Reps. Heather Scott, Sage Dixon and Judy Boyle held an impromptu press conference in the Capitol just now to discuss their trip over the weekend to visit protesters who have taken over a federal wildlife refuge near Burns, Ore. Dixon, R-Ponderay, said the armed protesters...
Idaho legislators are undergoing civil discourse training today, working with the National Institute for Civil Discourse at the University of Arizona. The institute has worked with 12 other states, but Idaho is the first to schedule a Legislature-wide training session backed by leadership; Maine is...
When three Idaho state representatives joined lawmakers from Washington and Oregon over the weekend to visit the armed protesters occupying a federal wildlife refuge near Burns, Ore., they also met with law enforcement officials, said Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, who was among the group. “We...
Organizers have just announced “with deep regret” that they’re cancelling a presentation on refugee resettlement in Idaho featuring law enforcement, resettlement and faith leaders that had been set for this Thursday evening, at the same time as a competing event featuring two anti-Islam speakers in...
The Legislature’s Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee is hearing this morning from Jani Revier, the governor’s budget director, on Gov. Butch Otter’s budget proposal. The room is full – standing room only – but you can watch live here. Otter's $3.3 billion general fund budget proposal would...
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