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‘Traverse Talks’ Episode 19: Harold Scott On Changing The Culture Of Policing

By McKayla Fox July 27, 2021

Nez Perce Tribal Police Chief Harold Scott on April 21, 2021 in the Northwest Public Broadcasting studios. In this episode of Traverse Talks with Sueann Ramella, Nez Perce Tribal police chief Harold Scott talks about his childhood in Lapwai, Idaho and how the racism and disrespect placed on him and his community lead him to… Read More

Idaho Governor Taps National Guard To Help With Firefighting Efforts

By NWPB News July 11, 2021

A section of I-90 is down to one lane due to heavy smoke near Cataldo, Idaho caused by fires in the area, July 7, 2021. CREDIT: Kathy Plonka/The Spokesman-Review via AP

“Wildfire is presenting an imminent threat to life, property, and the environment, and we need all hands on deck,” Gov. Brad Little said in a statement. “I appreciate our firefighters and fire managers for working so hard under such challenging conditions, and I am grateful that our guardsmen are able to step in once again to support Idaho communities.” Read More

Analysis: How Critical Race Theory Turned Into A Political ‘Bogeyman’ In Idaho And Across The U.S.

By NWPB News July 5, 2021

Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin’s task force on school indoctrination meets at the Statehouse on June 24. CREDIT: Nik Streng/Idaho Education News

As education culture wars consumed the Statehouse this spring, the running joke was that Idaho educators were scrambling to Google to figure out what “critical race theory” is. Things aren’t much different now. So, think of this as summer school. Read More

Idaho Lt. Governor’s Ad-Hoc, Voluntary Task Force Seeks To Root Out ‘Indoctrination’ In Schools

By NWPB News June 26, 2021

Members of the indoctrination task force look at slides presented by Rep. Priscilla Giddings Thursday. Nik Streng/Idaho Education News

The “Task Force to Examine Indoctrination in Idaho Education” reconvened Thursday — in a meeting marked by a rocky start, a tense middle and a slow end. Continue Reading Idaho Lt. Governor’s Ad-Hoc, Voluntary Read More

18 Months, 5,000 Students: Idaho Colleges And Universities Face A Deep Enrollment Decline

By NWPB News June 21, 2021

Idaho’s public colleges and universities have lost more than 5,000 students since the pandemic. t’s not worst-case scenario stuff. The 18-month dropoff was 8.7%, but administrators feared a 20% decrease. Continue Reading Read More

Analysis: In Idaho, A Big Budget Surplus Could Generate A Surplus Of Ideas

By NWPB News June 19, 2021

In the face of rising unemployment and shriveling tax revenues, Gov. Brad Little cut state spending by $40 million Friday. “We know this number is going to be necessary.” CREDIT: Sami Edge/Idaho EdNews

Idaho’s ever-growing budget surplus is trending toward a record-shattering and mind-boggling $800 million. The big reason: Individual income tax collections are ahead of forecasts by a whopping $452.2 million. We’ll know the exact surplus sometime after June 30, when the state closes the books on the 2020-21 budget year. Read More

Extremism Expert Calls Idaho Critical Race Theory Debate A ‘Cynical’ Effort To Rally GOP Voters

By NWPB News June 14, 2021

Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin speaks at an anti-mask protest on the steps of the Idaho Capitol Tuesday. Nik Streng/Idaho Education News

A national expert on race and extremism said a recent spate of attacks on “critical race theory” in Idaho are part of a growing effort by conservative Republicans to exploit anxiety and engage voters in upcoming elections. Read More

In Idaho, The Next Political Fight Is Not Blue Versus Red, But What Shade Of Red The State Will Be

By NWPB News June 8, 2021

Ammon Bundy, center, who led the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge occupation, stands on the Idaho Statehouse steps in Boise. Mainstream and far-right Republicans are battling for control of the party and the state in deeply conservative Idaho. CREDIT: Keith Ridler/AP

Mainstream Idaho Republicans, who have dominated the state for three decades and would be considered far right in many states, have themselves become targets, including protests at lawmakers’ homes. They fear disinformation and intimidation is driving the changes in the rural Western state. Read More

Analysis: Unmasking The Political Strategy Of Idaho Lt. Governor Janice McGeachin

