Idaho Gov. Butch Otter has formed a new political action committee, Otterpac, that can accept unlimited contributions from corporations, and plans to donate to GOP campaigns from the state level down to party precinct committee posts. It’s a move that could make Otter, long a...
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter said it was First Lady Lori Otter who brought him a graphic artist’s rendition of a cartoon otter logo for the couple’s new PAC, a symbol he’s never used before in any of his 25 campaigns, 24 of which he won....
Idaho's losing legal battle to defend the state's ban on same-sex marriage has cost taxpayers roughly $715,000, making it one of the more expensive failed cases compared with similar losses in nearby states, the AP reports; the tally comes as the state’s Constitutional Defense Council…
Idaho Lt. Gov. Brad Little joins the pundits panel on tonight’s “Idaho Reports,” to discuss the upcoming legislative session, education, tax cuts, health care, state revenue and more. I join Jim Weatherby and co-hosts Aaron Kunz and Melissa Davlin on the panel for the discussion;…
Former state Rep. Ken Roberts, now a state tax commissioner, was named chairman of the four-member commission today by Gov. Butch Otter, succeeding Commissioner Rich Jackson as chairman. Jackson remains a commissioner and will chair the nationwide Multistate Tax Commission in 2016. Otter said the…
The U.S. House has overwhelmingly passed an omnibus year-end spending bill on a vote of 316-113; Idaho 2nd District GOP Rep. Mike Simpson applauded it as including “many critical wins for Idaho and western states,” while Idaho 1st District Rep. Raul Labrador, who voted no,...
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