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Bill to move up Idaho party-affiliation deadline dies; voters will be able to switch at polls on March 8
It turns out that voters who want to change their party affiliation at the polls for Idaho’s March 8 presidential primary will be able to do so after all.
Bill to move up party-affiliation deadline is dead
It turns out that voters who want to change their party affiliation at the polls for Idaho’s March 8 presidential primary will be able to do so after all. Legislation proposed by Idaho Secretary of State Lawerence Denney to move up the affiliation deadline…
Risch campaigns for Rubio at Iowa caucus; Idaho tries to position itself for impact in nomination
As the presidential race focused on Iowa yesterday, Idaho Sen. Jim Risch was at an elementary school in Iowa Falls campaigning for Marco Rubio in the Iowa caucuses; Rubio finished third, with Ted Cruz in the lead and Donald Trump second. Risch called Rubio “the…
Idaho parties trying to increase state’s impact in selecting president
Idaho may be small potatoes in the national presidential nominating process, but the Gem State’s trying to position itself to have maximum impact on the process in both parties.
Eye on Boise: Eye on Boise: Poll shows Idahoans not pining big for tax cuts
Eye on Boise column for Sunday
13 Republicans, 3 Constitution Party candidates file for Idaho’s March 8 presidential primary
13 Republicans, 3 Constitution Party candidates file for Idaho’s March 8 presidential primary
Hayden man pushes campaign finance initiative, despite review saying it’s unconstitutional
A 75-year-old Hayden man is pushing ahead with a campaign finance ballot initiative that he personally wrote and is sponsoring, even after a review by the Idaho Attorney General’s office found it unconstitutional. Bob Perry, who turns 76 in January, said he wasn’t swayed by…
Idaho ballot proposal would lower sales tax, cut exemptions
Idaho ballot proposal would lower sales tax, cut exemptions
Crapo announces Kempthorne endorsement, repeats ‘conservative’ 5 times
Idaho GOP Sen. Mike Crapo announced today that former Idaho Gov. Dirk Kempthorne, also a Republican and former Idaho senator, has endorsed Crapo’s re-election bid, something that’s hardly a surprise. Crapo is seeking a fourth six-year term in the Senate, after serving three terms in…
House minority caucus chair won’t seek re-election
House minority caucus chair won’t seek re-election
Constitution Party hopes to entice its presidential hopefuls to campaign in Idaho
Constitution Party hopes to entice its presidential hopefuls to campaign in Idaho
Group files initiative to raise cigarette tax, lower college tuition
Group files initiative to raise cigarette tax, lower college tuition
Eye on Boise: GOP decides national delegate process
When the Idaho Republican Party holds its presidential primary election on March 8, it’ll determine how the state’s 32 delegates to the Republican National Convention are apportioned, and it’s not as simple as just proportional or winner-take-all. That’s because national GOP rules require if a state party does its selection process – whether by primary election, caucus or convention – between March 1 and 15, its delegates must be apportioned proportionally based on the results, but with two optional exceptions, a “floor” and a “ceiling.”
Of parties, delegate selection, and the March 8 primary…
When the Idaho Republican Party holds its presidential primary election on March 8, it’ll determine how the state’s 32 delegates to the Republican National Convention are apportioned, and it’s not as simple as just proportional or winner-take-all. That’s because national GOP rules require that if…
Idaho Dems release delegate selection plan for 2016 presidential race
The Idaho Democratic Party has released its delegate selection plan for the 2016 presidential election; Idaho Democrats will elect 384 delegates to their state convention at county caucuses around the state on March 22, based on their presidential preference, and then the state convention in…
Initiative would raise cigarette tax to aid Idaho colleges
BOISE - A group launched by former college friends is pitching a 2016 ballot initiative to raise Idaho’s cigarette tax by $1.50 a pack, and use the money to lower tuition at the state’s public colleges and universities. Bill Moran, a political consultant and 2014 Georgetown University law school graduate who recently moved to Idaho from Arizona, said 114 people already have volunteered to collect signatures.
Proposed ballot initiative would raise Idaho cigarette tax, lower college tuition
A group launched by former college friends is pitching a 2016 ballot initiative to raise Idaho’s cigarette tax by $1.50 a pack, and use the money to lower tuition at the state’s public colleges and universities. Bill Moran, a political consultant and 2014 Georgetown University…
Idaho Senator Mike Crapo raises record re-election funds
BOISE – Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo is flush with campaign cash as he seeks a fourth six-year term, with more than $4.2 million in the bank and a record fundraising haul in the past quarter that eclipsed any reporting period since he was first elected to the Senate in 1998. “It is a privilege to serve the people of this great state and very humbling to see the tremendous support we have received,” Crapo said in a statement. “I have always put Idaho first and will continue fighting in Washington, D.C., for our conservative values.”