For the second time this year, Gov. Brad Little spoke to the public directly via live television and streaming internet regarding the actions of the Legislature. Flanked by retired Gov. Butch Otter in person and retired Gov. Dirk Kempthorne virtually, ...
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Idaho Gov. signs bill allowing growing, transport of hemp
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed into law a bill legalizing the production and transportation of hemp with up to 0.3% of THC, the cannabis compound that gives marijuana its high. The Republican governor signed the ...
Read More »Ask Oregon agriculture why we must end the salmon wars
This week, the Bureau of Reclamation released the Klamath Project 2021 Temporary Operations Plan, which was developed in response to consecutive years of drought conditions in the Klamath Basin. Decisions were made to use the limited water to assist the ...
Read More »Idaho Rep. Von Ehlinger accused of unwanted sexual contact
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho legislative ethics committee is investigating reports that Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger had what he called “unconsented sexual contact” with an adult volunteer, a newspaper reported. Von Ehlinger, a Republican from Lewiston, denied the allegation, ...
Read More »CCDC has a garage sale, buys a lot 
Boise’s urban renewal agency, the Capital City Development Corporation (CCDC), met on April 12 for its monthly meeting, where the CCDC board of directors voted to purchase a lot and sell a parking garage, both downtown. Unlike its meetings for ...
Read More »Little to veto limits on gubernatorial emergency powers 
For the second time this year, Gov. Brad Little spoke to the public directly via live television and streaming internet regarding the actions of the Legislature. Flanked by retired Gov. Butch Otter in person and retired Gov. Dirk Kempthorne virtually, ...
Read More »Mass timber buildings can now be up to 18 stories tall 
Don’t be fooled by House Bill 143, which is on track to become law. This legislation appears to be a rather mundane update of the Idaho building code, whose amendment usually follows a three-year cycle; however, HB 143 is anything ...
Read More »Constitutional ban on legal marijuana dies in Idaho House
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A proposed constitutional amendment that would have prevented the legalization of marijuana and other drugs without the approval of two-thirds of the Idaho Legislature died in the House on Thursday. The legislation failed to attain the ...
Read More »Idaho business community supports higher education
Nearly 100 members of Idaho Business for Education (IBE) recently wrote an open letter to the members of the Idaho House of Representatives. We wrote this letter because we are concerned with the anti-education campaign that has been waged this ...
Read More »Idaho House approves prohibition on mask mandates
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The House on Wednesday approved legislation prohibiting mask mandates by government entities in Idaho, voting 47-22 with no Democratic support to send the bill to the Senate. Republican Gov. Brad Little has never imposed a statewide ...
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