New Rules Begin in Four Months Idaho’s Medicaid expansion work requirements are set to take effect in January, giving the state’s roughly 85,000 expansion enrollees a limited window to understand and prepare for the new coverage rules. The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare held its first public town hall on the requirements this week, […]
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 […]
Idaho’s First District Congressman Russ Fulcher has joined as a co-sponsor of federal legislation that would require law enforcement agencies at the federal level to obtain a judicial warrant before tapping into surveillance data held by state and local governments. What the Bill Does The measure, H.R. 9716 — formally titled the Protecting Rights in […]
Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador is among 15 state attorneys general who have sent a formal challenge to the world’s largest accounting firms, arguing that sweeping climate pledges made by those firms undermine the professional independence their clients are entitled to expect. The Firms and the Commitments at Issue The coalition directed its letter at […]
A federal judge in Idaho has significantly narrowed a previous ruling that had blocked enforcement of the state’s near-total abortion ban, limiting its protection to just one physician — a move driven by recent U.S. Supreme Court guidance restricting broad judicial injunctions. The Ruling U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill issued the narrowed decision Tuesday, […]
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 […]
More than 350 new statutes passed by the Idaho Legislature during its 2026 session took effect July 1, touching everything from criminal justice and child welfare to civic participation and correctional facility security. New Laws at a Glance Among the most notable changes, House Bill 522 places new restrictions on drone flights over state correctional […]
Idaho sends nearly 40 percent of its total foreign exports to Canada, making the U.S.-Canada trade dispute that took effect August 22 a more immediate economic concern for the Gem State than for most others. With billions in two-way trade now subject to new tariffs, Idaho businesses and agriculture producers face rising costs and uncertain […]
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 […]
The Idaho Behavioral Health Council has formally recommended that state leaders concentrate opioid settlement money on eight counties identified as facing the greatest threat from opioid use disorder, while also spotlighting the demographic groups the underlying data consistently flags as most vulnerable. The council, which draws membership from Idaho’s legislative, judicial, and executive branches, distributed […]
Governor Brad Little called for flags at Idaho state buildings to be lowered in remembrance of Maj. Gen. Darrell Manning, a military pilot, former state legislator, and senior administrator whose four-decade record of public service touched virtually every corner of Idaho government. Little made the announcement Friday, August 28, in Boise. Under the directive, U.S. […]
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 […]