By NWPB News June 3, 2021

For anyone who somehow missed last week’s news, the lieutenant governor made the most of her brief stint as acting governor. With Gov. Brad Little in Nashville, Tenn., for a Republican Governors Association conference, McGeachin issued an executive order rescinding local mask mandates. McGeachin said she wanted to keep kids from being forced to wear a mask — at least in Read More

Idaho Governor Overturns Mask Ban From His Own Lt. Governor, Calls It ‘Self-Serving Political Stunt’

By NWPB News May 28, 2021

File photo. Idaho Gov. Brad Little puts on a face mask before a public meeting earlier this year. So far he has resisted calls for a statewide mandate. On Sunday, Nov. 8, the governor of Utah, Idaho's southern neighbor, imposed a mask mandate. CREDIT: Idaho Education News

Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Friday issued an executive order repealing a mask mandate prohibition put in place while he was out of the state by the lieutenant governor, describing her actions as a tyrannical abuse of power and an “irresponsible, self-serving political stunt.” Read More

University Of Idaho To Partner With Alaska Airlines To Bring Back Palouse-To-Boise Flights

By NWPB News May 28, 2021

The Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport terminal is shown in Pullman, Wash.,

The university will offer a three-year revenue guarantee to Alaska Airlines, under a contract that could bring back flights between Boise and Pullman, Wash. Under the agreement, approved by the State Board of Education Thursday, the flights could resume as early as Aug. 8. Read More

While Governor Is Away, Idaho Lt. Governor Issues Order Banning All Mask Mandates For Schools

By NWPB News May 27, 2021

Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin speaks at a Boise rally on Wednesday, May 19, 2021, when she announced her run for Idaho Gov. CREDIT: Sami Edge/Idaho EdNews

While acting as governor in Gov. Brad Little’s absence on Thursday, Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin issued an executive order prohibiting mask mandates issued by the state or its “political subdivisions,” including public schools, counties, cities and public health districts. It also extends to state boards, commissions, departments and divisions. Read More

A Push To Revive Federal Protections For Wolves After New State Laws Allow More Killing

By NWPB News May 26, 2021

In this Feb. 1, 2017 image provided the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, a wolf pack is captured by a remote camera in Hells Canyon National Recreation Area in northeast Oregon near the Idaho border. Wildlife advocates pressed the Biden administration on Wednesday, May 26, 2021, to revive federal protections for gray wolves across the Northern Rockies after Republican lawmakers in Idaho and Montana made it much easier to kill the predators. CREDIT: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife via AP

Wildlife advocates are pressing the Biden administration to revive federal protections for gray wolves across the Northern Rockies after Republican lawmakers in Idaho and Montana made it much easier to kill the predators. Read More

5 More Oregon Counties Vote To Join ‘Greater Idaho,’ But Reality Of Border Shift Happening Is Slim

By NWPB News May 19, 2021

Map of proposed boundaries of Greater Idaho. The northern California portion is on the back burner for now.

Five counties voted in favor of leaving Oregon in Tuesday elections, the latest push by a coalition that wants a large chunk of Oregon to join Idaho instead. That border shift is not likely to happen anytime soon. Read More

Janice McGeachin, Idaho’s 2nd In Command, Announces Bid For Governor, Setting Tight GOP Primary

By NWPB News May 19, 2021

Ending months of speculation, Republican Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin officially entered the governor’s race Wednesday. McGeachin’s entry into the gubernatorial race sets up a potential showdown, and clash of ideologies, in the May 2022 GOP primary. Read More

Scientists Urge Federal Government To Restore Protections For Gray Wolves

By NWPB News May 16, 2021

In this Sept. 26, 2018 photo, provided by the National Park Service, a 4-year-old female gray wolf emerges from her cage as it is released at Isle Royale National Park in Michigan. A group of scientists urged the Biden administration Thursday, May 13, 2021, to restore legal protections for gray wolves, saying their removal earlier in the year was premature and states were allowing too many of the animals to be killed. CREDIT: National Park Service via AP

A group of scientists urged the Biden administration Thursday to restore legal protections for gray wolves, saying their removal earlier this year was premature and that states are allowing too many of the animals to be killed. Continue Read More

