Idaho GOP Rep. Raul Labrador fielded an array of questions along with cheers, boos, applause and shouts at a lively town-hall meeting Wednesday night, which drew close to 700 people; scheduled for 90 minutes, it ran for more than three hours...
When a questioner told Labrador he appreciated the congressman holding the town-hall meeting and enduring shouts and boos, saying it didn't look fun, Labrador said, “I actually like it – I’m used to getting booed. I get it at home all the time.” That drew a laugh.
At one point during Rep. Raul Labrador’s town-hall meeting tonight, after an extended exchange with a questioner who called for him to back investigations of President Trump, the crowd began chanting, “Do your job, do your job!” Labrador paused, smiled, and spread his arms. “Two…
When Rep. Raul Labrador was asked about President Trump not releasing his tax returns, he said, “I have no problem challenging a president of the other party or a president of my party, and I think I’ve shown that in my seven years in Washington,…
1st District Rep. Raul Labrador told the crowd that he usually spends about 10 or 15 minutes on opening remarks, “but since we have so many people, I’m not going to do that.” “It’s a great honor - I’ve been representing the 1st District of…
The doors just opened, and the crowd poured in for 1st District GOP Rep. Raul Labrador's town-hall meeting tonight in Meridian; many were waiting outside. The initial surge filled the large Meridian Middle School auditorium a little more than half full, and people are still…
Idaho’s state Board of Education, meeting in Moscow today, has voted to raise student tuition and fees at the University of Idaho, Boise State University and Lewis-Clark State College by 3.5 percent. That’s well under the requests from the two largest universities. The U of...
Gov. Butch Otter joined local, state and federal officials today to urge caution amid increasing risk of flooding across the state, including in the Boise River basin. “Most of our counties have been declared disasters, and we’re working to get assistance and relief deployed wherever...
A group of 30 lawmakers, including some legislative leaders, is urging the Idaho Supreme Court to overturn a nearly 40-year-old ruling on when the governor can veto a bill. According to the lawsuit filed Wednesday, lawmakers contend that Gov. Butch Otter violated the Idaho Constitution earlier this year when he vetoed a proposal that would...
About 30 advocates for people with disabilities gathered across the street from the Capitol today to oppose proposals to turn Medicaid into a block grant program to states – saying it will harm Idahoans with disabilities. Mike Skelton, board president of the Consortium for Idahoans…
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