The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a Hawaii law restricting where concealed carry permit holders could bring firearms was unconstitutional, handing a significant victory to Second Amendment advocates across the country. The case, Wolford v. Lopez, was decided 6-3. At issue was a Hawaii statute — widely nicknamed the “Vampire Rule” — that barred […]

Convention Delivers Broad Policy Agenda Idaho Republican Party delegates approved 18 resolutions at the party’s recent convention, covering topics ranging from property taxes and election integrity to nuclear energy and marijuana policy. The resolutions emerged from committee review and floor debate, representing the party’s formal position-taking process that occurs every two years at the convention […]

Idaho’s two U.S. senators are backing legislation that would dramatically simplify how the National Guard tracks and categorizes service, replacing a patchwork of nearly 30 duty statuses with just four consolidated categories designed to standardize pay, benefits, and deployment readiness. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch, both Idaho Republicans, joined Kansas Republican Jerry Moran and […]

A federal judge has temporarily blocked enforcement of key portions of Idaho’s new transgender bathroom law, halting criminal penalties tied to certain restroom access provisions just days before the measure was set to take effect on July 1. The preliminary injunction will remain in place while the underlying lawsuit works its way through federal court. […]

Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador is urging state residents to check their homes after releasing a list of 24 consumer products subject to federal recall for June, covering everything from children’s toys and nursery furniture to motorized off-road vehicles. The recalls were issued by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and span a wide range […]

Idaho state agencies have been told to keep their budgets flat for the coming fiscal year, following a directive from the state’s top financial officer after lawmakers approved roughly $143 million in spending cuts for fiscal year 2027. Lori Wolff, director of the Division of Financial Management, sent a memo to agency heads late last […]

The Idaho Republican Party wrapped up its state convention last week with a newly updated party platform that takes a bold stance on two significant policy fronts: a call to eliminate property taxes entirely and a push to sever the state’s reliance on accrediting organizations deemed too progressive for Idaho’s K-12 schools and colleges. Property […]

The Idaho Republican Party made history at its 2026 state convention, electing an all-female executive committee while returning Dorothy Moon to the state chair position for an unprecedented third term. Moon secured the chairmanship with 306 votes, or 51.4 percent — just above the 51 percent threshold required under party rules to avoid a runoff. […]

Political action committees spent more than $4.2 million on Idaho’s May 2026 primary elections, with the bulk of that money flowing into legislative contests that pitted mainstream Republicans against hardline conservative challengers. The spending underscores how the intra-party battle for the direction of the Idaho GOP has become increasingly well-funded. Republican Primaries Drive PAC Activity […]

The Idaho Department of Correction has published step-by-step procedures governing how firing squad executions will be carried out as the state prepares for a July 1, 2025 implementation date — making Idaho the first state in the country to designate the firing squad as its primary method of execution. How the Process Will Work Under […]

U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo’s office released the findings of a statewide housing survey Thursday, drawing on responses from more than 5,000 Idahoans to document the affordability pressures weighing on both renters and homeowners across the state. Renters Feeling the Squeeze The survey, conducted in 2025, found that renters at nearly every income level are stretching […]

Three bills championed by Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) targeting public lands maintenance, water infrastructure, and wildfire prevention cleared the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and now await a vote by the full Senate. The Three Bills The Urban Canal Modernization Act (S. 2753) would allow states to tap Bureau of Reclamation funding for repairs […]