by chad | Dec 6, 2021 | Sen. Melissa Wintrow
Dear Mr. Yenor, Words matter… Your recent divisive words mattered, but in a way you may not have expected — they actually united the very group of “medicated, meddlesome, and quarrelsome” women you hoped to segregate and diminish. People across Idaho are raising their...
by chad | Nov 29, 2021 | Sen. Carrie Semmelroth, Senate Democratic Caucus
On Wednesday, Gov. Brad Little appointed Carrie Semmelroth to the open District 17 Senate seat following Sen. Ali Rabe’s resignation after moving to a new district. Semmelroth, who will serve out Rabe’s remaining term for 2022, works in the College of Education at...
by chad | Nov 29, 2021 | Rep. Steve Berch
One of my west Ada County legislative colleagues spilled the beans. Arguing against being too hasty, this colleague countered during floor debate: “We haven’t been hasty. We’ve been working on some of these bills since July.” Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you...
by chad | Nov 15, 2021 | House Democratic Caucus
On Monday, the House voted to adopt the recommendation by the ethics committee to remove Rep. Priscilla Giddings from the Commerce and Human Resources Committee. Democrats issued the following statement on the decision: “Our caucus is supportive of today’s bipartisan...
by chad | Nov 12, 2021 | Sen. Grant Burgoyne, Sen. Janie Ward-Engelking, Sen. Michelle Stennett, Senate Democratic Caucus
During a news conference Friday, Senate Democrats pushed back against the Idaho Legislature’s return to the Statehouse next week. Sens. Michelle Stennett, Grant Burgoyne, and Janie Ward-Engelking raised concerns about the possible legal ramifications that could stem...
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