Politics

The Senate Health and Welfare Committee on Thursday voted 5-4 to send to the Senate the legislation with a "do pass" recommendation.

A bill that would legalize hemp by aligning Idaho state law with the federal Farm Bill has passed the House.

Gov. Brad Little signed into law legislation that allows Idaho’s historic theaters to sell alcohol if their owners wish to do so.

Lawmakers on Monday postponed a vote on a controversial bill aimed to change Idaho’s ballot initiative process.

A bill that would better align Idaho’s code on state lands with federal lands law to ban “exploding targets” during the designated fire season is making headway at the State Legislature.

A bill that would require parents to "opt in" before their children can receive sex education in school has cleared the Idaho House on a party-line vote. The bill, sponsored by Republican Rep. Barbara Ehardt of Idaho Falls, now heads to the Senate side of the GOP-controlled Idaho Legislature.

A measure that would allow 18- to 20-year-olds to carry a concealed weapon without a permit throughout Idaho has moved forward in the Legislature.

A state transgender inmate may still get gender reassignment surgery in June, despite an appeal by the Idaho Department of Corrections.

Idaho Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin said Friday that a photo she posted on Facebook of herself with members of an anti-government group is not what it seems.

Lawmakers voted 39-28 on Thursday to kill the bill that would have set the minimum age for marriage at 16.

Michael Cohen said during his congressional testimony Wednesday that Donald Trump grossly overstated his wealth before becoming president, including inflating his assets during a failed bid to buy the Buffalo Bills in 2014.

Legislation to create a committee to monitor how federal laws and regulations impact Idaho's sovereignty is headed to the House.

Legislation that supporters say is critical to preserving a historic water agreement failed in a Senate committee on Monday.

Roughly seven weeks after leaving office, former Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter has joined the board of a Canadian mining company that is expanding into Idaho.

At least a couple of historic theaters in the Magic Valley could be affected by a new bill that was passed in the House of Representatives on Thursday. The bill now heads to the Senate for review and a vote.

The Idaho Department of Corrections is on track to receive a 3.8 percent budget increase next year under a spending plan approved by legislative budget writers on Thursday.

Legislation intended to increase testing of sexual assault and rape evidence kits and get DNA results into a national database has cleared the House.

Bernie Sanders said he will once more throw his name in the ring as a candidate for the 2020 presidential election.

Idaho’s historic theaters may be able to sell alcohol if lawmakers pass a proposed bill.

Two Idaho lawmakers have proposed a bill that would raise the state’s minimum wage.