In May, theU.S. House of Representativespassed the ADVANCE Act by a vote of 393-13, with fellow Idaho Congressional Delegation Members RepresentativesMike SimpsonandRuss Fulcher'ssupport. Following theSenate'sJune passage of the ADVANCE Act, onJuly 9, 2024, the President signed this important l...
Senate Bill 1314: Would prohibit drivers from using handheld portable communications devices. No video. GPS use without data entry and one-touch phone dialing OK. Fines: $75, then $150, then $300 Approved by Transportation Committee on Feb. 19. Approved by the Senate in a 30-5 vote of F...
All 105 seats in the Idaho Legislature are up for election in 2024, but some races may be more competitive than others People in Idaho must earn this much to live comfortably in 2024 Senator Mike Crapo’s vehicle emissions bill did not pass the Senate Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Sen...
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... ...
An Idaho bill that would have criminalized a parent’s decision to allow their transgender child to receive gender-affirming medical treatment has died at the hands of the state Senate’s Republican conference after a national outcry. In a statement late
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...
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 govern...
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.
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. ...
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...