Unusual Idaho Legislative Session Ends – Kind Of – In Unchartered Territory

By NPR News May 12, 2021

The longest ever Idaho legislative session has been filled with unusual events and ended in uncharted ground shortly before midnight Wednesday. The Idaho Senate voted to officially adjourn while the House voted to recess up to Dec. 31. Read More

Idaho Bills Expanding Guns In Schools Stall Following Shooting By 6th Grader In Rigby

By NWPB News May 8, 2021

During a March 2020 hearing, Senate State Affairs Committee chairwoman Patti Anne Lodge eyes a line of activists against gun violence ready to testify against a guns-in-schools bill. CREDIT: Sami Edge/Idaho EdNews

Two competing guns-in-schools bills will not get a hearing in the waning days of Idaho's 2021 legislative session. They've been in the Legislature for months, but the timing ran out following a shooting this week in Rigby, Idaho, where a sixth grade student shot two other students and a school staff member. Read More

Governor Signs Bill Allowing For Killing Of Up To 90% Of Wolves In Idaho

By NWPB News May 7, 2021

Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed into law a measure that could lead to killing 90% of the state’s 1,500 wolves in a move that was backed by hunters and the state’s powerful ranching sector but heavily criticized by environmental advocates. Read More

Idaho’s Transgender Sports Ban, Basis For Other States’ Bans, Faces A Major Legal Hurdle

By NPR News May 3, 2021

Madison Kenyon (left), who is cisgender, runs track and cross-country at Idaho State University. She supports Idaho's transgender sports ban. Lindsay Hecox (right) is transgender and hopes to make the women's track and cross-country teams at Boise State University. Alliance Defending Freedom; Joshua Roper/American Civil Liberties Union

Do transgender women and girls have a constitutional right to play on women's sports teams? That question will be argued before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday. Continue Reading Idaho’s Transgender Read More

Analysis: A Bad Week And A Rough Session For The Idaho Legislature (And The Facts)

By NWPB News April 30, 2021

The 2021 Idaho Legislature took its ugliest turn on its 108th day, when the House Ethics Committee weighed a sexual assault complaint against first-year Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger. Continue Reading Analysis: A Bad Week And A Rough Read More

Ex-Wildlife Managers Want Governor To Veto Bill Poised To Eliminate 90% Of Wolves In Idaho

By NWPB News April 29, 2021

Nearly 30 retired state, federal and tribal wildlife managers sent a letter Wednesday to Idaho Republican Gov. Brad Little asking him to veto a bill backed by agricultural interests that could cut the state’s wolf population by 90%. Read More

Idaho Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger Resigns After Ethics Committee Recommends Suspension

By NWPB News April 29, 2021

State Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger, R-Lewiston, listens as an alleged victim, identified as Jane Doe, offers testimony during a hearing before the Idaho Ethics and House Policy Committee on April 28, 2021. Von Ehlinger was before the committee to face sexual misconduct allegations with a 19-year-old volunteer staff member during the current legislative session. CRDIT: Darin Oswald/Idaho Statesman via AP

Idaho Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger resigned from the Legislature Thursday. It came several hours after the House Ethics Committee recommended suspension and possible expulsion of the Republican lawmaker from Lewiston amid an investigation into a rape accusation from a 19-year-old staffer. Read More

Wolf Numbers Continue To Grow In Washington, But Still No Hunting As Idaho Allows

By Tom Banse April 25, 2021

A gray wolf in the Teanaway pack in central Washington. CREDIT: WDFW

The number of wolves in Washington state rose strongly last year, according to an annual report from the state Department of Fish and Wildlife released Friday. The rate of increase was more than double what Oregon reported earlier in the week for its wolf population in 2020. Read More

Idaho Voters Will Decide Next Year Whether State Lawmakers Can Call Themselves Into Special Session

By NWPB News April 22, 2021

Voters will get the chance to decide whether lawmakers in the part-time Idaho Legislature will be able to call special sessions, a power currently limited to governors. Continue Reading Idaho Voters Will Read More

Police Investigating Rape Allegation Against Idaho Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger From Lewiston

By NWPB News April 19, 2021

Idaho state Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger, R-Lewiston. Courtesy of the Idaho Legislature

