2025 Legislative Session Video Shorts
January 6 – April 4, 2025
Recent News and Press Releases
Democratic Caucus Responds to ‘Chaos, Extremism, and Tax Giveaways for the Wealthiest Idahoans’ as Legislature Ends, Sine Die
BOISE, ID (April 4, 2025) — As the 2025 legislative session ends, Democratic leaders in the Idaho Legislature issued a stark warning: the Republican supermajority is no longer capable of responsibly governing—and it is Idaho families who are paying the price. “At the...
Idaho Democratic Caucus Leaders to Hold Sine Die Press Conference
BOISE (April, 4, 2025) – Members of the media are invited to join House Minority Leader Ilana Rubel and Senate Minority Leader Melissa Wintrow in the 4th floor lounge on the House of Representatives side at about 2:30 p.m. The press conference will be held immediately...
Democratic Senators Walk Out of JFAC: Sens Wintrow, Ward-Engelking protest lack of rules governing budgets
BOISE (March 12, 2025) – Idaho Senate Minority Leader Melissa Wintrow (D-19) and Sen. Janie Ward-Engelking (D-18) walked out of the Joint Finance & Appropriations Committee (JFAC) today to protest what they called “the budget chaos” that puts the state’s finances...
Idaho’s Women’s Safety on the Line as Trump Administration Abandons Emergency Abortion Protections
BOISE (March 4, 2025) — The Idaho Joint Democratic Legislative Caucus released the following statement regarding the Trump administration’s decision to abandon the federal lawsuit that has been the only legal safeguard ensuring pregnant women in Idaho can receive...
Gov. Little Caves to Billionaire Lobbyists on Subsidizing Private Schools
BOISE (Feb. 27, 2025) — The Idaho Joint Democratic Legislative Caucus released the following statement regarding Gov. Brad Little’s decision to sign House Bill 93, the Idaho parental choice tax credit, despite significant public opposition. According to Idaho...
Democrats Oppose House Bill 176 to Dismantle WWAMI; WWAMI Strengthens Idaho’s Healthcare Industry & Alleviates Physician Shortage
BOISE (Feb. 21, 2025) – The Idaho Democratic Legislative Caucus has issued the following statement in support of the University of Idaho’s partnership with WWAMI Medical Education to train more physicians in-state and encourage them to practice here. The caucus...
Democratic Caucus: ‘Don’t Deputize Genital Vigilantes’; GOP continues its assault on LGBT community at taxpayer expense
BOISE (Feb. 21, 2025) – The Democratic Caucus of the Idaho Legislature has released the following statement regarding several bills aimed at criminalizing and harassing the LGBT community. “This bill would allow anyone to accuse your son of not being a boy or your...
‘A Dark Day in Idaho Legislative History’; Democratic Caucus denounces passage of H138 and H93
BOISE (Feb. 19, 2025) — Idaho's Democratic Caucus issued the following statement after House Bill 138 passed on the House floor on a 38-32 vote. It now moves to the Senate. H93 passed on the Senate floor 20-15 and now moves to Governor Brad Little’s desk. “Today marks...
GOP legislators are ignoring the people on H93
BOISE (Feb. 17, 2025) — The Idaho Joint Democratic Legislative Caucus has released the following statement regarding House Bill 93. The bill was endorsed by President Donald Trump over the weekend. Please note that the data cited regarding the number of people who...