If legislation backed by Coeur d'Alene Sen. John Goedde is enacted, Idaho would rename the stretch of state Highway 3 from I-90 south through St. Maries and to its junction with Highway 12 between Orofino and Lewiston as the "North Idaho Medal of Honor Highway." Goedde, a sixth-term Republican, said, "I was approached by a couple of veterans groups prior to the passing of Vernon Baker, to acknowledge Idaho's Medal of Honor winners. There are still two or three living Medal of Honor winners in North Idaho - it seemed appropriate. We've done that kind of thing before, and there'll be no expense to the state if veterans organizations want to put up signage."

UPDATE: The Senate Transportation Committee voted unanimously to introduce the bill, after Goedde told the panel, "Every once in a while this Legislature gets to do something nice without a whole lot of heavy lifting, and that's what we have here this afternoon."