Idaho Politics
Idaho Politics
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IDAHO POLITICS
Bedke says he might consider higher office
For now, Idaho's first-year House speaker is happy where he is.
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IDAHO POLITICS
GOP rules committee rejects limits on primary candidates
A rule that would require candidates to get approval from their local Republican leadership to get on the ballot died on a voice vote.
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IDAHO ECONOMY
House committee clears Simpson spud amendment
A House committee has signed off an amendment by U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson to include fresh potatoes as part of a federal family nutrition program.
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IDAHO POLITICS
State names ITD headquarters after former Gov. Batt [w/video]
Phil Batt, a former state legislator and governor, was a tireless advocate for keeping up Idaho’s roads, even when it meant raising taxes.
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IDAHO POLITICS PHOTOS
Gov. Phil Batt honored at ITD
Former Idaho Gov. Phil Batt was honored at a ceremony on Thursday June 13 at the Idaho Department of Transportation, where they named a building after him.
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IDAHO POLITICS
Group schedules Monday protest at Labrador office in Meridian
A group disheartened by U.S. Rep. Raul Labrador's decision to walk away from the Gang of 8 trying to develop a bipartisan immigration plan, plans to hold a protest outside Labrador's Meridian office on Monday.
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IDAHO ECONOMY
Idaho Politics by William L. Spence: Banks should be freed to fail - at times, with safeguards
"Failure is not an option." That quote, attributed to NASA Flight Director Gene Krantz during the Apollo 13 mission, is one we can all appreciate. It epitomizes America's can-do spirit and speaks to our heroic image of ourselves, the idea that we refuse to be defeated, no matter the odds.
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IDAHO POLITICS
Dan Popkey: Overshadowed former Idaho Gov. Evans gets some love
A new memoir by a Cecil Andrus loyalist gives credit to the man sandwiched by the four-term governor.
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ELECTIONS
Decision on new Middleton vote pushed to next week
Tuesday's zone 2 trustee race ended in a tie between Steve Cluff and Marc Gunning before officials found errors with a number of the votes.



