Read more about the article Constitutional amendment to raise signature requirements for ballot initiatives fails to pass House vote
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Constitutional amendment to raise signature requirements for ballot initiatives fails to pass House vote

This article was updated on April 4, 2023, at 5:56 p.m. to reflect the change in status of SJR 101. On Friday, March 31, the Idaho House of Representatives failed…

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Read more about the article Idaho Legislature passes House Bill 1 to fund education in special legislative session
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Idaho Legislature passes House Bill 1 to fund education in special legislative session

On Sep. 1, the Idaho Legislature passed House Bill 1 during a special session called by Gov. Brad Little to address the state’s projected record-breaking budget surplus of roughly $2…

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Read more about the article Senate Bill 1309: Idaho’s Texas-style abortion ban that bans abortion after 6 weeks and creates bounty system targeting abortion providers
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Senate Bill 1309: Idaho’s Texas-style abortion ban that bans abortion after 6 weeks and creates bounty system targeting abortion providers

The Idaho Senate passed Senate Bill (SB) 1309, a Texas-style abortion bill that restricts access to abortion after six weeks and allows family members to sue abortion providers, on Thursday,…

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Read more about the article Opinion: “Add the Words” is long overdue, HB 440 would add vital protections to Idaho’s Human Rights Act
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Opinion: “Add the Words” is long overdue, HB 440 would add vital protections to Idaho’s Human Rights Act

On Jan. 17, Rep. John McCrostie introduced the “Add the Words” bill, a bill that has been introduced every year in Idaho for the past 14 years. House Bill (HB)…

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Read more about the article JFAC approves higher ed budget, sends bill to House despite “social justice” debates
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JFAC approves higher ed budget, sends bill to House despite “social justice” debates

The Idaho Legislature’s Joint Finance Appropriations Committee (JFAC) met on March 2 to discuss budget items relating to the Idaho State Board of Education, including funding for colleges and universities…

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Republican legislators introduce bill to eliminate same-day voter registration and student identification at the polls

Republican legislators introduced a new bill that would ban student IDs as valid voter identification and eliminate Idaho’s same-day voter registration. The Idaho Legislature’s House State Affairs Committee introduced the…

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