Betsy Z Russell
History and electoral dynamics are certainly on the Republicans’ side. Although the Idaho Senate was split 21-21 in 1991 and 1992, the Republicans have controlled a majority in the Idaho Legislature since 1959, with the exception of those two years. Republicans have also won every statewide o...
The Idaho Senate is a different animal than it was last year. The election turnover has transformed the Senate into a more conservative body. If the bill passes both the House and the Senate, it will force Governor Little to make a move that some say he'd like to avoid. Signing the b...
It isn't uncommon to see billboards in Idaho promoting the purchase of marijuana in Oregon. The bill passed the House 47-22 but was defeated by a close controversial vote in the state senate 18-16. A one-vote margin that would've tied led to a tie and a vote from the lieutenant go...
"The Idaho Legislature continues to introduce and pass bills that criminalize physicians for medical care nationally recognized as the standard of care. Consequences for Idaho Physicians providing the standard of care may include civil litigation and criminal prosecution, leading to ...
During the Senate debate Thursday morning, Democratic Sen. Melissa Wintrow said the legislation "further shackles young girls that need help," and harms those who try to help them. "I think we all know that Idaho has the strictest abortion bans in the country," Wintrow said. "It is crim...
We have seen it throughout the entire United States, book banning. Over 1,651 unique titles were targeted last year, and there are currently 26 books banned in three different school districts in Idaho. According to theIdaho State Journal, the Senate State Affairs Committee sent bills this yea...
“It’s an accountability for how the budget session is run that plays directly back to me as Senate president,” Driskill said. Even if he isn’t chair anymore, Kinskey will continue to serve on the Appropriations Committee, which will have its first interim meeting in July....
This independent candidate is worrying Republicans in deep-red Nebraska's Senate race•Oct. 26, 2024, 2:07 PM ET (AP) U.S. Capitol building, Washington, D.C.The meeting place of Congress, Washington, D.C. United States Senate, one of the two houses of thelegislature(Congress) of the...
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