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Democratic Caucus Issues Statement on Anti-Union Legislation
BOISE (Feb. 10, 2025) – The Idaho Legislature’s Democratic Caucus has issued the following statement on H98, which passed the House State Affairs Committee this morning. Democratic lawmakers strongly oppose it. “House Bill 98 is another example of an out-of-state...
Joint Statement on Ballot Initiative Bills to Limit People’s Power
BOISE (Feb. 7, 2025) – The Democratic caucus has issued the following joint statement in response to SJR 101 passing out of committee today. If it becomes law, it would undermine the citizen-led ballot initiative process. “Idaho’s ballot initiative is the only...
Bipartisan Speakers Respond to the H93 Voucher Scheme: ‘Stop Government Handouts for Private & Religious Schools’
Conservative, rural Idahoans join Democrats for press conference on fiscal irresponsibility of ‘refundable tax credits’ BOISE (Feb. 7, 2025) – The Idaho House of Representatives took up H93 this morning, Rep. Wendy Horman’s (R-Idaho Falls) bill to subsidize private...
Democratic Caucus Issues Statement on House Bill 93
BOISE (Feb. 5, 2025) — After an 8-7 vote in committee this morning, the Democratic Caucus released the following statement on House Bill 93: “HB 93 is another budget-busting voucher scheme being pushed on Idahoans by out-of-state special interests. Proponents argue...
Idaho Democrats Highlight Flaws in Proposed Tax Cut
BOISE (Jan. 30, 2025) — House Democrats have issued the following statement on the Republican-backed tax cut proposed today: Once again, majority party leaders in the Idaho Legislature are giving a huge tax break to corporations and the most wealthy Idahoans while...
House Minority Leader on Proposed Property Tax Cut
BOISE (Jan. 28, 2025) — House Minority Leader Ilana Rubel has issued the following statement on the property tax cut proposed by Republicans: “Idaho Democrats support meaningful property tax and grocery tax reductions to address the rising costs of housing and food....
Democratic Caucus Statement on Grocery Tax Credit
BOISE (Jan. 27, 2025) — House Minority Leader Ilana Rubel and Senate Minority Leader Melissa Wintrow have issued the following statement on the grocery tax credit proposed by Republicans. “Idahoans deserve a meaningful break on their grocery bills. Yet Republicans are...
Democratic Legislators Unanimously Oppose Same-Sex Marriage Ban
HJM1 passes Idaho House of Representatives 46-24 BOISE (Jan. 27, 2025) — A joint memorial to ask the United States Supreme Court to overturn marriage equality – the law of the land since 2015 – passed the Idaho House of Representatives 46-24 during the 11 a.m. floor...
OP-ED: Common-sense birth control policy is doing what the ban didn’t: reducing abortions
As a state legislator and lifelong advocate for women’s health, I was proud to see my bill, Senate Bill 1234, pass the Idaho Legislature last session. Starting this month, women across our state will have access to up to six months of prescription birth control at a...