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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo and U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson could play key roles in crafting legislation concerning the nation's deficit and debt as the so-called fiscal cliff approaches. The Idaho Statesman reports the two Republican lawmakers from Idaho say they want to see a deal reached...

!!Unofficial Results!! United States Representative, District 1 DEM Jimmy Farris 88,792 30.9% REP Raul R. Labrador 180,597 62.9% LIB Rob Oates 11,006 3.8% IND Pro-Life 6,570 2.3% United States Representative, District 2 DEM Nicole LeFavour 106,286 34...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho lawmaker and tax protester Rep. Phil Hart has filed for bankruptcy — again — prompting a federal tax foreclosure case against him to be put on hold. Hart filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy in Idaho's U.S. District Court on Wednesday, almost two months after his previous bankruptcy case was voluntarily dismissed...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Republican Rep. Raul Labrador says he'll work to increase his time spent voting in Congress after his Democratic challenger criticized the amount of times he's missed votes in the U.S. House. The Idaho Statesman reports Labrador has been absent from voting at triple the rate of his recent predecessors...

State Representative Sharon Block says she will not seek another term in the Idaho House of Representatives.  The Times News reports today that Block says she has no post-retirement plans but she does want to stay involved in the process.  Block was elected to the Idaho House in 2000 and has been re-elected four times...