In response to a litany of concerns from disability advocates worried a lack of COVID-19 safety precautions will make it impossible for them to take part in the upcoming legislative session, House Republicans released a memo detailing some measures they are taking.
Idaho GOP leaders do not plan to require most people in the Capitol building to wear masks, and it remains to be seen the extent to which remote testimony will be allowed. The 2021 legislative session begins on Jan. 11.
The Idaho Council on Developmental Disabilities and 30 other groups sent a letter to legislative leadership and Gov. Brad Little earlier this month saying people with disabilities want to participate in the session but canât do so safely without proper COVID-19 protocols and measures to deal with armed âuncontrolled angry mobs,â pointing to the lack of mask use or social distancing during the August special session that brought crowds of opponents of COVID-19 mandates to the Capitol.
In response to a litany of concerns from disability advocates worried a lack of COVID-19 safety precautions will make it impossible for them to take part in the upcoming legislative
A flurry of filings: Opponents urge federal court to strike down Idaho s transgender athletics ban | News argusobserver.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from argusobserver.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Kevin Richert
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BOISE â From across the nation â and from a wide variety of viewpoints â opponents urged a federal court to strike down Idahoâs ban on transgender athletes.
On Monday, attorneys filed 10 separate briefs opposing Idahoâs first-in-the-nation transgender athletics law, now before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
The one-day flurry of filings â known in legal lexicon as âamicus curiaeâ or âfriend of the courtâ briefs â ramps up the simmering national debate over the Idaho law. Dubbed the Fairness in Womenâs Sports Act by its supporters, Idahoâs law would prohibit transgender women and girls from playing in womenâs and girlsâ sports.
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