Idaho State Capitol – On Monday, a bill to ban distracted driving passed the Senate floor with a vote. This legislation would prevent drivers from using their cell phones, computers or any other electronics while driving. Under this bill, a distracted driving violation would result in a moving violation and subsequent fines. “The use of cell phones and other electronic …
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Idaho State Capitol – On Thursday, a bill sponsored by Senator David Nelson/(D-Moscow) was printed in Senate Commerce and Human Resources. The legislation would allow farmers and ranchers to save money on repairs for their high-tech farm equipment and citizens to get their own electronic equipment repaired as well. “We want to put power back in farmer’s hands.” Senator Nelson …
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Idaho State Capitol – On Monday, the 2020 legislative session started at the Idaho State Capitol. On the first day of the session, Governor Little gave his State of the State speech where he discussed the goals of the upcoming legislative session. He discussed his goals for the upcoming 2020 legislative session including education priorities such as full day kindergarten …
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When I was running for office in 2018, I frequently talked about improving education at all levels in Idaho. People all over Benewah and Latah counties consistently told me that they wanted to improve K-12 education and asked that the state pay a larger and fair share for education, especially for facilities. Since I have been in office, I have …
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