Idaho Senate passes bill to reinstate presidential primary election •…

Idaho could again have a presidential primary election. The Idaho Senate on Tuesday passed Senate Bill 1415 on a 31-4 vote. Under the bill, political parties would have the option [...]

2024-03-13T02:27:44+00:00March 13th, 2024|Idaho News|0 Comments

Unconstitutional legislation seeks to subvert Idaho ballot initiative…

Idaho legislators sought to undermine the constitutional right of Idahoans to run initiatives by enacting a 2021 law making it virtually impossible to get the required signatures. The Idaho Supreme [...]

2024-03-12T14:21:38+00:00March 12th, 2024|Idaho News|0 Comments

Idaho Republican legislators revive library materials bill • Idaho Ca…

Weeks after a library materials regulation bill failed by one vote in the state Senate, Idaho lawmakers on Monday quickly advanced an amended library bill that stalled earlier this session. [...]

2024-03-11T22:06:55+00:00March 11th, 2024|Idaho News|0 Comments

Here’s what Idaho legislators are weighing as they plan to set the st…

Before Idaho legislators adjourn for the year, they have to pass a balanced budget. And on Friday, the powerful Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee, or JFAC, is set to take up a [...]

2024-03-11T13:59:56+00:00March 11th, 2024|Idaho News|0 Comments

Idaho bill to allow holds for neurological crises widely passes Senat…

A bill that would let Idaho law enforcement officials temporarily detain people who are a danger to themselves or others because of neurological conditions, like Alzheimer’s, widely passed the Idaho [...]

2024-03-06T03:26:28+00:00March 6th, 2024|Idaho News|0 Comments

Idaho bill would prohibit use of public funds for gender-affirming ca…

A bill aiming to prevent the allocation of public funds for gender transition procedures is advancing to the Idaho House floor after a committee hearing on Wednesday afternoon. House Bill [...]

2024-02-22T08:07:45+00:00February 22nd, 2024|Idaho News|0 Comments

Certain sex crimes against children could carry death penalty under b…

Sex crimes against children could be punishable by death under a new bill that Idaho House Republican legislators passed Tuesday. House Bill 515 would allow for the death penalty in [...]

2024-02-13T23:16:53+00:00February 13th, 2024|Idaho News|0 Comments

Revamped bill to remove ‘harmful materials’ from libraries heads to I…

After largely negative public testimony, Idaho legislators advanced a bill Monday that would require public and school libraries to create a review process and to restrict children’s access to harmful [...]

2024-02-13T11:10:15+00:00February 13th, 2024|Idaho News|0 Comments

Amid budget unrest, Idaho legislators advance new bare-bones budgets

Idaho Republican state legislators advanced several bare-bone budgets Friday, in an apparent endorsement of a new budget process playing out in the powerful Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee that has now spilled [...]

2024-02-10T03:12:05+00:00February 10th, 2024|Idaho News|0 Comments

Official: Idaho should consider withdrawing from Health Data Exchange

Idaho should consider withdrawing its support for a bankrupt government-created but tough-to-regulate health data sharing service supported by $94 million in tax dollars, a top health official told lawmakers on [...]

2024-02-08T19:02:06+00:00February 8th, 2024|Idaho News|0 Comments

As Idaho budget debate rages, JFAC co-chair says ‘budget setting is i…

As legislative leaders continue to debate voting procedures and rules, the Idaho Legislature’s budget committee has not yet taken the traditional step of voting on a revenue target that the [...]

2024-02-07T14:54:04+00:00February 7th, 2024|Idaho News|0 Comments

‘Both cannot pass:’ 12 JFAC members rebel against Idaho’s bare-bones …

Twelve of the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee’s 20 members rebelled against the legislative committee’s co-chairs on Friday, going around committee leaders to pass new, standalone budgets that are in direct competition [...]

2024-02-03T02:20:23+00:00February 3rd, 2024|Idaho News|0 Comments

Idaho Gov. Brad Little says JFAC’s budget changes could have unintend…

Although he is prepared to work with whatever alterations legislators come up with, Idaho Gov. Brad Little said the changes that the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee is making to the state’s [...]

2024-02-02T14:12:58+00:00February 2nd, 2024|Idaho News|0 Comments

House committee holds bill to allow death penalty for lewd conduct wi…

The Idaho Legislature’s House Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee voted Wednesday to hold a potentially unconstitutional bill that would have allowed the state to seek the death penalty for convictions [...]

2024-02-01T01:54:37+00:00February 1st, 2024|Idaho News|0 Comments

Democratic Reps. Chew and Nash have substitutes serving for them in I…

Two long-term substitutes are serving in place of two Democratic legislators in the Idaho House of Representatives during the 2024 legislative session in Boise.  Marjorie Wilson, a licensed social worker, [...]

