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Compulsory voting is required in about 25% of the "democracies" of the world.  Should America require voting in this "Constitutional Republic?" Idaho Senator Jim Risch at 8:05. Randy Stapilus looks at Idaho politics on Idaho Political Update at 8:40 ... Read More ...

About 25% of the worlds democracies require the citizenship to vote and penalties are in place for those who don't.  Is it time to look at such a system in the U.S.? Idaho Senator Jim Risch will join us at 8 o'clock this morning. Randy Stapilus will have the Idaho Political Update at 8:40 ... Read More ...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A legal dispute over then-Gov. Jim Risch's 2006 order for state wildlife agents to shoot Idaho elk rancher Rex Rammell's escaped animals has now reached the highest state court. Supreme Court justices Wednesday heard arguments from Rammell's lawyer contending Idaho law doesn't permit domestic elk to be shot without a good reason...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding the federal health care overhaul has done nothing to soothe the frustration felt by Idaho's Congressional delegation over the law. The court on Thursday upheld the individual mandate portion of the new law and other components...

President Obama announced on Wednesday he supports same-sex marriage and it caused a lot of debate around the country on both sides of the issue.  The president said he "personally" supports same-sex marriage. He did not mention any legislation on the issue. Obama had been in favor of civil unions but said his position was "evolving."

Members of Idaho's congressional delegation are reacting to the president's job creation speech last night. The 455 billion dollar package is made up of tax cuts and spending plans. It includes funding for teachers and firefighters - and tax cuts to small businesses to encourage employment. The president told a joint session of Congress that politicians needed to act quickly to pass the package. R

Idaho Senator Jim Risch was in Twin Falls yesterday meeting with constituents as Congress takes its summer break.  He says the current economic situation is number one on the minds of Idahoans as he travels the state. He said when he went to Washington D...

Top Story Podcast 8/18/11: First hour - Idaho Senator Jim Risch, Cops, discussion on the new video-conferencing system for the Twin Falls County Jail.  Second hour - American Thinker's senior editor Larrey Anderson. Looking for an older show ...

President Barack Obama has signed legislation to increase the nation's borrowing authority and avert a potentially catastrophic government default.

Idaho senator Jim Risch isn't happy with the foreign policy speech the president gave yesterday. The president's speech was his first response to all the recent revolts across the Middle East and Northern Africa.

Idaho's congressional delegation is reacting this morning to the news that Osama bin Laden is dead. U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson said while the news is worth celebrating, it is important to remember the victims of terrorism.

The members of Idaho's congressional delegation say they aren't impressed with the president's plan to cut the federal deficit. Obama's plan calls for, among other things, a reduction in spending in the tax code, specifically by not extending the tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans.

Idaho's Republican senators were among nine who voted against a stopgap budget measure that keeps the government running for the next two weeks.The budget measure, which passed the House Tuesday afternoon, will keep the federal government running until the House and Senate can resolve their differences on a spending plan for the rest of the fiscal year...