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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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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 ...
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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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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 ...
Big income tax cut clears Idaho Legislature on way to governor’s desk. Will he sign it?
I love the signal that every year in Idaho, your tax burden is going to get less,” Little previously said. “But you’ve got to ...
Idaho Legislature Adopts Free Speech Protections Of The Uniform Public Expression Protection Act
By stunningly lopsided votes (Senate 32-1-2, House 70-0-0), the Idaho legislature has approved the passage of the Idaho ...
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.
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 ...