The historic Idaho Legislature continues its marathon session as April will soon translate into May. Senator Christy Zito told us this week that the legislature should not adjourn until the dispute over Governor Little s use of emergency powers is decided. A new report says the Gem State could run out of money if the legislature does not adjourn soon.
The Idaho Press reports that a group called the Committee to Protect and Preserve the Idaho Constitution wrote a letter to the governor stating that the legislature must end for specific financial funding to take place. Most of the time, we hear this opinion from Democrats in Washington DC, not Republicans in Boise, Idaho.
Idaho Lawmaker Accused of Rape Was Warned by Fellow Republican Flirting Off Limits
On 4/27/21 at 7:26 PM EDT
A fellow Republican warned Idaho State Representative Aaron von Ehlinger that flirting with state House staff workers was off-limits a short while before an unnamed 19-year old House intern accused Ehlinger of rape.
Ehlinger has denied the accusation and hasn t been charged with a crime. Nevertheless, the Republican-led House Ethics Committee is investigating to determine whether Ehlinger committed conduct unbecoming of a House member.
On March 11, an unnamed House intern told the chamber s Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms Kim Blackburn that Ehlinger had taken her to dinner at Barbacoa Grill on the evening of March 10. After dinner, the intern said that Ehlinger then drove them to his apartment so he could pick up something he had forgotten, according to NPR Idaho.
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Menu On Air Now Playing BSPR Music (Classical, KBSU) On Air Now Playing BSPR Music (Jazz) On Air Now Playing Radio Bilingue All Streams Published April 26, 2021 at 10:26 AM MDT Listen • 58:20 City Club of Boise Gary Moncrief and Jim Jones discuss redistricting legislative boundaries in Idaho with new 2020 Census data.
U.S. Census figures arriving soon will show significant population growth confined to a small number of Idaho’s counties. New district boundaries for the Idaho legislature must be drawn to even out the representation within a required range of difference. These realities mean there will be winners and losers and court challenges.
It started with four bankers boxes of miscellaneous letters from friends, family and acquaintances. The collection began more than 40 years ago, about the time many of my friends and I were splitting off to college. If you wanted to maintain a friendship, letter writing was the standard meth… More Headlines