The Boise Police Department is investigating a rape allegation made against an Idaho lawmaker. A police spokeswoman confirmed Monday that the department has an open investigation into the allegations made by a legislative staffer against Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger, a Republican from Lewiston. Read More

Idaho Budget For Teacher Salaries Stalls After Pushback Over Social Justice And Race Theory Education

By NWPB News April 13, 2021

Rep. Matthew Bundy, a school teacher and Mountain Home Republican, debates for the teacher salary bill Tuesday, April 13, 2021. CREDIT: Idaho Education News/screenshot

The state’s K-12 teacher salaries budget fell Tuesday on a 34-34 tie vote after more than an hour of volatile debate — ranging from anecdotes about good teachers and “bad actors” to accusations that educators are being forced to include critical race theory in their coursework. Stories from teacher-lawmakers on both sides of the issue focused on the content’s presence — or Read More

Idaho Legislature Lends A Sympathetic Ear To Oregon Group That Wants To Redraw State Lines

By Tom Banse April 13, 2021

Idaho legislators gave a sympathetic ear Monday to an Oregon group that wants to redraw state lines so that conservative eastern and southern Oregon would become part of the expanded state of "Greater Idaho." A separate group formed by Washington state farmers is pursuing the same idea for eastern Washington. Read More

Idaho Legislature Passes Bill Aimed At Making Citizen Initiatives Harder To Get On Ballot

By NWPB News April 7, 2021

Amy Pratt personally collected more than 1,000 signatures to help get Proposition 2 on the ballot. It's the first time she's been politically active and she has no plans of stopping. CREDIT: JAMES DAWSON / BSPR

Legislation making it more difficult to get initiatives or referendums on ballots is heading to the governor, who has hinted of a possible veto. The House voted 51-18 on Wednesday to approve the measure backers said is needed because the current process favors urban voters. It passed the Senate 26-9 last month. Those numbers are enough to overcome a veto. Read More

Idaho Lawmakers Get Back To Work After An 18-Day COVID-Caused Recess

By NWPB News April 7, 2021

Lawmakers convened for the first time in 18 days — after calling a sudden and historic recess in an attempt to slow a Statehouse coronavirus outbreak. The first sessions were brief: The House reconvened at about 12:05 p.m., and stayed on the floor for about 25 minutes. The Senate went into session at about 12:25 p.m., and was in session for just 10 minutes. Read More

Idaho Lawmakers Advance Bill Seeking To Nullify Federal Actions, Expect Court Challenge If Passed

By NWPB News April 6, 2021

Idaho Republican state Rep. Sage Dixon addresses the House State Affairs Committee, April 6, 2021. The committee approved legislation intended to give Idaho lawmakers veto power over federal government actions and federal court decisions. CREDIT: Keith Ridler/AP

An Idaho House panel on Tuesday approved legislation intended to give lawmakers veto power over federal government actions and federal court decisions. The House State Affairs Committee on a voice vote sent the bill to the full House for possible amendments after the bill’s sponsor, Republican Rep. Sage Dixon, said it needed several changes. Read More

30 States Are Considering Versions Of Idaho’s First-In-Nation Transgender Athletics Ban

By NWPB News April 5, 2021

Chris Mosier, the first known transgender person to qualify for an Olympic trial, joined protesters in Boise, Idaho, to push back against legislation targeting transgender residents. CREDIT: James Dawson/Boise State Public Radio

While states across the U.S. have picked up a version of the bill this year, U.S. District Court Judge David Nye issued an injunction last summer putting Idaho’s law on hold while a lawsuit over the constitutionality of the law plays out. Read More

Analysis: Idaho’s Unprecedented Legislative Session Will Come To An Unpredictable End

By NWPB News March 29, 2021

No one seems to know what will happen starting April 6, when legislators return to the Statehouse after an 18-day pandemic recess. Fitting, isn’t it? Shouldn’t an unprecedented session culminate in an unpredictable finish? Continue Read More

Idaho’s Coronavirus Trendline: Legislature Shuts Down As Parts Of State Lead Nation In New Cases

