The Associated Press reports today that public records it obtained under the Idaho Public Records Act show Idaho State Tax Commission Chairman Royce Chigbrow intervened on behalf of clients of his son's accounting firm, over the objections of Tax Commission employees, bringing the clients significant…
The powerful joint committee that writes all budget bills in the Idaho Legislature is also the only committee that's never taken public testimony - but it will this year. With huge budget challenges facing the state, the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee is scheduling two public hearings…
If Idaho County residents take the advice of failed gubernatorial candidate Rex Rammell and start illegally killing wolves, law enforcement will step in. "I think it's pretty clear to say that if there's a federal law that is violated, then the federal law will have…
Spokesman-Review columnist Shawn Vestal, in today's paper, interviews Rep. Tom Loertscher, chair of the House Ethics Committee, about the Phil Hart case and why Loertscher was the lone vote against looking further into the latest ethics complaint against Hart. First, there's that business of Loertscher…
The Capitol Hill newspaper "Roll Call" reports today that Idaho Congressman Walt Minnick says he's "gone for good" from elective politics. “I think I’m done with elective politics,” he told the newspaper. “I’m not sure what I’m going to do, but I think it’s time…
Idaho Congressman-elect Raul Labrador has been assigned to the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform for the 112th Congress, assignments he welcomed. “I ran for Congress to serve Idaho and to restore the people’s faith in government. These two…