Idaho House lawmakers on Thursday introduced a bill to block voter registration processing for people whose citizenship status isn’t confirmed. House Bill 94, brought by Idaho House Majority Caucus Chair Jaron Crane,
The proposals would make it harder for residents to get something on the ballot, a longtime Republican goal. The governor would have new veto authority.
Idaho policy survey reveals significant gaps between voter priorities and legislative focus on issues like housing, abortion and health care.
Reclaim Idaho supporters gather at the Idaho State Capitol. Signatures in support of the Quality Education Act fill the backpacks; they were later delivered to the Secretary of State. Idaho Republicans once again have the ballot initiative process in their crosshairs this legislative session.
Two pieces of legislation aimed at limiting the voter initiative process were introduced in the Idaho Senate and House committees.
Idahoans United for Women and Families, a group organizing an abortion-rights initiative for 2026, has filed a lawsuit over ballot language.
Idaho lawmakers have voted to restore the 'natural definition of marriage' after Donald Trump’s presidential election win last Monday (20 January).
An unprecedented year of campaign spending has led some officials to consider amendments to Idaho’s campaign finance laws in an effort to make it easier to track electioneering
State lawmakers on Wednesday introduced a bill that would let the Idaho governor veto laws passed directly by voters. The bill by Rep. Bruce Skaug, R-Nampa, would let the governor veto successful ballot initiatives — similar to how the governor can veto laws passed by the Idaho House and Senate.
Out-of-state organizations target newly elected Idaho legislators with "traitor" accusations over pet projects before their first legislative votes.
Every year, for many years now, and generally toward the start of the legislative session, the Idaho Public Policy Survey is released at Boise State University. It is a poll of Idaho’s people about a wide range of public issues.
A young wife and mom, married with two delightful children, became seriously ill. She was admitted to a local hospital, but her infection worsened to the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) stage.