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Bonner prosecutor speaks out on why he referred harassment allegations to Attorney General’s office
Bonner County Prosecutor Louis Marshall says he referred the case of alleged harassment of a Democratic Party field organizer by supporters of Rep. Heather Scott to the Idaho Attorney General’s office because of a possible conflict of interest for his office in looking into the…
Malloy: Dems target Redoubter Scott
In his Idaho Politics Weekly column, Chuck Malloy wonders if the Christian Redoubters who have moved into Bonner and Boundary counties can save their favorite candidate, state Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard. Scott’s race against Democrat Kate McAlister will show how much staying power the Redoubt movement has.
Reuter: Why Heather Scott must go
In a column for the Inlander, former Sandpoint councilman John T Reuter explains why he thinks Idaho House Distric 1 voters should reject the re-election bid of state Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, the Tea Party darling who supported the Malheur Wildlife Refugee occupation near Burns, Ore., in January.
Idaho AG investigates claim that Rep. Heather Scott backers harassed Idaho Democrat volunteer
The Idaho Attorney General’s office has opened an investigation into charges that supporters of Idaho state Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, stalked and harassed a young field organizer for the Idaho Democratic Party in North Idaho.
AG probes claims vs Scott backers
The Bonner County prosecutor’s office has referred charges that supporters of Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, stalked and harassed a young field organizer for the Idaho Democratic Party in North Idaho to the Idaho Attorney General’s office, and the Attorney General’s office has opened an investigation.
Attorney General opens investigation into charges of harassment of Dem worker by Heather Scott supporters
The Bonner County prosecutor’s office has referred charges that supporters of Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, stalked and harassed a young field organizer for the Idaho Democratic Party in North Idaho to the Idaho Attorney General’s office, and the Attorney General’s office has opened an investigation.
Eye on Boise: McAlister outraises Scott in N. Idaho race
The latest campaign finance reports from the race between Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, and Democratic challenger Kate McAlister of Sandpoint show McAlister out-raising the outspoken first-term incumbent. McAlister, president of the Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce, raised $16,831 in the most recent reporting period, and $26,211 year-to-date; Scott raised $14,827 during the most recent period and $18,650 year-to-date.
Challenger Kate McAlister outraises Rep. Heather Scott in North Idaho race
Challenger Kate McAlister outraises Rep. Heather Scott in North Idaho race
Trillhaase: Heather’s goons gone wild
In his weekly Cheers & Jeers column, Opinion Editor Marty Trillhaase of the Lewiston Tribune gives JEERS to … state Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard for not speaking up when her followers harass others in Bonner County.
IACI endorses Dem challenger to Rep. Heather Scott
Idaho’s pro-business lobby says Republican state Rep. Heather Scott has one of the worst voting records on supporting commerce and has decided to throw its support behind her Democratic opponent. Kate McAlister is the only non-incumbent the Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry has endorsed during this year’s general election…
Idaho Dems pull field organizer out of Bonner, Boundary counties, charge harassment by Heather Scott supporters
The Idaho Democratic Party has pulled a party field organizer out of Bonner and Boundary counties after the young man reported he was repeatedly stalked and harassed by supporters of GOP state Rep. Heather Scott. This follows concerns expressed this week by Scott’s Democratic challenger Kate McAlister about an armed Scott backer who confronted…
Democrats pull worker out of Bonner County, charge harassment by Idaho Rep. Heather Scott’s supporters
The Idaho Democratic Party has pulled a party field organizer out of Bonner and Boundary counties after the young man reported he was repeatedly stalked and harassed by supporters of GOP state Rep. Heather Scott.
Of District 1 legislative races, the ‘American Redoubt’ and politics in North Idaho…
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…
Redoubt movement helps push North Idaho politics to extreme right
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 settle and defend themselves when the whole country goes bad.
Rep. Scott introduces bill to repeal law creating defunct Idaho Women’s Commission
Rep. Scott introduces bill to repeal law creating defunct Idaho Women’s Commission
Idaho House divided over removing sales tax from Girl Scout cookies
The Idaho House narrowly passed legislation Wednesday to remove the state’s distinction as one of just two states that imposes sales taxes on Girl Scout cookies, after North Idaho Rep. Heather Scott argued the exemption would be unconstitutional.
Huckleberries: Confederate flag protest still attracts barbs
Jon Ruggles, the Wallace man who complained about Confederate flags displayed on a pickup at the Shoshone County transfer station, continues to attract criticism in the public square. On Martin Luther King Jr Day, Ruggles saw two Confederate flag emblems on a vehicle belonging to a county employee, and complained to county officials. On Thursday, a Mullan woman defended the Confederate flag in a half-page letter to the Shoshone News Press and told Ruggles to go back to California
Eye on Boise: Tearful Idahoans push for Medicaid expansion
BOISE – Hundreds of people filled the state Capitol’s largest hearing room Friday morning to press for expanding Medicaid to help Idahoans who don’t have health insurance, reforming the state’s foster care system, raising reimbursements to Medicaid service providers and more. Medicaid expansion was by far the most-sought change, with people from around the state, many fighting tears, sharing heart-wrenching stories of their or their family members’ experiences with uncovered illness, both physical and mental.
Two Idaho lawmakers at scene as Burns standoff ends with surrenders
Many have been watching the events in Burns, Ore. today, where the last four occupiers of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge surrendered and the tense standoff ended. You can read the latest AP report here. The final four holdouts in the armed takeover of the…
Rep. Scott decries STEM Action Center tax credit as boosting ‘state charities,’ but bill passes, 66-4
Rep. Scott decries STEM Action Center tax credit as boosting ‘state charities,’ but bill passes, 66-4