The U.S. House has passed HR 2048, the USA Freedom Act, on a 338-88 vote, with Idaho’s members splitting – 2nd District Rep. Mike Simpson voted with the majority in favor, and 1st District Rep. Raul Labrador voted in the minority against the bill. The…
The Idaho Republican Party doesn’t have a statement about the upcoming special session; party executive director David Johnston said the party has no comment. But they do have other news: Marco Rubio will be the keynote speaker at the party’s summer central committee meeting in…
Idaho Sen. Jim Risch has introduced a bill that would allow public utilities like Idaho Power to deny contracts to independent power producers if they can show they don’t need the electricity, Idaho Statesman reporter Rocky Barker reports today, making a big modification to the…
Idaho Democratic Party Chairman Larry Kenck has sent out a statement about the upcoming special session of the Idaho Legislature, writing, “The ‘You Just Can’t Make This Up’ Caucus is scrambling to justify the blunder that threatened $205 million in child support for Idaho kids.”…
A huge array of organizations from around the state – from the Ada County Prosecutor’s Office to the YMCA of Lewiston, from Catholic Charities of Idaho to the Idaho Head Start Association to St. Vincent de Paul of North Idaho – has signed a letter…
The House and Senate Judiciary committees have announced a joint meeting, set for 9:30 a.m. on Monday during the special session of the Legislature, at which they’ll take public testimony on the child support enforcement bill. People who want to testify can begin signing up…
In advances of Monday’s special session of the Idaho Legislature, Idaho Voices for Children has released a two-page “policy perspective” report on child support in Idaho, reporting that nearly one in four Idaho children receives child support payments. “In Idaho, both parents, whether legally married...
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