And in other non-election news, it’s Ski Swap time. Doors will open at 3 p.m. today for the 66th annual Ski Swap at the Expo Idaho, benefiting the Bogus Basin Ski Education Foundation. That’s earlier than in the past – in fact, it’s coming right…
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Claims of election-related intimidation and harassment in North Idaho’s Bonner and Boundary counties haven’t been confirmed by authorities, but for some local politicians, both Republican and Democrat, the claims are believable and reflective of hardened political views, writes S-R reporter Eli Francovich in today’s Spokesman-Review.…
Idaho Supreme Court Curt McKenzie’s campaign debt has swelled to more than $54,000 as the election approaches, even as he benefits from independent campaign expenditures by three groups. McKenzie reported loaning his campaign $7,500 of his own money on Wednesday, plus another $11,532 in late…
In non-election related news today, S-R reporter Scott Maben writes that a Coeur d’Alene gastroenterologist was unaware that his wife of 10 years, a Las Vegas stripper, was running a multistate drug trafficking and money laundering enterprise, according to court documents. “Dr. Stanley Toelle and…
A former U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service senior official who concealed outside employment at a nonprofit organization has pleaded guilty to falsifying documents that included $3 million in grants from the federal government to the nonprofit. The Idaho Statesman reports that Stephen M. Barton pleaded guilty...
Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo has launched his final campaign commercial of the season, focusing on stirring images and broad themes to stress the importance of the upcoming election. “So much is on the line...
Idaho GOP Congressman Raul Labrador is criss-crossing the country stumping for Donald Trump, speaking at Trump rallies so far in Florida, Arizona and Utah. Labrador’s high-profile national role in the Trump campaign comes despite his lukewarm support for the GOP nominee, whom Labrador, who earlier supported Rand Paul and then Ted Cruz...
So, who are the “Citizens for HJR 5”? The group just began fundraising on Sept. 30 of this year, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Idaho Secretary of State. Its treasurer is Travis Hawkes, managing partner at Riverwood Strategies in Eagle, which also...
Idaho Lt. Gov. Brad Little has come out in favor of HJR 5, the constitutional amendment on the November ballot that Gov. Butch Otter is opposing. “Unfortunately, we live in an age of bureaucratic expansionism on the federal level that often goes unchecked,” Little wrote…
Why would GOP Rep. Raul Labrador have given campaign contributions to 40 GOP candidates for the Idaho Legislature over a two-day stretch in late October? Labrador’s campaign spokeswoman says he’s “always made it a priority to strengthen and build up the Republican Party in Idaho.”...
Three of four wolves fitted with tracking collars in a central Idaho wilderness area last year by state officials without federal approval are surviving as another winter approaches, the AP reports. The surviving wolves from three different packs are still roaming the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness, while an adult female died...
Idaho won’t add its second area code – 986 – until late 2017. But beginning Saturday, Idaho residents can start practicing using an area code for in-state calls, which will become mandatory in August. The second area code is necessary to keep up with the…
The Idaho Supreme Court has upheld the murder conviction of a man prosecutors say killed his wife's boyfriend in a Meridian parking lot. The Idaho Statesman reports that the Supreme Court on Tuesday affirmed an Ada County jury's 2012 conviction of Robert Dean Hall. Prosecutors say Hall fatally shot his wife's boyfriend, Emmett Corrigan...
The two candidates for an open seat on the Idaho Supreme Court had some interesting comments at the forum yesterday, particularly on the subject of judicial demeanor. Candidate Robyn Brody had some pointed remarks about the current court on that score. “Demeanor of the court...
Idaho Supreme Court candidates Robyn Brody and Curt McKenzie will be featured this afternoon at a candidates forum sponsored by the Idaho State Bar, Idaho Women Lawyers and the Idaho Environmental Forum. The forum, which starts at 4:30 p.m. in the Lincoln Auditorium on the…
Over two days, Oct. 18-19, Idaho GOP Congressman Raul Labrador sent campaign contributions of either $250 or $500 to 40 GOP candidates for the Idaho Legislature, plus $10,000 to the Idaho Republican Party, which has been gathering big donations from various groups to run a...
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