Idaho Governor Brad Little visited the White House on Thursday to join President Donald Trump at an event centered on protecting utility customers from the rising energy demands of data center development, adding his name to a growing national initiative aimed at keeping electricity costs stable for existing ratepayers. The Pledge and Its Purpose The […]

U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) introduced legislation Thursday that would permanently eliminate federal Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards, arguing the program has strayed far from its original purpose and now functions as a backdoor electric vehicle mandate on automakers. The Restoring Affordability in Automobile Manufacturing (RAAM) Act, introduced July 24, would end CAFE standards beginning […]

Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador on Thursday joined a coalition of states, led by Florida, in filing an amicus brief before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in defense of a federal rule that prevents states from issuing commercial driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants. The Rule at Issue The case, Lujan v. […]

U.S. Rep. Russ Fulcher held a telephone town hall Wednesday, July 23, covering a wide range of federal policy topics with constituents across Idaho’s 1st Congressional District, including public lands management, wildfire, the SAVE Act, and ongoing U.S. military engagements abroad. Public Lands and Wildfire Federal land management dominated much of the conversation. More than […]

An abortion-related ballot initiative will go before Idaho voters this November after supporters gathered a record-breaking number of signatures, setting up one of the state’s most consequential electoral fights in years. The Reproductive Freedom and Privacy Act would establish a right to abortion before fetal viability and allow post-viability procedures to protect the health of […]

A federal judge in Billings has refused to put a consolidated lawsuit challenging the National Park Service’s bison management practices on hold, allowing the case to move forward against a 2024 bison management plan covering the Greater Yellowstone Area. The U.S. District Court denied the federal government’s request to pause the litigation, which was brought […]

Bonneville County Sheriff Samuel Hulse told a legislative committee Thursday that decisions about formal partnerships with federal immigration enforcement belong with local officials — not the state Capitol. Hulse, who also serves as president of the Idaho Sheriffs’ Association, testified before the Legislature’s Committee on Federalism in Boise, pushing back against efforts to require sheriffs […]

Idaho Rep. Mike Simpson voted Wednesday in favor of the fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act, a sweeping defense policy bill that cleared the House by a narrow 216-to-212 margin and authorizes $1.15 trillion in national defense discretionary spending. What the Bill Does The legislation covers a broad range of military priorities, including a […]

Paul Sand, a 77-year-old retired software engineer and antique shop owner from the tiny Clearwater-region community of White Bird, is running for Idaho governor on the Libertarian ticket, centering his campaign on a dramatic shift of power away from state government and toward county governments. Sand is making his second run for governor after a […]

Idaho’s 1st District Republican Congressman Russ Fulcher will take live questions from constituents during a telephone town hall hosted by AARP Idaho on July 27 at 10 a.m. Mountain Time. The event is open to all Idahoans, not just AARP members. How to Participate Residents can join the call by dialing the toll-free number 866-767-0637. […]

The Garden City Urban Renewal Agency is inviting public input on proposed fiscal year 2027 budgets for two urban renewal districts before a formal hearing next month. The agency’s Board of Commissioners gave tentative approval to both budgets on July 6, 2026, setting the stage for a public review process ahead of the October 1 […]

The Idaho Land Board has postponed a vote on raising a key wildfire preparedness fee, pushing the decision to August while board members raise questions about how the proposed increase would be applied across different types of properties. The Idaho Department of Lands put forward the proposal to increase the surcharge on improved lots and […]