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Drug-sniffing dog put his paws on a man’s car. Idaho Supreme Court says he trespassed

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

The Idaho Supreme Court has vacated a Mountain Home man’s conviction for felony drug possession and delivery after it ruled that a police drug-sniffing dog trespassed and conducted an illegal search by putting its paws on his vehicle, prompting the search that led to his arrest. The court issued its decision Monday, with three of the five justices in agreement and two dissenting. The case ...

News > Nation/World

Biden says he’ll work with Simpson and others to help salmon in Northwest; McMorris Rodgers highlights president’s river mix-up

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden on Tuesday promised to work with leaders in the Northwest, including a prominent Republican, to protect salmon in the Columbia River Basin.

News > Education

Coeur d’Alene school board will try to pass levy again as superintendent warns up to five campuses will shutter if it fails a second time

Tue., March 21, 2023

During a special meeting Monday, the Coeur d'Alene School Board of Trustees unanimously voted to place a two-year levy on the May 16 ballot. If voters approve it, the tax will collect $25 million annually and replace a $20 million levy passed in 2021.

News > Pacific NW

Idaho bill to execute inmates by firing squad clears Legislature, heads to governor

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

Idaho is poised to become the fifth U.S. state to approve prisoner executions by firing squad after the proposed law cleared the Legislature on Monday on its way to the governor’s desk.

News > Pacific NW

Babe Vote, March for Our Lives Idaho file suit over law eliminating student IDs for voting

Sat., March 18, 2023

Two different organizations representing young people in Idaho announced they have filed lawsuits challenging a new law that Gov. Brad Little recently signed that eliminates student IDs as an acceptable form of identification for voting.

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Bill criminalizing gender care for trans youth clears hurdle in Idaho Legislature

UPDATED: Fri., March 17, 2023

A few Idaho state senators from both major political parties said in a Friday committee hearing that they can’t support an existing bill to criminalize all gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth – but the committee’s Republicans were open to supporting an amended version.

News > Pacific NW

New report shows Idaho’s shortage of direct care workers is worse than national average

UPDATED: Fri., March 17, 2023

A new report released to the Idaho Legislature on Thursday by the Office of Performance Evaluations found the state needs at least 3,000 more direct care workers to serve older and disabled Idahoans who rely on those professionals to remain in their homes.

News > Pacific NW

Nonprofits seek relief from Idaho Attorney General Labrador’s ‘fishing expedition’

UPDATED: Fri., March 17, 2023

Last year, the Marsing School District applied for a federal grant to help fund summer school and preschool programs. The rural Treasure Valley district, which serves fewer than 1,000 students, received about $135,000. “It was always our interpretation that we qualified,” Marsing Superintendent Norm Stewart told the Idaho Statesman by phone. That’s why Stewart was surprised this month when the ...

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Lewis-Clark State College removes artwork about abortion, citing a state law

UPDATED: Mon., March 13, 2023

Six works in a Lewis-Clark exhibition about health care were perceived to run afoul of a law that prohibits the use of state funds to “promote abortion” or “counsel in favor of abortion.”

News > Nation/World

Northwest lawmakers will play key roles in bipartisan rail safety push after Ohio derailment

Sun., March 12, 2023

WASHINGTON – Northwest lawmakers are set to play key roles in a bipartisan effort to improve railroad safety in the wake of a high-profile derailment that spewed toxic chemicals in Ohio.

News > Pacific NW

JFAC approves $32 million in emergency rental assistance funding for Idaho

UPDATED: Fri., March 10, 2023

The Idaho Legislature’s Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee signed off on a $32 million supplemental funding request for emergency rental assistance on Friday after children’s advocacy groups spent weeks advocating for the funding.

News > Pacific NW

Idaho Senate votes to eliminate use of student IDs for voting

UPDATED: Fri., March 10, 2023

The Republican-controlled Idaho Senate voted Thursday night to eliminate student IDs as an acceptable form of identification to vote in Idaho elections.

News > Pacific NW

Dems call budget ‘roadmap for stronger America’, Republicans say ‘spending binge must stop’

UPDATED: Thu., March 9, 2023

U.S. President Joe Biden’s newly announced budget plan drew criticism from Northwest Republican lawmakers and praise from local Democrats on Thursday.

