Tonight’s “Idaho Reports” on Idaho Public Television reports on the redistricting that’s ahead for Idaho following the 2020 census, and various bills that have been proposed this year to try to change the process. Also, producer Seth Ogilvie interviews House Health & Welfare Committee Chairman…
The State Board of Education has joined the chorus of opposition to a controversial private school scholarship bill, reports Idaho Education News. Voting unanimously today, the State Board opposed House Bill 590, which narrowly passed the House Education Committee Wednesday and now awaits a vote…
A group of Idaho lawmakers on Friday approved a proposal declaring pornography a public health risk. After approving the resolution, however, the same House panel failed to pass a separate measure requiring public libraries in Idaho to install blockers on their wireless networks...
The Senate has passed Sen. Todd Lakey’s “stand your ground” gun law on a 29-6 party-line vote, with all Senate Republicans voting in favor and all Senate Democrats voting against. “Idaho has some of the best self-defense laws in the country,” Lakey, R-Nampa, told the…
The House has voted 52-16 in favor of HB 547, Rep. Joe Palmer’s bill to forbid local communities from adopting any residential building code provisions that are more up-to-date or more stringent than those adopted by a state board. “It clarifies legislative intent … so...
The House today honored the Legislature’s longtime chief bill drafter, Mike Nugent, who is retiring. Lawmakers from both parties lauded Nugent’s impartiality, hard work, extensive knowledge and quick and on-target work. House Speaker Scott Bedke, addressing Nugent in the House gallery, said, “We will miss...
The budget was set for the state Department of Correction today, with JFAC voting unanimously for a series of motions that come in slightly below the governor’s recommendation, calling for a 7.6 percent increase in state funds. A working group of JFAC members including Reps....
The Senate State Affairs Committee has heartily endorsed plans to bond to build a new $35 million skilled nursing facility on the State Hospital South campus to replace a four-story, 1930s-era structure that now houses 29 elderly and disabled patients with severe mental or physical...
Idaho would become the latest state to prevent convicted domestic abusers from owning guns under a proposal headed to the House floor. The House Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee, a Republican-dominant panel, on Thursday spent several hours debating the Democratic-backed measure before agreeing to send HB 585 to the House floor...
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