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‘EMS in Idaho is broken’: Lawmakers move to reform underfunded emergency services

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 22, 2023

In rural Idaho, most emergency medical service providers are volunteers, and some services are funded by bake sales or other community fundraisers. That’s because the state doesn’t deem emergency medical services (EMS) essential, the way it does police and fire services, so local EMS providers rely on a patchwork of resources, with no statewide coordination of coverage. Meanwhile, population ...

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Idaho House passes nonbinding measure calling for formal ‘Greater Idaho’ talks

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 17, 2023

With a wink and a smirk the Idaho House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a nonbinding memorial calling for formal talks between the Idaho and Oregon legislatures to discuss moving some rural Oregon counties out of their state and into Idaho.

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Idaho Legislature’s budget panel approves $1M request for University of Idaho security

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 17, 2023

The Idaho Legislature’s Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee unanimously approved a $1 million supplemental funding request on Friday for extra security costs at the University of Idaho following the Nov. 13 slayings of four students.

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Parents’ access to classrooms required under new bill from Idaho school superintendent

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 17, 2023

Idaho public schools soon could be required to allow parents to observe classes.

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State ag officials push for on-time farm bill to fund slew of programs

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 17, 2023

State agriculture officials from across the country sought this month to remind a new crop of lawmakers in Congress of their states’ needs for a robust farm bill to address a host of food issues.

News > Nation/World

‘I’m doing everything right,’ Marjorie Taylor Greene tells GOP gathering in Coeur d’Alene

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 17, 2023

WASHINGTON – The Republican Party is in search of its next standard bearer as the race for the 2024 presidential election gears up, but at a GOP gathering in Coeur d’Alene on Feb. 11, one of the party’s biggest political stars showcased the lasting influence of former President Donald Trump.

News > Military

Sen. Jim Risch: Chinese spy balloon represents ‘an invasion’ but didn’t fly over sensitive sites in Idaho

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 15, 2023

WASHINGTON – After the U.S. military shot down a Chinese surveillance balloon and three other flying objects in just over a week, an Idaho senator who has been briefed on the incidents said Wednesday that President Joe Biden should tell the nation everything he can about the unprecedented series of events.

News > Pacific NW

Idaho bill would allow parents to sue over ‘harmful’ books in schools, libraries

UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 13, 2023

A new Idaho bill would open schools and public libraries to lawsuits for allowing minors to obtain books, films and other media that depict sexual content deemed “offensive.”

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Idaho House, Senate GOP leaders reach an agreement over JFAC’s voting process

Sun., Feb. 12, 2023

Idaho legislative leaders announced late Thursday that they have reached an agreement for how the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee conducts its votes.

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Idaho bill would give Republicans control of a nonpartisan group.

Sat., Feb. 11, 2023

A bill that would eliminate a bipartisan legislative committee cleared the Idaho House on Thursday, despite concerns that the move would lead to partisan oversight of a nonpartisan research group.

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Idaho bill to criminalize health care for transgender minors heads to House

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 8, 2023

Dr. Neil Ragan, a family physician in Pocatello, told lawmakers Tuesday that his gender-affirming care has saved lives.

News > Pacific NW

Bill that prohibits gender-neutral bathroom requirements in contracts clears Idaho Senate

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 8, 2023

An Idaho bill that would bar local governments from requiring contractors to provide transgender people access to restrooms that align with their gender identities cleared a major hurdle Wednesday. The bill, from Sen. Scott Herndon, R-Sagle, would block state and local governments from requiring that public works contractors provide access to restrooms, showers or changing rooms “on any basis ...

News > Pacific NW

Idaho Republican pitches jail time for ‘trafficking’ a minor to get an abortion

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 8, 2023

People who travel with a minor to another state for an abortion, or help a minor obtain an abortion-inducing drug, would face at least two years in prison under a new Idaho bill. The legislation, from Rep. Barbara Ehardt, R-Idaho Falls, would update Idaho’s anti-human trafficking code to include “recruiting, harboring, or transporting a pregnant minor with the intent” to procure an abortion, ...

