BOISE (Idaho Capital Sun) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Tuesday appointed Chanel Tewalt to serve as the director of the Idaho State Department of Agriculture, replacing longtime director Celia Gould. Tewalt has served as deputy director for the Idaho State Department of Agriculture since 2021. Tewalt first joined the Idaho State Department of Agriculture […]
BOISE (Idaho Statesman) — Last fall, Matt Edwards, a conservative activist from Hayden, sent all 105 Idaho legislators a pledge. By signing the statement, lawmakers would promise to support what he termed medical freedom and privacy, election integrity and education freedom. They would also vow not to raise taxes, suppress free speech or support government […]
Jim Jones was an Idaho farm boy who went from the trenches of Vietnam to a prominent state attorney before leading Idaho’s highest court. On the verge of his 80th birthday, the former judge is retired, but he’s not slowing down. For months, Jones has been battling the Idaho Freedom Foundation, a bold conservative lobbying […]