2024-01-31T13:51:02+00:00January 31st, 2024|Idaho News|0 Comments

Mandatory minimum sentence for fentanyl trafficking bill heads to Ida…

A bill that would impose mandatory minimum sentences for people convicted of trafficking fentanyl is heading to the floor of the Idaho House of Representatives for a vote, where it [...]

2024-01-24T03:49:04+00:00January 24th, 2024|Idaho News|0 Comments

Bill seeking to change ‘fetus’ to ‘preborn child’ in Idaho state law …

In the face of overwhelming public opposition, a committee of Idaho legislators voted Monday to hold a bill that sought to replace the words “embryo” and “fetus” with “preborn child” [...]

2024-01-22T23:41:02+00:00January 22nd, 2024|Idaho News|0 Comments

Idaho Legislature’s JFAC sets bare-bones ‘maintenance of current oper…

Over the course of two-and-a-half hours on Tuesday, the Idaho Legislature’s Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee set $5.1 billion worth of “maintenance of current operations” budgets to simply keep the lights on [...]

2024-01-17T04:33:53+00:00January 17th, 2024|Idaho News|0 Comments

Revived ‘harmful to minors’ library materials bill advances in Idaho …

A new bill seeking to prohibit public and school libraries from making “material harmful to minors” available to children under 18 is heading to the floor of the Idaho House [...]

2024-01-16T03:53:05+00:00January 16th, 2024|Idaho News|0 Comments

Idaho committee strikes Health and Welfare admin budget to force corr…

Members of the Idaho Legislature’s Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee took a symbolic hostage on Friday as part of the budget committee’s showdown with the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare over [...]

2024-01-13T04:26:51+00:00January 13th, 2024|Idaho News|0 Comments

Idaho health department to change grant procedures in response to aud…

After previously disagreeing with  a critical state audit that found flaws in how $72 million in grant funds were distributed, Idaho’s largest agency is now promising reforms. The Idaho Department [...]

2024-01-12T11:14:41+00:00January 12th, 2024|Idaho News|0 Comments

Idaho Legislature introduces new bill banning explicit AI media to ha…

A new bill introduced Thursday afternoon in the Idaho Legislature would make it a crime to use sexually explicit images generated by artificial intelligence to harass victims or extort money [...]

2024-01-11T23:10:31+00:00January 11th, 2024|Idaho News|0 Comments

Idaho budget official says state cannot ‘independently verify’ cash b…

An Idaho state budget official told legislative budget writers Wednesday that the state cannot independently verify its cash balances following the state’s transition to the Luma business and accounting systems [...]

2024-01-10T23:04:35+00:00January 10th, 2024|Idaho News|0 Comments

House Bill 381 would replace the term ‘fetus’ with ‘preborn children’…

Idaho’s strict abortion ban has been law for over a year. And if the Legislature’s first bill introduced in a committee in 2024 passes, Idaho law would acknowledge “preborn children.” [...]

2024-01-10T02:59:04+00:00January 10th, 2024|Idaho News|0 Comments

Idaho Gov. Little calls for 10-year project to replace aging school b…

Idaho Gov. Brad Little put forth a 10-year, $2 billion plan to address Idaho’s aging, crumbling public school buildings during his State of the State address Monday at the Idaho [...]

2024-01-08T22:48:58+00:00January 8th, 2024|Idaho News|0 Comments

Idaho Gov. Brad Little to deliver State of the State address at Capit…

Gov. Brad Little will begin the 2024 Idaho legislative session today by delivering the annual State of the State address at the Idaho State Capitol in Boise.  Little will deliver [...]

2024-01-08T14:46:52+00:00January 8th, 2024|Idaho News|0 Comments

Idaho Republicans unveil private school tax credit proposal ahead of …

This story was originally posted on IdahoEdNews.org on Jan. 5, 2024. A pair of Republicans unveiled a new proposal Friday designed to help Idahoans fund private school: a $5,000 tax [...]

2024-01-07T18:41:46+00:00January 7th, 2024|Idaho News|0 Comments

Significant changes coming to how legislators on JFAC set state budge…

The 2024 Idaho legislative session begins Monday at the Idaho State Capitol in Boise, where Republican legislators will look to expand the Idaho Legislature’s power and influence through budgetary changes [...]

2024-01-05T02:12:01+00:00January 5th, 2024|Idaho News|0 Comments

Idaho Gov. Brad Little says state is well-prepared for uncertain economic future

Idaho’s top two statewide elected officials said Wednesday that the state is well-positioned to ride out economic uncertainty created by the collision of inflation and high interest rates with rapid [...]

2023-11-30T06:06:44+00:00November 30th, 2023|Idaho News|0 Comments

Idaho legislators gear up for 2024 session with meetings on budget, revenue reports

Idaho legislators will set the stage for the upcoming 2024 legislative session during a series of seven meetings at the Idaho State Capitol in Boise over the next two weeks.  [...]

2023-10-31T14:05:30+00:00October 31st, 2023|Idaho News|0 Comments
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