Idaho Congressman Raul Labrador and his Democratic challenger, Shirley Ringo, outlined starkly differing positions on issues ranging from same-sex marriage to taxes and spending, as the two faced off in a debate on Idaho Public Television tonight. Labrador, a Republican who is seeking a third…
Idaho 1st District Rep. Raul Labrador, who is seeking a third term, will face off with Democratic challenger Shirley Ringo tonight on Idaho Public Television as part of the "Idaho Debates." The debate starts at 7 p.m. Labrador is an immigration lawyer, former two-term Idaho…
The Idaho Republican Party has issued a statement commending GOP Gov. Butch Otter and Attorney General Lawrence Wasden for continuing the state’s court fight against same-sex marriage. The party’s statement says its platform calls on Idaho officials to “use all means possible to prevent expansion…
Here’s a link to my full story at spokesman.com on today’s lively debate between GOP Gov. Butch Otter and his Democratic challenger, A.J. Balukoff, in which the two went head-to-head over same-sex marriage and gay rights; debated an array of education issues from preschool to…
As directed, attorneys for four Idaho couples who successfully sued to overturn the state’s ban on gay marriage have submitted a response to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, opposing the temporary stay he granted yesterday on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision that…
Same-sex marriage and the “Add the Words” movement prompted sharp disagreements between GOP Gov. Butch Otter and Democratic challenger A.J. Balukoff today. Otter defended his continuing push to defend Idaho’s overturned ban on same-sex marriage in court, saying he’s upholding his oath to defend the…
Other topics on which Gov. Butch Otter and Democratic challenger A.J. Balukoff have mixed it up in today’s Idaho Falls debate: Balukoff has called for expanding Medicaid, to take advantage of federal taxes Idahoans already are paying and help the state. Otter said, “When we…
Gov. Butch Otter and Democratic challenger A.J. Balukoff have clashed hard on education issues so far during today’s City Club of Idaho Falls debate. Among the highlights: On supplemental levies: Balukoff noted that then-Gov. Jim Risch in 2006 lowered property taxes and raised the sales…
As Gov. Butch Otter and Democratic challenger A.J. Balukoff took the stage in at the City Club of Idaho Falls today, Otter was directed to the podium at stage left. “I should be on the right,” Otter said, prompting moderator David Adler to comment, “I…
Idaho GOP Gov. Butch Otter and Democratic challenger A.J. Balukoff are about to debate before a big crowd at the City Club of Idaho Falls; there are also more than 100 people here at the Owyhee Plaza in Boise for a simulcast of the debate,…
The canceled debate in the Idaho state treasurer's race, originally set for tonight as part of the "Idaho Debates" on Idaho Public Television, has been rescheduled for next Thursday at 8:30 p.m. State Treasurer Ron Crane asked for the change, saying he'd lost his voice…
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