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Idaho GOP lawmaker wants women charged with murder for seeking abortions, end to exceptions

An Idaho Republican state senator wants women who seek abortions to be prosecuted for murder and face other potential criminal charges and lawsuits, with no exceptions for rape or incest. Sen. Brandon Shippy, R-New Plymouth, introduced a bill Wednesday that would define life as beginning from the moment of conception. It would give embryos and fetuses the same legal defenses and protections ...

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‘Reprehensible:’ Ex-Nampa School District employee sent to prison for possessing child porn

A former Nampa School District employee was sentenced to over a decade in prison after authorities learned he “tricked” a former student into sending him child pornography, according to U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Idaho. U.S. District Judge Lynn Winmill sentenced Chad Longley, of Boise, to 141 months in federal prison, or nearly 12 years, for two felonies: possession of child ...
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Idaho lawmaker wants to remove option for registered voters. Critic calls it suppression

Idaho voters could soon have one fewer voting option at the polls. Sen. Brian Lenney, R-Nampa, introduced Senate Bill 1049 to repeal an Idaho law that allows registered voters to sign sworn affidavits in lieu of photo ID to cast their ballots. To register, Idaho voters must present photo identification and proof of residence in the state. But a law that dates from 2010 allows voters who are ...
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Idaho case could make skiing costlier and force small ski hills to close, industry warns

It was clear and shady on a late-November afternoon in 2019, as a 65-year-old, 210-pound skier from Boise made his way down Lower River Run at Sun Valley, skiing with “poor control” on the moderately crowded groomed run, according to court records. He skied across the backs of another skier’s skis and yelled, then fell and crashed head-first into a tall, yellow-padded snowmaking tower gun in ...
News >  ID Government

The library system in Kootenai County pulled 140 books from its shelves to review for its adults-only room

The Community Library Network is sifting through 140 books that could be among the first titles added to its mature content collection to be held in a room accessible only by adults at the Post Falls Library. The Spokesman-Review obtained the full list of titles through a public records request. The records did not clarify how many copies of those titles exist in the catalog or which library branches held them. The majority of the books are young adult novels.
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Idaho officials sued over ‘misleading’ titles, budget info on abortion-rights initiative

A nonprofit that wants to let Idaho residents vote on abortion rights and other reproductive health care, such as birth control, has sued state officials over what it says are “misleading, inaccurate and prejudicial” proposals for the ballot initiative. Idahoans United for Women and Families sued Attorney General Raúl Labrador, Secretary of State Phil McGrane and Idaho Division of Financial ...
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Idaho House passes bill banning government and school mask mandates

The Republican-controlled Idaho House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday preventing the state, public schools, institutions of higher education, government officials, local units of government and health districts from mandating the use of masks to slow the spread of an infectious disease.
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Dueling Idaho Republican immigration bills aim to expand state reach, create new crimes

Idaho Republican lawmakers hope to bolster President Donald Trump’s effort to carry out his pledge to remove immigrants from the U.S. who lack proper documentation. Dueling immigration enforcement bills were introduced Wednesday in the House and Senate, which would grant local law enforcement more purview over what has traditionally been under federal jurisdiction. Rep. Jaron Crane, R-Nampa, ...
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Idaho Republican pushes ban of mRNA vaccines against COVID, gene therapy products

A freshman Idaho lawmaker wants to ban most COVID-19 shots for the next decade, with a bill rooted in misconceptions about vaccines that thrived during the pandemic. The bill from Sen. Brandon Shippy, R-New Plymouth, would place a moratorium on “human gene therapy products” until July 2035. The bill defines those as products that include nucleic acids, “genetically modified microorganisms” and ...
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Latest Idaho tax cut proposal to provide homeowners relief, boost public school funding

Idaho Republicans continue their offensive on taxes early in the legislative session. Last week, they targeted income taxes. On Monday, it was grocery taxes. On Tuesday, House lawmakers went after property taxes, aiming to again reduce the dollars Idaho collects from residents. House Speaker Mike Moyle, R-Star, introduced a bill to direct a one-time $50 million toward a property tax relief ...
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Idaho effort against same-sex marriage heads to Senate after Republican divide emerges

A controversial Idaho resolution that asks the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn its decade-old decision to allow same-sex marriages nationwide passed the state House over the objections of Democrats and some Republicans. The resolution, House Joint Memorial 1, passed by a 46-24 vote, with 15 Republicans joining the chamber’s nine Democrats in opposition. It will next be sent to a Senate ...