Rep. Simpson co-sponsors bipartisan public lands bill to prevent sell-off threats Rep. Simpson co-sponsors bill to limit sale of most public lands, a signal for coming budget reconciliation FOR IMMEDIATE …
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Over 1,700 hundred Idahoans showed up on the Capitol steps on March 22, demanding support for our public lands…and it appears to have been disregarded. A mother and her injured …
Mountaintop removal coal mines near Fernie, B.C. have long polluted the Kootenai River in Idaho. For decades, the gorgeous Rocky Mountains have been blasted to exploit coal, with most of …
While it’s not true in every corner of Idaho, around the Idaho Statehouse, the snow is melting, spring has sprung, and Public Lands appear to be on everyones’ minds. On …
Two words describe the statehouse: Action Packed. The Governor is signing bills into law, dozens of new bills are still being introduced, JFAC (the budget committee) continues to teeter as …
After nine weeks of legislative action, tensions are on the rise. On Friday, disputes over spending brought the budget committee to a halt, with arguments spilling into the rotunda as …
To say there’s a dynamic political environment in America and in the Idaho Statehouse right now would be a remarkable understatement. It’s easy to understand why the Idaho Conservation League …
It’s non-stop action at the Idaho Capitol, with wall-to-wall meetings, bills stacking up on the House and Senate floors, and legislators, lobbyists, and agency staff running a mile-a-minute. They even …
New laws are flinging across the rotunda in both directions, resolutions are being filed, and billions of dollars worth of spending bills just hit the House and Senate floors. ICL …