The bill by Rep. Bruce Skaug, R-Nampa, would let the governor veto successful ballot initiatives — similar to how the governor can veto laws passed by the Idaho House and Senate. In the Legislature, lawmakers can hear from experts and staff to understand bills, he said. The gover...
Our founding fathers designed both bodies to reflect the values of their constituents. The Idaho House has earned the reputation of being more conservative than the Senate. It's not unusual for members of the House to criticize the Senate for not taking up bills that have passed their body. ...
Idaho Senate Committee Un-Holsters Weapons BillsPrentice, George
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......
Senate in 1990, defeating Ron J. Twilegar in the general election and winning reelection in 1996 and 2002. On June 11, 2007, Craig was arrested for indecent behavior in a men's restroom at Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport; he pleaded guilty to a charge of disorderly conduct in...
Senator Frank Church becomes Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.1980 -Idaho population: 944,038. An 18 hour riot at the Idaho State Prison results in $2 million in damages. Mount St. Helens erupts, covers north Idaho with volcanic ash. Interior Secretary Cecil Andrus, by ...
Fellow Republican Jim Woodward — who won his primary bid for Idaho Senate in May and will go up against Independent candidate Dan Rose in the November election — also characterized H.B. 710 as government overreach. “I see it as taking away from a local community,” he said, adding t...
If Trumps nominees, Kennedy for Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Dr. Oz to direct Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) are able to get confirmed by the Republican Senate, which I think they will, I wish them luck. If anything needs disruption now, it’s healthcare in...
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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...