Idaho

Low-income Idahoans pay a larger percentage of their income in taxes than wealthy residents, according to a new report. The latest edition of “Who Pays?” from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy found that Idaho’s tax system is regressive, meaning poor- and middle-income families pay a disproportionate share of taxes, relative to their incomes, than their richer counterparts. The ...

A proposed new amendment to the Idaho Constitution would ask Idaho voters to decide in November whether to limit the length of any special session of the Idaho Legislature to 20 days.

Boise officers planned to arrest 26-year-old Zachary Snow in October 2021 after his family members called the police to inform them he was suicidal and attempting to jump off a structure near downtown, according to an investigative report obtained by the Idaho Statesman. Instead, Snow was fatally shot. The report revealed details for the first time of officers surrounding Snow to arrest him on ...

Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., testified he will work to keep any language that would promote breaching the four lower Snake River dams in Eastern Washington out of a key House water infrastructure bill. He spoke to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure at a recent hearing on the Water Resources Development Act of 2024. He opposes any language that would allow not only the ...