Maxine Bell

The House Minority Leader in Boise is a woman.

The positive difference is Idaho’s five year improvement from leading the nation in low paying jobs to sliding to seventh.

Many of the speakers offered praise and shared memories of time together in the legislature.

It could be said she’s one of the two most powerful people in the state, maybe even more so than the Governor.

A Bell decision not to seek another term would likely draw additional Republican candidates in a district heavily favoring any GOP nominee.

A national law allowing concealed carry reciprocity across the country may be in the works.

There were people clutching tissues.  I saw many of them dabbing their eyes and noses during the ceremony.

Not every registered Democrat praises Karl Marx.  In a post last weekend, I mentioned it’s often far too convenient for mainstream media and liberals to label every fellow American to the right-of-center a fascist.  In heavily Republican Idaho, there are many differing factions...

JEROME, Idaho (KLIX)- The Jerome Democrats announced Friday they’ll have a write-in candidate for the May 17th primary to challenge Maxine Bell in November.

State Representative Maxine Bell is involved in a primary.  One week from tomorrow Republican voters in her district will decide if she will spend a full three decades as a member of the State Legislature.  Bell spent some time with us today and cited the importance of her role on the Finance Committee (her Senate counterpart moved into a cabinet role and left the Valley with just one member with

One week ago we were speculating many of our local, state and congressional seats would be un-opposed this year. Then in a matter of days there was a flurry as candidates filed for primaries and as well the general election. Twin Falls County Republican Chairman Steve Millington offered some thoughts today on the widening field...