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BOISE — The House Education Committee recommended the passage of the “bathroom bill” on Wednesday, although several members expressed concern about its civil penalty.

BOISE — The Idaho House of Representatives on Tuesday passed drag show and abortion trafficking bills, moving the legislation ahead of several budget bills on the calendar.

House Minority Leader Ilana Rubel, D-Boise, said the bill’s language is too broad and will prohibit constitutionally protected activities.

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A campaign to have rural eastern Oregon secede from the blue state and join conservative Idaho has "no chance" of becoming a reality, according to Idaho's top state Senate Democrat.

BOISE (Idaho Capital Sun) – The Idaho House of Representatives passed three consecutive bills Thursday that oppose environmental, social and governance, or ESG, standards used in business investments and credit ratings. The ESG standards can be used to indicate a commitment to environmental stewardship, sustainability or indicate social consciousness. But many Republican legislators and officials […]

BOISE — The Idaho House State Affairs Committee passed a bill Friday making it illegal for an adult to transport a minor across state lines for an abortion, with the

An education savings account proposal died Thursday morning after a narrow — and contentious — House Education Committee vote. Two other ESA proposals were pulled by their sponsors before Thursday’s meeting.

The Idaho House passed bills to oppose environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards used in business investments and credit ratings.

Overall, for men and women, Idaho ranked sixth for the highest incarceration rate of all states.