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Idaho lawmakers have rejected legislation raising the legal smoking age to 21.

Visitors to Idaho 18 and over who can legally possess firearms will be allowed to carry a concealed handgun without a permit or training within city limits under legislation that headed to the Senate on Thursday.

Legislation introduced Monday would make abortion a crime in Idaho should the U.S. Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade, the ruling establishing abortion rights nationwide.

Idaho could soon "Ban the Box," giving former criminals a better opportunity.

Legislation aimed at reducing property taxes drew so many people wanting to speak that a House panel ran out of time Tuesday and delayed voting.

Restrictions on using drones for surveillance on individuals and private property would be increased under legislation proposed Tuesday.

Idaho residents wouldn’t have to fall back or spring ahead for daylight saving time under proposed legislation that advanced to the House on Wednesday.

Growing hemp would be legal in Idaho under proposed legislation introduced Tuesday.

A law lowering from 21 to 18 the age limit for carrying a concealed handgun within city limits in Idaho without a permit or training has gone into effect.

Two pieces of legislation putting work and other requirements on the voter-approved Medicaid expansion in Idaho advanced on Wednesday in both the House and Senate.

Legislation that supporters say is critical to preserving a historic water agreement between two sets of water users and is intended to prevent declines in a giant Idaho aquifer relied on by farmers and cities has passed out of a Senate committee.

Legislation that will make it more difficult to get a voter initiative on the Idaho ballot will get a hearing.

A House panel on Monday voted to hold a public hearing on legislation involving voter-approved Medicaid expansion in Idaho to require recipients to meet employment requirements similar to those in place for the state's food assistance program.

The Mormon church joined lawmakers, the governor and advocates to back a deal Thursday that would legalize medical marijuana in conservative Utah after months of fierce debate

Utah Republican Rep. Rob Bishop wants to turn northern Utah's Golden Spike National Historic Site into a national park.

Republicans on an Idaho House panel have once against agreed to introduce anti-Sharia law legislation designed to prevent Idaho courts from making decisions based on Islamic or other foreign legal codes.

State lawmakers are moving forward with a plan to reduce Idaho's health coverage gap. A house committee introduced legislation on Monday that would allow the state to seek two federal waivers to the Affordable Care Act.

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana lawmakers have moved forward on a pair of proposals aimed at combating the spread of zebra mussels.

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A bill introduced in Congress would allow some Northwest Indian tribes to kill a limited number of sea lions that prey on endangered salmon in the Columbia River.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A proposal to repeal the state's 6 percent sales tax on groceries has been sent to Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter's office, kicking off the 10-day deadline the Republican governor has to either veto or approve the bill. According to House Chief Clerk Carrie Maulin, the grocery tax repeal bill was transmitted to the governor's desk Friday after being signed by Senate Presiden