Today is my last day at the Times-News. It's been a great five and a half years, and I've had some amazing experiences -- especially going to Nepal for my refugee project in 2011 to covering the 2012 and 2013 legislative sessions. Thank you, readers, for being interested in what I do and mak… Read more
Dedra Morris, administrative assistant for the Idaho Republican Party, died early Sunday in a car accident in Washington, according to the Spokesman-Review. Read more
Ricin-laced letters sent to U.S. senators in DC haven't disrupted work for Idaho's senators. Read more
Sen. Dean Cameron, R-Rupert, is a trusting man. Read more
Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter vetoed two pieces of legislation on Thursday -- the first time he brought out his veto stamp this year. Read more
Connie Hansen, wife of former Congressman George Hansen, passed away Tuesday. She was 79 years old. Read more
A large part of the insurance exchange legislation passed in March focused on who would serve on the insurance exchange board, which will oversee the formation and oversee rules and regulations for the exchange. Read more
Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter and other state officials are visiting Jerome on April 10 for Capital for a Day. Here is Otter's press release. Read more
With nothing on the legislative agendas until 1:30 p.m. today, I drove from Twin Falls to Boise early this morning instead of last night, like I usually do. On I-84, I saw a handful of Magic Valley and eastern Idaho lawmakers on the road. We all seemed to have the same idea: There was no rea… Read more
Just because we're here for another week doesn't mean the Legislature will tackle Medicaid expansion. Read more
While the Legislature is wrapping up, Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter has been busy signing bills into law. There are more bills pending that Otter still needs to sign, but here is the list of what he's gotten to as of March 22. Read more
So what was the House thinking when it hijacked Sen. Marv Hagedorn's school safety bill yesterday and replaced it with two gun bills from the House that the Senate has declined to hear? Read more
While the House was radiator-capping his school safety bill, Sen. Marv Hagedorn, R-Meridian, was in a Senate Transportation meeting. Read more
A couple state-based exchange opponents have invoked Rosa Parks as a symbol of protest and resistance against the federal government, and it’s raising eyebrows among peers. Read more
"Good Friday, man." Read more