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Idaho is close to being fifth U.S. state to adopt executions by firing squad. It will only be used if the state cant get drugs for lethal injections.

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The Idaho Senate voted down the appointment of Karen Echeverria, Gov. Brad Little’s choice for the Idaho Public Charter School Commission.

BOISE — The Senate voted Wednesday 28-7 to override the governor’s veto on sweeping property tax legislation. Members of the chamber also voted unanimously to approve a trailer bill that

BOISE — Idaho Gov. Brad Little vetoed the property tax relief bill Monday and called on the Legislature to bring back a simpler bill. Legislative leaders said another attempt at

The Legislature passed the measure March 20 with a veto-proof majority. Under it, firing squads will be used only if the state cannot obtain the drugs needed for lethal injections.

Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed into law a bill allowing firing squads to execute death row inmates when lethal injection drugs are unavailable. The move makes Idaho the fifth U.S. state to authorize the execution method.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Republican Gov. Brad Little signed a bill allowing execution by firing squad, making Idaho the latest state to turn to older methods of capital punishment amid a nationwide shortage of lethal-injection drugs.

Over the course of generations, there’s been a slow effort to make state-sanctioned executions more civilized. Alas, sometimes, there are steps backward.

Idaho is the latest state to turn to older methods of capital punishment amid a nationwide shortage of lethal-injection drugs.