Private school subsidy bill heads to Idaho House floor
House Majority Leader Jason Monks (R-Meridian), one of the bill’s co-sponsors, said families need more options. He compared Idaho’s existing school choice landscape to only being able to pick out lunch from the Taco Bell menu.
Idaho private school voucher bill barely clears Senate committee. A Democrat supported it
Separate from partisan politics, separate from vouchers, as a special education teacher, I have to take efforts like that seriously,” said Sen. Carrie Semmelroth, D-Boise.
Idaho bill allowing law enforcement to engage in immigration heads to House floor
On Wednesday, the Idaho House State Affairs Committee voted to advance House Bill 83 to the House floor with a recommendation that it pass. The bill would create a new crime known
‘Collision path’: Idaho lawmakers cross party lines on competing school voucher bills
The two bills each passed by a single vote, with voting extending beyond party lines. Republicans were divided on the bills, and it took a lone Democrat’s support to advance one out of committee. Proponents of these bills say children deserve a chance at an education that fits their individual needs,
Idaho legislators torn on trio of private school funding bills. Here’s what’s on the table
Two proposals aimed at sending state funding to students who don’t attend public schools passed legislative committees this week, and a third is expected to receive a public hearing soon. The two bills each passed by a single vote,
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Idaho House sends firing squad bill to state senators
Idaho House lawmakers quickly – and relatively quietly – adopted a bill making the firing squad the state’s primary execution ...
Proposed Idaho bill would eliminate rape, incest exemptions from Idaho abortion ban
The Senate State Affairs Committee on Wednesday heard a bill that would eliminate exemptions for rape and incest in Idaho’s ...
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Idaho lawmaker wants to ‘cultivate’ morality through mandated public school Bible reading
A nationwide effort by Christian conservatives to tear down firewalls between the government and religion took a step forward ...
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Bill allowing Idaho police to engage in immigration enforcement heads to House for vote
A bill meant to regulate unauthorized immigration in Idaho is headed to the Idaho House floor.
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Idaho House widely passes bill to make firing squad main execution method
The Idaho House on Thursday widely approved a bill to make death by firing squad the main death penalty method in Idaho. If passed into law, Idaho could become the only state to have death by firing ...
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Idaho House overwhelmingly passes firing squad bill
With very little debate, the Idaho House overwhelmingly voted to pass HB 37, which would make the firing squad the state's ...
Publishers Sue Idaho Over 'Book Ban' Bill
PEN America has documented nearly 16,000 book bans in public schools nationwide since 2021, where book banning has been on ...
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Back again: Bill to limit absentee ballots introduced in Idaho House committee
A North Idaho legislator on Tuesday introduced a bill intended to limit who can receive an absentee ballot. Rep. Joe Alfieri, ...
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Idaho overwhelmingly passes firing squad bill
With very little debate, the Idaho House overwhelmingly voted to pass HB 37, which would make the firing squad the state's primary method of execution.