Idaho lawmakers

Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Wednesday issued an executive order increasing paid leave for parents in the executive branch to eight weeks.

Idaho residents would get a break on property taxes and grocery sales taxes under proposed legislation introduced Wednesday.

Idaho's U.S. Rep. Raul Labrador on Thursday disputed recent attacks by a political action committee that the Republican lawmaker has accomplished nothing during his time in Congress.

Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter on Wednesday said he's focused on celebrating the successes of his final legislative session during three terms in office rather than complaining about what lawmakers didn't achieve over the past three months.

Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter on Wednesday allowed some of this year's most contentious measures to become law without his signature, allowing lawmakers to officially close out their work for the session without debating whether to override a pending veto.

Idaho's House finished its work for the year on Thursday with Senate lawmakers expected to be done soon after.

An Idaho health care proposal to provide insurance to the state's neediest population is once again dead for the year.

A proposal that would funnel a portion of Idaho's scholarship fund to help adults finish their undergraduate degrees is headed to the governor's desk for consideration.

Idaho should reimburse two ranchers for legal costs they spent fighting the federal government for rights to streams and other water bodies that livestock rely on when grazing on federally managed land, a panel of state lawmakers said Thursday.

Idaho's House has advanced legislation cracking down on people who make threats against schools.

Idaho lawmakers on Friday introduced a last-minute tax cut proposal designed to provide more relief to Idaho's families after passing a much larger tax cut deal.

Idaho lawmakers have once again spiked a proposal seeking to expand the rights of crime victims after opponents argued the change could lead to costly unintended consequences.

A proposal to legalize oil extracted from cannabis plants is likely dead for the year after a group of lawmakers broke out in turmoil during a last-minute attempt to advance the bill.

A group of Idaho lawmakers has signed off on a proposal declaring pornography a public health risk.

Idaho would become the latest state to prevent convicted domestic abusers from owning guns under a proposal headed to the House floor.

Idaho lawmakers will once again be asked to consider joining fellow Republican-dominated states calling for a constitutional amendment to limit federal government power.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — State education officials say they need to tweak the latest plan to close Idaho's student achievement gap after being told the goal was too ambitious and unrealistic.

BOISE, Idaho – A lot has happened this legislative session as lawmakers vied for differing positions on education, the environment, health care, faith healing, plans for the state’s roads and bridges, and tax cuts.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho lawmakers tasked with fixing the state's so-called Medicaid gap will take public testimony later this month.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Family Foundation has offered to help finance possible research and other studies in the state's pursuit of modernizing how Idaho funds its public schools.