2017 Idaho Legislature

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Senate has approved legislation to bring the state's tax code in line with federal rules, a move estimated to cost Idaho roughly $46 million over two years.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho lawmakers who spent last summer dissecting some of the state's most contentious issues have yet to submit legislation to the Idaho Legislature, but key leaders remain hopeful proposals will be finalized before the end of the session.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A bill that would allow public utilities to keep blueprints and other documents secret from the public has passed is first hurdle in the Idaho Legislature.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho House has approved a proposal to provide an estimated $22.6 million in tax relief to individuals, small businesses and corporations.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho Senate panel has taken the first step to allow Idaho State Police officers to use unmarked patrol vehicles for traffic law enforcement.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Cities and counties in Idaho would need state approval to enforce plastic bag bans under a new proposal currently making its way through the Idaho Statehouse.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A northern Idaho lawmaker wants to amend the state's constitution to allow the Legislature to override a governor's veto almost immediately.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho House panel has backed a proposal to require community college trustees be elected from designated zones inside community college districts.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho House panel has cleared a $22.6 million tax cut proposal that would lower tax rates for the state's top individual earners and businesses.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Two communities in southern Idaho are vying for a proposed $1.7 million crisis center that Gov. C. L. "Butch" Otter backed in his budget proposal earlier this year.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho's top-earning individuals and businesses would get tax relief worth $22.6 million under a bill that cleared a House committee on Tuesday.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho House panel has introduced a proposal that would allow students to use public funding toward religious school tuitions.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho House Revenue and Taxation Committee voted Monday to bring the state's tax code in line with federal rules, a move that's estimated to cost Idaho roughly $45 million.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Two Republican state lawmakers say Idahoans should be allowed to carry concealed guns without a concealed-weapons permit.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter's proposal to provide basic medical coverage to people who fall in the so-called "Medicaid gap" has been split into two separate bills.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — State officials say Idaho school building with fewer than 50 students shouldn't be required to install fire alarms.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A bill has been introduced in the Idaho Senate that seeks to ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho's state budget writers will move about $29 million from a program that helps cover hospital bills for emergency medical care in the general fund.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Transportation Department officials say they are not requesting a funding boost from state lawmakers despite facing a $165.3 million annual shortfall to maintain the state's aging bridges and roads.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — For the fourth year in a row, Idaho lawmakers on an economic outlook panel have sided with Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter' revenue projections on how much money will flow into the state in the 2017 fiscal year.