2025 Legislative Session News
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...
Idaho House & Senate Democrats Address SCOTUS Ruling on Moyle v. United States
Democratic Press Conference on the 2023 Legislative Session
Democratic Press Conference on the 2023 Legislative Session IDAHO CAPITOL - House and Senate Democrats will analyze the 2023 Legislative Session including the bills that were passed, the bills that were killed and those that were vetoed. Lawmakers will discuss the two...
Democrats Respond to the Veto Override of House Bill 292
Democrats Respond to the Veto Override of House Bill 292 IDAHO CAPITOL - House and Senate Democrats are deeply disappointed that their Republican colleagues are unwilling to fight for meaningful property tax relief that does not have disastrous side effects....
Idaho Democratic Lawmakers Comment on the Closure of Labor and Delivery Services at Bonner General Hospital
Idaho Democratic Lawmakers Comment on the Closure of Labor and Delivery Services at Bonner General Hospital IDAHO CAPITOL - Idaho Democratic lawmakers are saddened but not surprised by the announcement that Bonner General Health has made the “emotional and...
Idaho Democrats Eager to Find Property Tax Solutions Benefitting Homeowners
Idaho Democrats Eager to Find Property Tax Solutions Benefitting Homeowners IDAHO CAPITOL - Democrats on the Senate Local Government and Taxation Committee support Senate Bill 1111, with some reservations. S1111 creates a discount on property tax bills for...
‘Idaho Launch’ Saved by House Democrats
IDAHO STATE CAPITOL - "The Idaho House Democratic Caucus is proud to have played the pivotal role in advancing Idaho Launch today. Every industry presentation we attend underscores our need for more skilled workers. We also know that preparing Idahoans for in-demand...
Abortion Bill Passes in House Revenue and Taxation
IDAHO STATE CAPITOL - The House Revenue and Taxation Committee on Thursday approved a bill that would target cities and counties that deprioritize the criminal investigation of abortions. House Bill 22 would “This bill withholds sales and use tax revenue distributions...
Democratic Legislators Respond to the State of the State
Democratic Legislators Respond to the State of the State IDAHO STATE CAPITOL – Democratic House Leader Ilana Rubel and Democratic Senate Leader Melissa Wintrow responded to Gov. Brad Little’s State of the State address today. The following are excerpts from them. Rep....
Much beloved former Representative Hy Kloc passes
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 7, 2022 BOISE - It is with great sadness that Idaho’s Democratic caucus announces the passing of widely beloved former Representative Hy Kloc. Hy was the son of Polish Holocaust survivors. In 1947, he was born in a displaced persons camp...
Idaho House and Senate Members Select Their Leadership
IDAHO STATE CAPITOL — Idaho’s Democratic lawmakers selected their leadership on Tuesday, November 29. House members elected Rep. Ilana Rubel (Boise) as House Minority Leader, a position she has held since 2019. Rep. Lauren Necochea (Boise) will remain Assistant...