BOISE — A local legislator will ask Idaho lawmakers to formally voice support for schools with Native American symbols or names. If the Idaho legislature passes Rep. Chad Chr…
BOISE — A new bill could decriminalize drug use in Idaho, but the creator of the bill says it won’t pass. Sen. Grant Burgoyne, D-Boise, introduced a bill that would ame…
BOISE (Idaho Statesman) — The impeachment trial has claimed it first slumber victim — Idaho’s own U.S. Sen. Jim Risch, according to The Washington Post. In its live onlin…
IDAHO FALLS — After 17 years, a local county commissioner has announced he is stepping down and will run for a spot in the Idaho Legislature. Bonneville County Commissioner D…
BOISE — The President Pro Tempore of the Idaho Senate says he’s focused on property taxes for the 2020 legislative session. Sen. Brent Hill, R-Rexburg, told EastIdahoNe…
Hillary Clinton blasts Sen. Bernie Sanders in a new documentary, saying “nobody likes him” and declining in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter to say whether she …
BOISE — A new bill could allow your eye doctor to perform laser eye surgery, and some eye surgeons are not happy about it. The Optometric Physician Licensing Act HB 317, is a…
BOISE — A local legislator plans to introduce a bill banning transgender women from competing in women’s sports. Rep. Barbara Ehardt, R-Idaho Falls, says she will intro…
BOISE — For the second straight day, the bulk of testimony from educators favored retaining Idaho’s content standards. The House Education Committee accepted 2 1/2 hours of…
BOISE — Rep. Chad Christensen, R-Ammon, has several bills he hopes to co-sponsor or put forward this legislative session. Among them are abortion abolition, distracted drivin…
BOISE (Idaho Statesman) — The Idaho House of Representatives quickly expelled one of its members less than 24 hours after a Texas federal jury convicted him of a felony. Nort…
BOISE — New legislation could be a “game-changer” for criminal justice in Idaho by creating one central location for the Gem State’s crime data. The Crimina…
