The Legislature is hurtling with increasing velocity toward adjournment (known by the Latin term sine die). This means that they’re making decisions on some of the issues that have been …
There are a handful of ways that bills can die in the legislature. Sometimes they’re “returned to sponsor.” Other times they’re “held in committee” by a majority vote, or they …
The Idaho Legislature still has hundreds of bills that hang in the balance and it doesn’t appear that they’ll hit their target adjournment date of March 22. Still, things are …
So. Here we are on the cusp of March and if you feel like the Legislature still has a lot of work to do…You’re right! 430 bills have been introduced, …
So far over 400 measures have been introduced during the 2024 Legislative Session and only one has been signed by Governor Little. To say they have an aggressive schedule laid …
It was quite a week at the Idaho Statehouse. Conflict over the budgeting process continued to roil the legislature, resulting in the removal of Rep. Megan Blanksma as House Majority …
Continuing the theme from last week, all eyes were on the powerful budget-setting Joint Finance & Appropriations Committee (JFAC). After canceling a key meeting the prior week, Friday’s meeting was …
The Idaho Legislature continued to introduce new bills, consider budget requests, and churn through its review of administrative rules last week, but one of the most anticipated meetings was canceled …
The #IdLeg put the pedal to the metal last week, when the budget committee approved $12 billion in spending, most of the state’s budget, in one morning alone. This could …