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Idaho is one of 24 states where capital punishment is legal, but the Idaho Department of Corrections said they're currently unable to carry out the death penalty because companies that sell the drugs used for lethal injection won't sell them to the state, unless they're guaranteed anonymity.

The measure forbids Idaho school districts from rerunning a bond election for 11 months, if failing to reach the 66.67% supermajority

Ammon Bundy, the anti-government activist who’s running to become Idaho’s next governor, said he will withdraw from the Republican primary and run as an independent instead.

Over the better part of the last decade, Idaho has grown quickly and with an increase in population. Now, Idaho State Police (ISP) is looking for more resources to help patrol the state.

A bill that would hide the source of lethal injection drugs was introduced in the Idaho state legislature on Monday, with the lawmaker behind it saying that "woke" anti-death penalty activists have shamed lethal drug makers.

Backers say the secrecy bill is needed because anti-death penalty advocates could try to publicly shame companies that provide the drugs.

State officials could hide where they get lethal injection drugs from under a new bill introduced Monday.

BOISE — Intentionally or not, the sophistication of Idaho voters was called into question this week.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A typically low-profile tax conformity bill to annually align Idaho with tax policy changes in federal law became the target of some Republican lawmakers Wednesday who argued it circumvented the Idaho Constitution by approving same-sex marriage.

BOISE (AP) — A typically low-profile tax conformity bill to annually align Idaho with tax policy changes in federal law became the target of some Republican lawmakers Wednesday who argued it circumvented the Idaho Constitution by approving same-sex marriage. The House ran aground amid objections as Republican Rep. Ron Nate argued that voting for the […]