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Senate approves controversial childcare bill, amended bill heading back to the House
House Bill 234 aims to reduce state regulations for childcare facilities. The most controversial change would allow these ...
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Idaho bill allowing foster youth to stay in the system until they're 23 approved by Senate
BOISE — The Idaho Senate on Thursday passed a bill to allow eligible foster youth to stay in the system until age 23.
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Idaho Legislature’s budget committee approves funding for wildfires, bonuses for firefighters
The Idaho Legislature’s Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee approved funding to fight wildfires and bonuses for wildland ...
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Governor Little signs bill raising grocery tax credit for Idaho families to $155 annually
Governor Brad Little and House and Senate leaders commented today on the Governor’s signing of House Bill 231, which ...
Idaho Lawmakers Push For Medical Cannabis Legalization As Senate Moves To Restrict Voter Rights
Just days following the Idaho Senate’s approval of a bill to revise the state constitution in a bid to halt voter-initiated ...
Idaho bill could halt new homeless shelters near homes in big cities
If the senate bill passes into law, it would halt an Interfaith Sanctuary shelter project currently under construction on State Street in Boise.
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Unfinished state budgets likely to prevent Idaho Legislature from adjourning next week
A longstanding general rule of thumb in the Idaho State Capitol is that it takes about two weeks after JFAC finishes setting the budget to wrap up a legislative session. That time period accounts for ...
State-level immigration cooperation, enforcement bill clears Idaho Senate
The Idaho Senate passed a bill to involve local police in immigration enforcement, moving it closer to the governor's desk.
Senate approves funding bill hours before shutdown deadline, sending to Trump for signature
The Senate has passed a Republican-led six-month spending bill hours before a government shutdown, overcoming sharp ...
Idaho Legislature seeks to claw power back from governor. Here’s what sparked it
Emergency decisions made during the COVID-19 pandemic angered state lawmakers, Boise State professor says. Legislatures ...
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Idaho grocery tax credit to rise
The new law increases the grocery tax credit all Idahoans receive to $155 a year. Currently, most Idahoans receive a grocery ...
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Senate passes bill to extend foster care to age 23, sends bill to governor
Senators passed House Bill 245 to raise the age eligibility for extended foster care from 21 to 23, after debate about ...