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Idaho House reaches support for special legislative session, but proposal differs from state Senate
More than 60% of the members of the Idaho House of Representatives have signed a petition calling for a special legislative session to essentially repeal the state law passed earlier this year that unintentionally eliminated the presidential primary election. But as of Monday afternoon, legislators had not yet received the necessary support from 60% of […]
‘A relentless advocate’: Idaho officials mourn death of longtime Latino activist J.J. Saldaña
Para leer esta historia en español, haga clic aquí. Messages of love and support continue to flood social media as state and local elected officials, as well as leaders from Idaho’s Latino and LGBTQ+ communities, mourn the death of longtime Idaho activist J.J. Saldaña. Saldaña, who served as the community resource development specialist at the Idaho […]
Idaho officials can’t verify state revenues as errors hamper statewide software system
Idaho state legislators and government officials can’t verify how much revenue the state has collected during the first three months of the state’s new fiscal year because of errors transitioning to a new statewide business software program, documents obtained by the Idaho Capital Sun show. State officials transitioned to the Luma software system on July […]
As wildfire costs increase, Idaho Land Board calls for 4.7% budget increase in 2025
The Idaho State Board of Land Commissioners approved a 4.7% increase in the budget request for the Idaho Department of Lands’ fiscal year 2025 budget on Tuesday in Boise. Overall, the land board approved a budget request totaling $90.3 million from all funding sources, including state and federal funding. The state general fund share of […]
Bingham County GOP sues Idaho Republican Party
The Bingham County Republican Central Committee’s executive committee has filed a lawsuit against the Idaho Republican Party to block Idaho GOP Chairwoman Dorothy Moon from stepping in to fill county leadership vacancies. The lawsuit appears to represent another example of the divide within the Republican Party between Moon and her allies in state leadership and […]
Idaho DMV eliminates convenience fee for online license reinstatement
Officials at the Idaho Division of Motor Vehicles have eliminated the convenience fee that had been charged to Idahoans who pay for their license reinstatement online, the Idaho Transportation Department announced in a press release Thursday. Idahoans with a suspended driver’s license will still need to satisfy the other requirements and wait the required period […]
Idaho Reps. Moyle, Crane say no agreement yet on special legislative session
A proposal by the Idaho Senate to call a special session of the Idaho Legislature to reinstate the presidential primary election in May does not have the votes to advance in the Idaho House of Representatives, said Rep. Brent Crane, R-Nampa. “The position the Senate has taken is not going to pass in (the) House […]
Former Idaho Gov. Butch Otter endorses open primary ballot initiative
Former Idaho Gov. Buch Otter endorsed the open primary ballot initiative on Wednesday, becoming the highest profile member of a group of more than 100 Republicans who support the initiative. During a press conference Wednesday morning at the Idaho State Capitol in Boise, leaders of a coalition called Idahoans for Open Primaries announced that Otter […]
Idaho legislative committee questions drug, vaping prevention program recommendations
Several Idaho legislators serving on a committee that makes recommendations for distributing state funding from tobacco settlements expressed concern Monday with some of the funding proposals. The Idaho Legislature’s Joint Millennium Fund Committee is a group of 10 legislators that makes recommendations for using Idaho’s share of settlement money from class action lawsuits filed against […]
Property tax cuts coming for Idaho homeowners through new state law
In November, Idaho homeowners will know how much of a break they will get on their property taxes through a new state law. The savings will be calculated for each individual taxpayer and appear on their property tax notice, which counties send to homeowners by the fourth Monday in November. As of this week, it’s […]
Idaho Senate reaches support for special session on presidential primary
Republican leaders of the Idaho Senate announced Wednesday they have reached 60% support for a petition to call a special session of the Idaho Legislature to address the state’s eliminated presidential primary election issue. Now, the petition’s supporters must also achieve the support of 60% of the members of the Idaho House of Representatives in […]
Idaho Land Board cures open meeting law violation
The Idaho Board of Land Commissioners met briefly Friday morning to acknowledge and cure a violation of Idaho’s open meeting law. During Friday’s meeting at the Idaho Department of Lands downtown Boise office, Gov. Brad Little said the violation occurred during the land board’s most recent meeting on Aug. 15. “I move the board acknowledge […]