Time to check the mail: Tax rebates and voter pamphlets arriving to Idahoans
by Logan Finney, Idaho Reports The Idaho Legislature convened for a special session in early September to consider a budget surplus proposal from Gov. Brad Little that included education investments and income tax cuts. The education funds in the new law will not be spent by lawmakers until…
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‘Idaho Debates’ to air with Spanish captioning
Manténgase informado en las próximas elecciones. Conozca mas acerca de los candidatos a puestos del gobierno y del congreso estatales con “The Idaho Debates”. Cada debate se transmitirá con subtítulos en Español en el canal WORLD de la Televisión Pública de Idaho en las siguientes fechas: Idaho Attorney…
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Podcast Episode: Abortion and Free Speech with Jim Jones
Former Idaho Supreme Court Justice and former Idaho Attorney General Jim Jones joins Melissa Davlin this week to discuss a memo on abortion from the University of Idaho.
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AG’s Office asks court to reconsider, calling decision affront to state’s sovereignty
By Ruth Brown, Idaho Reports The Idaho Attorney General’s Office joined the Legislature on Wednesday in asking a judge to reconsider his decision after he sided with the Department of Justice last month regarding emergency medical abortion. The motion comes after U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill prohibited…
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Podcast Episode: Ready for Dairy Research
On Tuesday morning, the Idaho State Board of Land Commissioners approved funding for the University of Idaho’s planned Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment, or CAFE. That funding includes $6 million for a Minidoka County property and $17.2 million for construction costs for the facility, which would…
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Federalism Committee reviews PILT payment study, ESG investing
By Ruth Brown, Idaho Reports The Legislature’s Federalism Committee met Thursday to review a pilot study on Idaho’s federal funding by payment in lieu of taxes, or PILT. An analysis commissioned by lawmakers found that federal lands in three counties would generate more than $16 million in property…
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Bundy paid $4,000 in campaign funds to criminal defense attorney firm
By Ruth Brown, Idaho Reports Update: This story was updated from its original version at 9 a.m. Friday. A review of gubernatorial candidate Ammon Bundy’s campaign finance report shows he paid $4,000 in campaign donations to the law firm that represented him in a criminal case. The payment,…
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Podcast Episode: Smoke Season
For the past several days the air quality in Idaho has been deemed “seriously unhealthy,” “unhealthy” or “unhealthy for sensitive groups” across the state. The EPA issued “hazardous” air warnings for some areas. Some Idaho high schools canceled outdoor sporting events due to poor air quality. Mike Toole…
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Legislature asks court to reconsider injunction decision on abortion ban
By Ruth Brown, Idaho Reports After a federal judge sided with the Department of Justice last month regarding emergency medical abortions for pregnant patients, the Idaho Legislature filed a motion for reconsideration. The motion filed late Wednesday challenged an order from U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill, who…
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Reclaim Idaho organizers pull Quality Education Act from November ballot
by Clark Corbin, Idaho Capital Sun Reclaim Idaho organizers are pulling the Quality Education Act funding initiative from the Nov. 8 general election ballot following last week’s special session of the Idaho Legislature. Reclaim Idaho co-founder Luke Mayville told the Idaho Capital Sun on Wednesday afternoon that sponsors…
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