Over the next five weeks Idaho voters will be barraged by political messages from the far-right in their mailboxes and on social media. These messages will sound dark and scary. They will also be full of lies and deception. The billionaires and their front organizations who lost the battle to pass voucher legislation in the […] The post Supporters of Idaho’s failed voucher bills are waging war on pro-public school candidates appeared first on Idaho Capital Sun.
Update: This story has been updated to include a statement from Babe Vote and the League of Women Voters of Idaho. The Idaho Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously affirmed a district court’s decision to dismiss a lawsuit related to two Idaho voting laws passed during the 2023 legislative session — effectively bringing an end to […] The post Idaho voter identification lawsuit comes to an end after Idaho Supreme Court ruling appeared first on Idaho Capital Sun.
Idaho’s sometimes brutal and bruising 2024 legislative session came to a quiet end at the Idaho State Capitol in Boise on Wednesday, as without overriding any vetoes or introducing any new major bills. After passing a controversial transportation budget on April 3, Idaho legislators recessed until Wednesday to give themselves an opportunity to try to […] The post What bills passed; what didn’t? 2024 Idaho legislative session adjourns for the year appeared first on Idaho Capital Sun.
Idaho legislators have been working at a breakneck pace this legislative session. Since Rep. Julianne Young, R-Blackfoot, introduced on Jan. 9 the first bill of the session, which would have replaced the term “fetus” with “preborn children” in Idaho law, lawmakers have worked to draft 717 bills – and counting – in 2024. That’s a […] The post 717 bills have been drafted. Not one fixes the disenfranchisement of thousands of Idaho voters. appeared first on Idaho Capital Sun.