A boat being hauled into Idaho from Nevada bypassed a state inspection station, was stopped by a Twin Falls County sheriff’s deputy and escorted back to the check station, and was found to be contaminated with live quagga or zebra mussels – the invasive mussels…
Idaho’s state Land Board voted unanimously this morning to approve a new strategic reinvestment plan that’s been years in the works, and calls for shifting the state endowment’s land assets out of residential cottage sites and commercial property and into timber land and ag land.…
This is it – it’s Election Day, time to vote. Polls are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. There’s voter information online here from the Idaho Secretary of State's office. Got questions about the candidates or issues? There are lots of resources out there, including...
A political action committee under investigation in Idaho for suspicious campaign contributions failed to report more than $9,000 in expenditures until the day before the May 17 primary election. The Integrity in Government PAC filed a last-minute independent expenditure report on Monday, detailing spending made over the past week. Idaho law...
Idaho Secretary of State Lawerence Denney isn’t offering a turnout prediction for tomorrow’s Idaho primary election, but he is urging people to vote. “I think there are some very interesting local races, some sheriff and county commission races,” he noted. Plus, there’s a four-way Idaho...
Throughout an area of northeast Boise, hand-printed yellow signs by the roadsides tout “Joel Robinson for Precinct Committeeman.” So, what’s that? Political parties have precinct chairs for every voting precinct, who are elected along with other candidates in the primary election, which is tomorrow. And...
Idaho State Treasurer Ron Crane, battered in recent years by charges of padding expenses, excessive state-funded travel and mismanagement of state investments, now faces a wrongful-termination claim that alleges a former deputy was fired for trying to stop some of the office’s excesses, writes Bill…
Remember that federal lawsuit filed against the state by the Idaho Freedom Foundation challenging the state’s membership in the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, known for the SBAC tests for schoolkids? It was quietly dismissed last month. U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill found that the…
In Idaho’s northernmost legislative district, Republican Party politics has been pulled farther to the right in recent years with the rise of the tea party. But now a new element is pushing the party farther still: the arrival of conservative Christian “preppers” fleeing more populated states, who see the region as a “redoubt” – a place to...
A few more 48-hour notices of independent expenditures on campaigns have come in since my last roundup on Friday, from Idaho Freedom Action, targeting Rep. Luke Malek ,R-Coeur d’Alene, with broadcast advertising; and the Republican North Idaho PAC, supporting Malek and candidates Peter Riggs, Paul…
Idaho state schools Superintendent Sherri Ybarra and Gov. Butch Otter issued statements this afternoon decrying the Obama Administration’s new guidance on treatment of transgender students, including bathroom and locker room policies, as did Lt. Gov. Brad Little. Here are...
Tonight’s “Idaho Reports” includes a roundup of the events of the past week, and a report from Rexburg, where the IR crew looks into what’s happening in District 34, where there are two hotly contested GOP legislative primary races. On the pundits panel, Kimberlee Kruesi of the Associated Press and Kevin Richert...
Here are the latest independent expenditure reports filed with the Idaho Secretary of State’s office in legislative races in Tuesday’s primary: The Idaho Prosperity Fund, IACI’s campaigning arm, reported spending a whopping $32,459 on literature and postage, all yesterday and today, with $29,209 of that...
Idaho Sen. Jim Risch says due to public opposition, he won’t push for legislation in Congress to authorize a controversial Lochsa River basin land swap. The Lewiston Tribune reports that Risch sent a letter to the chief of the Forest Service on Thursday saying he’d…
The NRA Political Victory Fund reports today that it’s made independent expenditures in support of two legislative candidates: Reps. Judy Boyle, R-Midvale, and Luke Malek, R-Coeur d’Alene. The gun group reported spending $1,302 on literature and postage in support of the two candidates, all on…
Idaho Rep. Pete Nielsen says he didn't have House Speaker Scott Bedke's endorsement despite running ads in three weekly newspapers claiming the House leader supported Nielsen's run for re-election. Nielsen, a Republican from Mountain Home, told...
The Idaho Secretary of State’s office has received three formal complaints related to multiple $1,000 donations to legislative candidates from businesses owned by Idaho Falls businessman Doyle Beck. Carrie Scheid, a citizen activist from Idaho Falls, filed all three complaints, which are against three legislative…
Idaho legislative candidate Jake Stephens says he was joking when he wrote on Facebook that he was out hunting Mexicans. The comment was posted underneath a picture of Stephens dressed in full camouflage and holding a rifle. Stephens, a Republican, is running against first term Rep. Ryan Kerby, R-New Plymouth...
Here’s our full story from spokesman.com on the filing of an amicus brief by the U.S. Justice Department this week in an Idaho Supreme Court case that centers on the question of whether a criminal defendant who can’t afford an attorney can sue to protect…
Here’s what’s shown in campaign finance reports filed this week by several PACs of interest: OtterPAC, Integrity in Government PAC; and Idaho Chooses Life PAC: OtterPAC’s campaign finance report shows that Gov. Butch Otter’s new PAC raised $62,776 in contributions since Jan. 1 and carried…
Post Falls Rep. Don Cheatham got back to me this afternoon about his campaign letter on what appears to be a copy of his official Idaho House of Representatives stationery, and vehemently denied that he used a copy of his official letterhead. Cheatham said there...
Here’s the latest crop of independent expenditures and electioneering communication reports, all from 48-hour notices filed with the Idaho Secretary of State’s office in the past 24 hours: The “Committee for Principled Government,” headed by Greyhound Park Event Center manager Doug Okuniewisz, reported spending $1,164…
Post Falls Rep. Don Cheatham has sent out a campaign letter on what appears to be a copy of his official Idaho House of Representatives stationery, raising questions about use of official letterhead in a political campaign; you can see the letter here. Cheatham’s letter includes a disclaimer at...
Three contested North Idaho legislative GOP primary races have seen lopsided fundraising, according to campaign finance reports, with incumbent Rep. Luke Malek, R-Coeur d’Alene, far outpacing challenger Art Macomber in fundraising; while challengers Peter Riggs and Paul Amador each have raised more than twice as…
A spokesman for Robyn Brody’s campaign for the Idaho Supreme Court says the campaign is disputing the Idaho Secretary of State’s office’s finding that four donations, totaling $27,000, that it received from four farm-related firms exceeded the state Sunshine Law’s limits because the firms are…
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