Idaho Secretary of State candidate Lawerence Denney wants to do away with the state’s primary election. Denney made the proposal at a City Club of Boise today against his Democratic opponent, Holli Woodings, who sharply disagreed with it; she said Denney wants to “put additional…
After sparring on everything from voter access to Land Board policies, Democrat Holli Woodings and Republican Lawerence Denney were each given the opportunity for closing statements at today’s City Club of Boise debate. “Well, that was a lot of fun - I haven’t debated since…
Some more highlights from today’s City Club of Boise debate between Republican Lawerence Denney and Democrat Holli Woodings: After Denney took the position that the primary election isn’t really an election and shouldn’t be run by the state, he was asked where independent voters should…
Asked to address "scandals" including the Phil Hart affair, redistricting and more, Lawerence Denney, GOP candidate for Secretary of State, told the City Club of Boise, “Ninety seconds to explain all of those scandals is going to be a little bit difficult.” He said, “We…
Republican Lawerence Denney, debating Democratic opponent Holli Woodings today at the City Club of Boise, was asked if he now regrets supporting the closed primary, as he runs for Secretary of State, a position responsible for promoting voter turnout. “I do not regret having supported…
The first question to Lawerence Denney and Holli Woodings, the candidates for Idaho Secretary of State, as they debate today at the City Club of Boise, was about how they reconcile being partisan politicians with the nature of the office, which oversees elections. Denney said…
With Idaho’s same-sex marriage case still pending at the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, attorneys in the case were surprised today that the U.S. Supreme Court denied seven petitions from five states seeking a high court decision on the matter. The Supreme Court’s rejection of…
Today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision to deny five states’ appeals of federal court rulings overturning their bans on same-sex marriage means same-sex marriage now is legal in those states and in six others that are in the same districts and had pending cases. Overall, that…
In his two terms in the House, Idaho Congressman Raul Labrador says he’s been pushing big ideas like immigration and sentencing reform and has become the “go-to” person on immigration issues among House Republicans. Nothing Labrador’s sponsored has become law, but a couple of his…
Democratic challenger A.J. Balukoff attacked Gov. Butch Otter’s record on school achievement and economic growth during today’s debate in Coeur d’Alene, S-R reporter Becky Kramer writes, as the two candidates faced off for the first time. Balukoff declared, “Governor, under your watch we are second…
At the close of today’s gubernatorial debate in Coeur d'Alene, each of the four participating candidates for governor was asked this question: Broncos or Vandals? According to S-R reporter Becky Kramer, these were their answers: A.J. Balukoff: “We're ecumenical in my family.” John Bujak: “Broncos”…
Well, that was a first in my experience – the simultaneous live and Twitter debate for governor of Idaho. @AJforIdaho wins the prize for the most live tweets, @OtterforIdaho for the most polite ones. Both candidates made creative use of hashtags, though @OtterforIdaho didn’t use…
The Coeur d'Alene debate in the governor's race is under way now at the Coeur d'Alene Public Library; word is the room is packed, standing room only. The campaigns of the two major-party candidates, incumbent GOP Gov. Butch Otter and Democratic challenger A.J. Balukoff, are…
Tamarack Resort says it will be investing $1.2 million into improvements to its mountain operations in anticipation of returning to seven-day-a-week skiing this year. “It’s a new day at Tamarack, and we’re looking forward to expanding operations to every day and elevating the resort experience…
Here’s a news item from the Associated Press: BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden has filed a lawsuit against a southwest Idaho fitness company. Wasden contends in the lawsuit filed in Ada County District Court that Body Renew Fitness & Tanning and…
Former GOP state schools Superintendent Jerry Evans today endorsed Democrat A.J. Balukoff for governor of Idaho, over two-term GOP Gov. Butch Otter. "We simply cannot afford four more years of going in the wrong direction,” Evans said. “It is time to thank Gov. Otter for…
Idaho Education News is reporting that the first-year costs of the teacher career ladder plan endorsed Monday by a state Board of Education subcommittee are being written into Gov. Butch Otter’s proposed state budget for next year. “It’s within our parameters,” Otter said in a…
Idaho’s state Land Board has voted unanimously, 5-0, to assign the state land lease for Tamarack Resort to the new owners, New TRAC, allowing the group to begin preparations for the upcoming ski season; the group acquired the resort in a sheriff’s bankruptcy sale in…
Idaho's state Land Board is holding a special meeting this morning, and the sole item on the agenda is assignment of the lease for Tamarack Resort. The board's currently in a closed executive session, but must reconvene in open session to make any decision. The…
An appeal from the state of Idaho over a court decision that required the state to increase its Medicaid reimbursement rates to private-sector health care providers to keep up with the rising cost of services is among cases the U.S. Supreme Court has decided to…
The Republican Governor’s Association launched an attack ad in Idaho on Wednesday against A.J. Balukoff, the Democratic candidate for governor, decrying him as “a typical politician” and “wrong for Idaho.” The description is “very wide of the mark, and a script written by somebody who…
Maybe this is why Politico picked the Idaho governor’s race as a potential “wild card” yesterday when it was looking at incumbent governors who could lose in November: On Sept. 18, The “Sabato Crystal Ball,” the respected election analysis and forecasting site operated by the…
The Idaho Supreme Court has ruled that former Canyon County Prosecutor John Bujak - the current Libertarian candidate for governor - violated four of the Idaho State Bar's ethics rules between 2004 and 2011, the Idaho Press-Tribune reported today. The high court ordered a one-year…
The Republican Governors Association has launched an attack ad against A.J. Balukoff, Democratic candidate for governor of Idaho, calling him “a typical politician” who wants to raise taxes and “a perfect fit for California, wrong for Idaho.” Balukoff, a longtime Idahoan and Boise businessman, has…
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