Idaho's citizen redistricting commission has adjourned for the day and will reconvene at 10 a.m. tomorrow; no one was ready to make a motion, though both sides had indicated possible support for a compromise congressional district plan proposed by GOP Commissioner Lou Esposito. Like today's,…
The redistricting commission has reconvened; Democrats wanted to move ahead with starting to consider legislative district plans while they mull a compromise plan on congressional districts, but Co-Chairman Evan Frasure of Pocatello refused, saying that would "confuse the issue" as "they're two separate tasks." For…
Idaho Supreme Court Justice Roger Burdick has been elected chief justice by his colleagues, succeeding current Chief Justice Daniel Eismann, who will continue to serve on the state's highest court. Burdick, who will begin his four-year term as chief justice on Aug. 1, said he…
A compromise congressional district plan proposed by GOP redistricting Commissioner Lou Esposito is getting good reviews from commissioners of both parties. "Clearly we're going to need more time to understand all the details on this, but I want to congratulate Commissioner Esposito on an effort…
GOP Commissioner Lou Esposito has proposed a new congressional district plan that sounds like it might be something of a compromise: It uses I-84 as a dividing line between the districts, like the Democrats' earlier plan did, but it divides only one county, Ada, and…
Democratic redistricting Commissioner Julie Kane has proposed another new congressional district plan, C-37. This plan, like C-36, has a population deviation of just one person. "This plan keeps the counties whole except for a little jog there that pulls over precincts ... to try to…
GOP redistricting Commissioner Lorna Finman has proposed a new congressional redistricting plan, plan C-36. It's similar to the earlier GOP plan, but makes some shifts in the line; she called it the "Boise County North" plan. "It moves precincts out of the south and kind…
Here's a news item from the Associated Press: BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A former Idaho Transportation Department director was asked to resign in 2006 following a whistleblower complaint, a detail hidden from the public until court documents were released last week in a separate case.…
The National 9/11 Flag is on display in Idaho's state capitol today, where the tattered American flag that was destroyed in the collapse of the World Trade Center 10 years ago is being repaired with a patch from each of the 50 states; today is…
GOP redistricting Commissioner Lou Esposito said, "I do want to bring us back to what our original goals are. ... I'm all in favor of finding the common ground." He said he's working on a plan that has more of a "bright line" between the…
Redistricting Commissioner George Moses said plan C-33, the GOP Five Mile Plan for congressional districts, "does zig and zag around, and if you were to tell somebody how to figure out which districts they're in ... you'd have to be very knowledgable." He said, "When…
Redistricting commissioners are back at work, and say they have at least three new plans to introduce before their lunch break, as far as where to draw the line between Idaho's two congressional districts. They're also reviewing existing plans C-33, C-34 and C-35.
Idaho's citizen redistricting commission has convened this morning, and briefly discussed comments received over the weekend on the four proposed congressional district plans it's currently considering. "It's clear to me that our partisans have spoken," said Commissioner George Moses, as the other commissioners chuckled. Said…
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