Tonight’s “Idaho Reports” looks at the eighth week of this year’s legislative session, including an overview of the week’s developments; comments House Speaker Scott Bedke and Senate President Pro-Tem Brent Hill made to reporters at their annual address to the Idaho Press Club; co-host Melissa...
Former Idaho Sen. Larry Craig has lost his appeal over his use of campaign funds for legal defense after a his 2007 arrest in an airport bathroom sex sting, the AP reports. A federal appeals court, in a ruling today, upheld a lower-court decision that…
Four Idaho residents charged in connection with an armed standoff in Nevada were appointed public defenders during their first federal court appearance on Friday. The Idaho Statesman reports that if they are convicted, Eric James Parker, Steve Arthur Stewart, O. Scott Drexler and Todd Engle could face life sentences and forfeiture of...
“It’s been over 20 years since I stood at this podium,” former Idaho Gov. Cecil Andrus declared today as he addressed the House during its “Idaho Day” commemoration – speaking from the same podium at which Idaho governors give their annual State of the State...
House Speaker Scott Bedke today named Chris Taylor chief clerk of the House for the remainder of the session; Taylor, who started working for the Legislature in 2006, was assistant chief clerk. The previous chief clerk, Bonnie Alexander, is “no longer with the House,” Bedke…
The House is hosting three former Idaho governors and one current one today for its 2016 Idaho Day program, along with a representative of a fourth, as it focuses on “Idaho Governors Present and Past.” “What wonderful governors we’ve had in the history of this…
Senators raised lots of questions this morning before agreeing on a party-line vote to introduce new anti-abortion legislation that many fear won’t pass constitutional muster and would be overturned in court. Rep. Ron Nate, R-Rexburg, told the Senate State Affairs Committee that his “Idaho Unborn…
In a series of unanimous, 19-0 votes, legislative budget writers today set the budget for next year for the Idaho Transportation Department, reflecting a 32.1 percent increase in total funds to $655.9 million; ITD receives no state general funds. Slightly over half its funding next…
Today is “Idaho Day,” the new holiday that commemorates the history and culture of the state; celebrations are planned from noon to 1 in the first and second floors of the Capitol rotunda. The Senate State Affairs Committee got into the Idaho Day spirit this...
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