News > Pacific NW

Idaho House passes drag show, abortion trafficking bills

UPDATED: Wed., March 8, 2023

BOISE – The Idaho House of Representatives on Tuesday passed drag show and abortion trafficking bills, moving the legislation ahead of several budget bills on the calendar.

News > Pacific NW

Idaho parents, child care providers ask Legislature to reverse budget cuts as closures begin

UPDATED: Wed., March 8, 2023

Lakewood Montessori in Boise took a string of financial hits from the COVID-19 pandemic — from closures in early 2020 to ongoing inflation and worker shortages.

News > Pacific NW

Former Gov. Phil Batt, a ‘titan’ in Idaho Republican politics, dead at 96

UPDATED: Sun., March 5, 2023

Phil Batt, a guiding force in Idaho Republican politics for nearly four decades, including as the state's 29th governor, died Saturday on his 96th birthday.

News > Pacific NW

Idaho House committee moves ‘abortion trafficking’ bill forward

UPDATED: Fri., March 3, 2023

The Idaho House State Affairs Committee moved forward a bill on Friday that would make it a felony crime to transport or recruit a minor for an abortion without parental consent.

News > Pacific NW

Idaho House votes to add firing squad as an alternative form of execution

UPDATED: Fri., March 3, 2023

With state officials unable to obtain chemicals to carry out an execution by lethal injection, the Republican-controlled Idaho House of Representatives voted Friday afternoon to pass a bill that would add the firing squad as an alternative method of execution.

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Idaho House has competing bills on ‘harmful’ material in libraries. What lawmakers decided

UPDATED: Wed., March 1, 2023

An Idaho legislative committee on Wednesday rejected a bill that would have made schools and libraries liable to lawsuits for distributing material deemed “harmful” to children. The committee also delayed action on another bill, supported by a librarian trade group, that would direct library oversight boards to create policies clearly labeling shelves and material suitable for children. ...

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Idaho bill to help undocumented drivers just cleared a major hurdle. The Senate is next

UPDATED: Wed., March 1, 2023

Fourteen years ago, Yolanda Bernal went to a doctor with her two children, who were toddlers at the time. After the appointment, Bernal waited for hours for her children’s father to pick them up in Caldwell. He never came. The father, who was undocumented, had been pulled over for an illegal left turn, his wife said, and was charged with driving without privileges. He was taken into custody ...

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Drug-sniffing dog put his paws on a man’s car. Idaho Supreme Court says he trespassed

Biden says he’ll work with Simpson and others to help salmon in Northwest; McMorris Rodgers highlights president’s river mix-up

Coeur d’Alene school board will try to pass levy again as superintendent warns up to five campuses will shutter if it fails a second time

Idaho bill to execute inmates by firing squad clears Legislature, heads to governor

Babe Vote, March for Our Lives Idaho file suit over law eliminating student IDs for voting

Bill criminalizing gender care for trans youth clears hurdle in Idaho Legislature

New report shows Idaho’s shortage of direct care workers is worse than national average

Nonprofits seek relief from Idaho Attorney General Labrador’s ‘fishing expedition’

Lewis-Clark State College removes artwork about abortion, citing a state law

Northwest lawmakers will play key roles in bipartisan rail safety push after Ohio derailment

JFAC approves $32 million in emergency rental assistance funding for Idaho

Idaho Senate votes to eliminate use of student IDs for voting

Dems call budget ‘roadmap for stronger America’, Republicans say ‘spending binge must stop’

Idaho House passes drag show, abortion trafficking bills

Idaho parents, child care providers ask Legislature to reverse budget cuts as closures begin

Former Gov. Phil Batt, a ‘titan’ in Idaho Republican politics, dead at 96

Idaho House committee moves ‘abortion trafficking’ bill forward

Idaho House votes to add firing squad as an alternative form of execution

Idaho House has competing bills on ‘harmful’ material in libraries. What lawmakers decided

Idaho bill to help undocumented drivers just cleared a major hurdle. The Senate is next

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