By NWPB News March 22, 2021

On Friday morning, the Idaho Legislature recessed until April 6, following a week in which at least six House members tested positive for coronavirus. “We need to emphasize that none of the things will be left undone, it just presses pause,” House Speaker Scott Bedke said Friday morning, minutes after the House voted to go on recess. Read More

Idaho Legislature Shuts Down Until April 6 Due To COVID-19 Cases In Members

By NWPB News March 19, 2021

The increasing number of lawmakers out sick with the coronavirus has legislative leaders in the conservative state worried they may not be able to finish business in a timely fashion. Continue Reading Idaho Read More

Idaho Lawmakers Continue Push To Ban Local Governments From Imposing Mask Mandates

By NPR News March 15, 2021

Republican state Rep. Karey Hanks addresses the House State Affairs Committee, Monday, March 15, 2021, in the Statehouse in Boise, Idaho. The committee approved legislation to prohibit mask mandates by government entities in Idaho. CREDIT: Keith Ridler/AP

The Idaho House State Affairs Committee voted 10-2 along party lines with both Democratic representatives opposed to advance the measure that’s a reworked version of previous legislation that banned mask mandates at medical facilities. The new bill allows hospitals and other healthcare facilities to require masks. Read More

Sorry, Northwesterners. You Still Have To ‘Spring Forward’ This Weekend Despite State Votes To Stop

By Tom Banse March 12, 2021

File photo. A loosely coordinated effort is gaining steam to get all West Coast states to synchronize their clocks to year-round daylight saving time. CREDIT: HENRIQUE SIMPLICIO / FLICKR PHOTO HTTPS://FLIC.KR/P/F1JXBL

Residents of the Northwest will have to set their clocks ahead by an hour this weekend to move onto daylight saving time. The Oregon and Washington legislatures voted nearly two years ago to stay on daylight time year-round -- joined later by Idaho and British Columbia -- but still the biannual time change ritual and associated grumbling persists. Read More

What Started In Idaho Is Now A National Political Dispute Over Transgender Rights And Youth Sports

By NPR News March 11, 2021

Danbury High School sophomore Alanna Smith at the Connecticut State Capitol on Feb, 12, 2020. Smith is among three girls who sued to block a state policy that allows transgender athletes to compete in girls sports. CREDIT: Pat Eaton-Robb/AP

This year, state legislators have introduced 35 bills restricting transgender girls and women — that is, girls and women who were not assigned as female at birth — from playing on girls' and women's sports teams, according to LGBTQ advocacy group Freedom for All Americans. That's up from 29 bills last year and only 2 in 2019. Read More

Idaho Powerball Fans Out Of Luck As State Ends Game Over Distaste For Foreign Participation

By NWPB News March 10, 2021

Idaho Lottery Director Jeff Anderson addresses the House State Affairs Committee at the Statehouse in Boise, Idaho on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. The panel killed legislation that would have allowed the Powerball game with multi-million dollar jackpots to continue in the state. CREDIT: Keith Ridler/AP

Idaho lawmakers fearing foreign participation in the Powerball lottery killed legislation on Wednesday that would have allowed the game with huge jackpots to continue in the state after a run of more than 30 years. Continue Read More

Idaho Lawmakers Move Closer To Making It Harder To Get Initiatives On The Ballot

By NWPB News March 8, 2021

An Idaho House panel approved legislation Monday making it more difficult to get initiatives or referendums on ballots in what is widely seen as a rural vs. urban issue. Continue Reading Idaho Lawmakers Move Closer To Making It Read More

States Look To Ramp Up Wolf Kills Following Previous Administration’s Move To Ease Protections

By NWPB News March 8, 2021

The timing of the Wisconsin hunt was bumped up following a lawsuit that raised concerns President Joe Biden’s administration would intervene to restore gray wolf protections. The group behind the suit has close links to Republican political circles including influential donors the Koch brothers and notable Trump loyalists — Kris Kobach, a former U.S. Senate candidate from Read More

Idaho Students Protest As Bill Advances That Would Require Parents Opt-In For Some Sex-Ed

By NWPB News March 8, 2021

Idaho House Bill 249 would require parents to sign permission slips for youth to learn about human sexuality. The bill passed the House of Representatives Friday, March 5, 2021 on a party-line vote of 56-12. It heads next to the Senate for consideration. Read More

