The Republican Party launched a two-day midterm convention in Dallas on Wednesday — the first gathering of its kind in the party’s history — with President Donald Trump scheduled to deliver keynote remarks and return Thursday for closing comments, according to postregister.com. Convention Opens With Party Optimism Joe Gruters brought down an oversized gavel to […]

Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador’s office issued an opinion last week allowing churches to spend money opposing or supporting ballot initiatives — including Proposition 1, the abortion rights measure on the November ballot — without revealing individual donor names, provided the spending comes from general church funds rather than targeted solicitations. The opinion, published August […]

A Florida county clerk facing five felony charges will remain on the November ballot after the deadline for Republicans to substitute another candidate passed without action. Mike Caruso, the Palm Beach County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller, was arrested on charges involving the alleged sexual abuse of a child described as a family […]

Idaho is one of six states with statewide candidate filing deadlines falling within the next two weeks, as the 2026 election cycle moves through a critical window for ballot access. The state’s general election write-in candidate filing deadline lands on September 4, alongside similar deadlines in Arizona and Illinois. The Two-Week Filing Window Between August […]

Boise residents head to the polls Tuesday to fill a school board seat being vacated by a longtime trustee, with two attorneys making their case to voters as the district navigates falling enrollment and student mental health concerns. The Race Andy Hawes and Kirt Naylor are competing for the seat held for roughly 24 years […]

The organization behind Idaho’s Proposition 1 abortion rights initiative filed suit Wednesday night against state officials in the Idaho Supreme Court, arguing that the proposed ballot language is misleading and could confuse voters ahead of the November election. Idahoans United for Women and Families named Secretary of State Phil McGrane and Attorney General Raúl Labrador […]

Oklahoma voters on Tuesday approved a constitutional amendment to enshrine voter identification requirements in state law while decisively rejecting a separate measure that would have reshaped how the state reimburses counties for manufacturing tax exemptions. Voter ID Amendment Passes Comfortably State Question 846, which adds voter ID requirements to the Oklahoma Constitution, passed with more […]

With Idaho’s 2026 general election approaching, a candidate survey conducted by CBS2/FOX9 drew responses from just 100 of the 220 candidates contacted — a response rate of roughly 45 percent — offering voters a partial but direct look at where those running for office stand on the issues. How the Survey Worked Candidates received a […]

Kaylee Peterson, the Democratic candidate for Idaho’s 1st Congressional District, has extended a formal debate invitation to incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Russ Fulcher and independent candidate Sarah Zabel, setting a two-hour forum for the evening of October 17. The Invitation Peterson announced the invitation on Wednesday, with the debate scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. […]

As Idaho’s November election season takes shape, data centers have emerged as a flashpoint issue — and at least some political observers are asking whether candidates’ positions on the technology facilities could move voters at the ballot box. The question reflects growing tensions across Idaho over proposed and existing data centers, which have sparked debate […]

The Idaho Secretary of State’s Office has resolved a technical problem with its online voter look-up tool after residents reported last week that the site was failing to return registration results. Reports of the glitch began surfacing on social media around August 10, with users accessing the site on cellphones running into the most trouble. […]

Ada County launched its candidate filing period Monday for several local offices appearing on the November 3, 2026 ballot, giving prospective candidates less than two weeks to submit their paperwork. The Ada County Clerk is accepting declarations of candidacy through 5:00 p.m. on August 28, with filing having opened at 8:00 a.m. on August 17. […]