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Idaho Launch faces another fight in Senate after narrow escape from House

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 8, 2023

Feb. 7—TWIN FALLS — Gov. Brad Little's push to ramp up education spending, one of his budget priorities for the 2023 legislative session, emerged from the Idaho House of Representatives looking like a schoolboy who got roughed up but still won the recess football game. Another bruising contest likely awaits in the Senate. House Bill 24, which would expand the Idaho Launch program to include an ...

News > Nation/World

Biden offers ‘blue-collar blueprint to rebuild America’ in State of the Union address met with GOP jeers

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 8, 2023

WASHINGTON – In a State of the Union address that sought to balance optimism with realism, President Joe Biden on Tuesday told a joint session of Congress the U.S. economy is emerging stronger from the coronavirus pandemic, but he urged lawmakers to help ensure the economy of the future doesn’t leave Americans behind.

News > Pacific NW

Gov. Brad Little’s workforce grant bill squeaks through House. Most Republicans opposed it

UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 6, 2023

The Idaho House on Monday narrowly approved a proposal from Gov. Brad Little to create workforce grants targeting in-demand careers, part of the $410 million lawmakers set aside for education during last year’s special legislative session.

News > Pacific NW

Records show powerful, wealthy funders outside Idaho back school choice campaign

Sun., Feb. 5, 2023

The national special interests groups who have poured millions of dollars into efforts to make education savings account programs a reality in states like Arizona, Utah, Wyoming, Wisconsin and New Hampshire are the same donors who spent hundreds of thousands of dollars during Idaho’s midterm election to ensure school choice-friendly legislators occupied as many seats as possible in the Idaho Legislature, records show.

News > Pacific NW

‘Taxpayers are asking for relief’: Three property tax bills unveiled in Idaho Legislature

Sat., Feb. 4, 2023

The Idaho Legislature’s House Revenue and Taxation Committee introduced a trio of new property tax bills on Thursday morning in an effort to address one of the top priorities facing Idahoans.

News > Pacific NW

Bill introduced to limit who could vote by absentee ballot in Idaho

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 3, 2023

The Idaho House State Affairs Committee introduced a bill Thursday that would limit the number of people eligible for an absentee ballot.

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Sandpoint’s inaugural City Beach goose hunt nets one bird; council sets dates for to repeat event in November

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 2, 2023

SANDPOINT – In an effort to control the goose population, the Sandpoint City Council on Wednesday approved another controlled hunt at Sandpoint City Beach Park for November after only one goose was killed during an initial hunt this winter.

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‘EMS in Idaho is broken’: Lawmakers move to reform underfunded emergency services

Idaho House passes nonbinding measure calling for formal ‘Greater Idaho’ talks

Idaho Legislature’s budget panel approves $1M request for University of Idaho security

Parents’ access to classrooms required under new bill from Idaho school superintendent

State ag officials push for on-time farm bill to fund slew of programs

‘I’m doing everything right,’ Marjorie Taylor Greene tells GOP gathering in Coeur d’Alene

Sen. Jim Risch: Chinese spy balloon represents ‘an invasion’ but didn’t fly over sensitive sites in Idaho

Idaho bill would allow parents to sue over ‘harmful’ books in schools, libraries

Idaho House, Senate GOP leaders reach an agreement over JFAC’s voting process

Idaho bill would give Republicans control of a nonpartisan group.

Idaho bill to criminalize health care for transgender minors heads to House

Bill that prohibits gender-neutral bathroom requirements in contracts clears Idaho Senate

Idaho Republican pitches jail time for ‘trafficking’ a minor to get an abortion

Idaho Launch faces another fight in Senate after narrow escape from House

Biden offers ‘blue-collar blueprint to rebuild America’ in State of the Union address met with GOP jeers

Gov. Brad Little’s workforce grant bill squeaks through House. Most Republicans opposed it

Records show powerful, wealthy funders outside Idaho back school choice campaign

‘Taxpayers are asking for relief’: Three property tax bills unveiled in Idaho Legislature

Bill introduced to limit who could vote by absentee ballot in Idaho

Sandpoint’s inaugural City Beach goose hunt nets one bird; council sets dates for to repeat event in November

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