Idaho Lawmaker Draws Strong Reaction After Saying Moms Should Stay Home

By NWPB News March 4, 2021

Rep. Muffy Davis, D-Ketchum, rallies a group of demonstrators in front of the Idaho Statehouse, Wednesday, March 3, 2021, in Boise. They decried the decision by the Idaho House of Representatives that killed HB 226 the day before. The bill would have would provided $6 million in federal grants for early childhood education in Idaho. The vote was split and failed by one vote. CREDIT: Darin Oswald/Idaho Statesman via AP

A decision by Idaho lawmakers to reject a $6 million federal grant to improve early childhood education — and comments from one lawmaker who said mothers belong at home — raised the ire of women across the state. Continue Reading Idaho Read More

Idaho Legislature Inches Closer To Stripping Governor Of Authority Over Special Sessions

By NWPB News March 1, 2021

The Idaho Senate meets in the Statehouse on Feb. 18, 2021, in Boise. The Senate voted 35-0 to make permanent changes in Idaho's absentee ballot counting intended to speed up the process. CREDIT: Keith Ridler/AP

An Idaho Senate panel of lawmakers on Monday approved a new version of a constitutional amendment allowing the part-time Idaho Legislature to call itself into s3ession. But several Republicans in the super-majority joined Democrats in opposing the measure amid concerns the Legislature could become a fulltime operation. Read More

In Spat With Governor, Idaho Lawmakers Want To Eliminate COVID As ‘Emergency’ In State Law

By NWPB News February 23, 2021

Senators watch Gov. Brad Little’s 2021 State of the State address from the floor of the Senate chambers. Because of COVID-19 precautions, Little delivered the address remotely instead of in the traditional joint gathering of the House and Senate chambers. CREDIT: Nik Streng/ Idaho EdNews

Lawmakers are angry that Republican Gov. Brad Little took some of those actions to slow the coronavirus. Those actions included a temporary lockdown starting in March when the virus overwhelmed some hospitals with patients and threatened to do so at others. Hospital workers were also getting sick and said they were in danger of running out of protective equipment. Read More

Study: University Of Idaho Gets High Grades For Educating And Training Teachers

By NWPB News February 22, 2021

The University of Idaho’s teacher preparation program is among the nation’s best at maintaining high admissions standards while still establishing a racially diverse student body, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank says. Continue Read More

Idaho Lawmakers Unanimously Pass Bill To Make Permanent Absentee Ballot Counting Change

By NWPB News February 18, 2021

Legislation to make permanent changes in Idaho’s absentee ballot counting procedure passed the Senate on Thursday and is headed to the House. The state Senate voted 35-0 to approve the bill intended to speed absentee vote counting. It was used in the last general election and spurred by the coronavirus pandemic. Read More

Tips, FYI And What To Know: How To Sign Up For A COVID-19 Vaccine

By NPR News February 18, 2021

How do you get a COVID-19 vaccine appointment? The answer varies by state. CREDIT: Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

The COVID-19 vaccines are here, but if it's your turn to get vaccinated, how are you supposed to sign up? The answers vary by place, so NPR created a tool to help you understand how things work in your state and connect you with local resources. And we're sharing guiding principles and advice for navigating the process below. Read More

Gone Fishin’: Northwest States Catch Lots More Angling And Hunting License Sales During Pandemic

By Tom Banse February 17, 2021

Fishing and hunting license sales jumped in 2020 as people took to the woods and water due to the pandemic. CREDIT: Bureau of Land Management - TINYURL.COM/Y9GLWUYQ

Fishing and hunting license sales jumped in 2020 across the Pacific Northwest as more people flocked to outdoor activities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Total license purchases rose even though part of last spring was crimped by stay-home orders and in some states by the suspension of non-resident permits. Read More

Idaho Lawmakers Continue Pushing Bills Aimed At Curbing Governor’s Emergency Powers

By NWPB News February 5, 2021

Gov. Brad Little adjusts his mask during a July 9 press conference at the Statehouse.

Lawmakers in the Idaho state House on Thursday initiated a third attempt to pass legislation to trim the governor’s powers during an emergency such as a pandemic. Continue Reading Idaho Lawmakers Continue Pushing Bills Aimed Read More