On tonight’s “Idaho Reports,” I join Jim Weatherby, Kevin Richert, and co-hosts Aaron Kunz and Melissa Davlin to discuss the events of the 10th week of the legislative session, from teacher pay to transportation to legislative moves against local control. Also, Davlin interviews Sens. Dean…
Here’s a news item from the Associated Press: BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho House committee has killed a Republican legislative leader's multi-faceted plan to tackle the state's growing transportation funding shortfall. The House Transportation and Defense Committee voted 14-2 on Friday to block the…
House Education Chairman Reed DeMordaunt Here’s a link to my full story at spokesman.com on how something rare emerged at the Idaho Legislature today - consensus on a major teacher pay bill. Teachers, school districts, lawmakers and state officials all backed the new plan, the…
The House Ways & Means Committee has voted unanimously to introduce a resolution from Rep. Luke Malek, R-Coeur d’Alene, calling for an interim legislative committee to study Idaho’s state purchasing practices and recommend changes. Malek said legislative leaders have told him they support the move.…
There was bipartisan opposition from 11 Republicans and all 14 House Democrats, but the House voted 44-25 today in favor of HJM 4, Rep. Paul Shepherd’s non-binding memorial to Congress calling for impeachment of federal judges who rule in favor of same-sex marriage. “I think...
The House has voted 39-31 in favor of HB 252a, legislation from Rep. Lynn Luker, R-Boise, to change how Idaho treats sales taxes on sales of vehicles to out-of-state purchasers, collect up-front the portion of the tax that’s higher than what the purchaser would pay…
Here’s a news item from the Associated Press: BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A plan to rewrite Idaho's concealed weapons code has passed a House panel. The House State Affairs Committee voted 13-4 along party lines Friday to endorse a bill clarifying that Idahoans can carry…
The Senate State Affairs Committee this morning unanimously endorsed legislation authorizing a clinical trial in Idaho that also would allow up to 25 Idaho children with intractable epilepsy to be treated with a new British-made experimental drug that contains extracts related to cannabis. Dr. Christine…
There was unanimous support from all sides this morning for the third and final version of the teacher pay bill, which cleared the House Education Committee and headed to the full House amid compliments and thanks. The final bill will raise state funding for teacher...
The Idaho Senate has approved a new five-level registration system for sexual offenders, the AP reports, despite concerns about costs and more. The bill now heads to the House side, after winning Senate approval on a 20-14 vote. The legislation comes after the Idaho Supreme…
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