The Idaho House passed HB71 a bill that would ban transitional surgeries for those Idahoans who are minors. The bill includes banning hormone therapy and puberty blockers. The House passed a similar bill last year, but the Idaho Senate refused to consider it. The Senate stated that they would...
U.S. Senate Acts to Support Crime Victims Jan 1, 2024 As we close out 2023, we wanted to take note of a recent development in the U.S. Senate that bodes well for crime victims here in Idaho and the rest of the country. In November, Senators on the Hill... ...
Feb 28, 2023 The House Education Committee entertained presentations on three draft bills this morning, showing that efforts to give Idaho students at least some form of school choice are still alive, despite a significant setback yesterday on the Senate floor where 23 Senators voted to kill Sen...
Feb 28, 2023 The House Education Committee entertained presentations on three draft bills this morning, showing that efforts to give Idaho students at least some form of school choice are still alive, despite a significant setback yesterday on the Senate floor where 23 Senators voted to kill Sen...
Idaho Senate Committee Approves Areva BillsBy Kovsky, Eddie After more than three hours of testimony and debate, the Senate Local Government and Taxation Committee approved two tax incentive bills designed to attract the French nuclear energy firm Areva to eastern Idaho.Education...
Senator Mike Crapo’s vehicle emissions bill did not pass the Senate Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) bipartisan bill over the EPA’s rule failed in the Senate. Got a tip? Send us a message:Idaho...
for such a transition should occur as an adult, not as a minor," Holcomb said in a statement about the Indiana bill.FILE - Protesters stand outside of the Senate chamber at the Indiana Statehouse on Feb. 22, 2023, in Indianapolis. Republican Governors in Indiana and Idaho have signed ...
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Democratic lawmakers from the Idaho House and Senate blasted their Republican colleagues Wednesday for engaging in what they called a power grab from the governor, local governments and voters while key legislation languishes.
Adler points to two bills over the past two years that he says are illustrative of the state of the Republican Party in Idaho. One is this year’s abortion law, Senate Bill 1309. Every Republican but Rep. Fred Wood, R-Burley, voted for it and GOP Gov. Brad Little signed it into l...
Proponents of the bill have acknowledged that gender-affirming surgeries on minors are not currently being performed in Idaho.