonight as part of the "Idaho Debates" on Idaho Public Television, has been rescheduled for next Thursday at 8:30 p.m. State Treasurer Ron Crane asked for the change, saying he'd lost his voice…
Two candidates challenging GOP Gov. Butch Otter’s bid for a third term reacted today to Otter’s pledge to continue to fight same-sex marriage in Idaho in court. Here are their statements: John Bujak, Libertarian: “I was disappointed that Gov. Otter decided to continue to waste…
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals this afternoon issued an order rescinding its order last night that specifically made its ruling on Idaho’s same-sex marriage case take effect immediately. The 9th Circuit said this afternoon’s order was issued to comply with U.S. Supreme Court Justice…
Idaho Sen. Jim Risch, in the sole debate of his re-election campaign, ripped Democratic challenger Nels Mitchell as a clone of President Obama and Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid and suggested he’d actually represent California. Mitchell decried the “shrill partisanship” of today’s Washington, D.C., and…
Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden said today that he plans to file a motion asking the 9th Circuit for an en banc hearing - a hearing by a larger, 11-judge panel, as opposed to the three-judge panel that already ruled - on Idaho's same-sex marriage…
Idaho state Treasurer Ron Crane is pulling out of tomorrow’s scheduled statewide debate on Idaho Public Television because he’s lost his voice, but is working to get it rescheduled for next week. “He’s caught the crud that everybody else has had, and yesterday he was…
Here’s a link to my full story at spokesman.com on this morning’s tumultuous events on the gay marriage front. As same-sex couples lined up for marriage licenses at county courthouses around the state, Gov. Butch Otter succeeded in winning a last-minute stay issued this morning…
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter said he's "pleased" with the emergency order from U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy staying the start of same-sex marriages in Idaho; Kennedy asked attorneys for the plaintiffs to respond by 5 p.m. Thursday. “I’m pleased that Justice Kennedy has given…
Shelia Robertson and Andrea Altmayer, who are among the plaintiffs in Idaho’s same-sex marriage case, were first in line at the Ada County Courthouse this morning to get a marriage license when the emergency order – requested by Gov. Butch Otter and issued by U.S.…
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy has issued an emergency order staying the implementation of the gay marriage ruling in Idaho this morning, at the request of Gov. Butch Otter. That halted marriage licenses for same-sex couples – just as they were about to be…
Both Gov. Butch Otter and Attorney General Lawrence Wasden have filed emergency motions with the 9th Circuit this morning asking the appeals court to withdraw its mandate, preventing its ruling on Idaho’s same-sex marriage ban from taking effect immediately. Neither of those motions is expected…
1st Congressional District GOP Rep. Raul Labrador, in response to the 9th Circuit ruling against Idaho’s ban on same-sex marriage, said, "Marriage is an issue that should be decided by the states. Marriage should not be redefined by unelected judges who continue to trump the…
Idaho county clerks say they’re prepared to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples when county courthouses open on Wednesday. Boundary County Clerk Glenda Poston told The Spokesman-Review she received an email from the Idaho Association of Counties at 6:30 p.m. that said, “Each county clerk…
The 9th Circuit has just issued a five-word order, saying, "The mandate shall issue forthwith." That means there's no seven-day delay before Idaho's ban on same-sex marriage is overturned - the decision takes effect immediately, and same-sex couples can now legally marry in Idaho.
Attorneys for the four same-sex couples who successfully sued to overturn Idaho's ban on same-sex marriage say they're filing an emergency motion with the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to lift the stay on the court's decision overturning the ban, and allow Idaho same-sex couples…
Here’s a link to my full story at spokesman.com on today’s 9th Circuit decision rejecting Idaho’s appeal and striking down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage. The appeals court overturned both Idaho’s and Nevada’s bans on equal-protection grounds, finding them unconstitutional – and rejected Idaho’s…
Here’s why Gov. Butch Otter and Attorney General Lawrence Wasden are taking the position that the 9th Circuit’s stay on same-sex marriages starting in Idaho – issued at their request while they appealed to the 9th Circuit – is still in effect: On Page 91…
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter issued this statement just now on the 9th Circuit decision today rejecting the state’s appeal and overturning Idaho’s ban on same-sex marriage: “Today’s decision by the 9th Circuit is disappointing, but not unexpected. I will carefully evaluate the opinion, along with…
Idaho Attorney Lawrence Wasden just issued this statement: “We are reviewing the decision by the court and assessing all of Idaho’s legal options in this case.” He had no further comment on the 9th Circuit’s decision today striking down Idaho’s ban on same-sex marriage. In…
Gathered in front of the federal courthouse in Idaho, three of the couples who successfully sued to overturn Idaho’s ban on same-sex marriage, along with their attorneys, were celebrating this afternoon. “I’m ecstatic,” said Amber Beierle. “I’m grateful to be a part of this process.”…
A unanimous 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel has struck down Idaho’s ban on same-sex marriage. The panel also reversed an earlier ruling upholding a ban in Nevada; the full opinion is online here. The court indicated it’ll issue a separate ruling later on an…
The two candidates for Idaho Secretary of State, Republican Lawerence Denney and Democrat Holli Woodings, will face off in a live debate tonight on Idaho Public Television; it’s part of the Idaho Debates, co-sponsored by the Idaho Press Club and the League of Women Voters…
Idaho high school students are improving on Advanced Placement tests, but still lag well behind national benchmarks on the SAT college placement exam, Idaho Education News reports today. Results for the exams were released today by the College Board; you can read a full report…
Here’s a news item from the Associated Press: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — Federal officials this week are meeting with companies interested in a $1 billion contract to clean up radioactive waste at an eastern Idaho nuclear facility. The Post Register reports (http://www.postregister.com/node/64730) that the…
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