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Eye on Boise: Twin Falls GOP committee hopeful draws party’s ire
May 20, 2012 in Idaho on Page B3 BOISE – Good grief – it’s happened again. It turns out that it’s not only up north that one warring GOP faction has tried to hijack another one’s name, as … 2
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Eye on Boise: GunPAC’s targets curiously chosen
May 13, 2012 in Idaho on Page B2 BOISE – Among the weirdest things that emerged from campaign finance reports in Idaho this week – which showed that House Republican leaders were funneling money from their leadership PAC …
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Primary rivalry heats up in GOP
May 9, 2012 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE - With Idaho’s first closed GOP primary just a week away, Idaho Republicans are turning on each other with a ferocity unseen in decades. Campaign finance reports filed Tuesday …
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Idaho Republicans turn on one another
May 8, 2012 in Idaho With Idaho’s first closed GOP primary just a week away, Idaho Republicans are turning on each other with a ferocity unseen in decades. Campaign finance reports filed Tuesday revealed everything … 22
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Low vote turnout in Idaho feared
May 6, 2012 in Idaho on Page B1 Much is at stake in Idaho’s May 15 primary election, from hotly contested county races to every seat in the Legislature. Because Republicans so completely dominate state politics, many of … 1
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Nonini donates to Cameron challenger
May 4, 2012 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – State Rep. Bob Nonini, R-Coeur d’Alene, who’s running for the Idaho Senate, has made a last-minute, $1,000 campaign donation through his political action committee to the primary election …
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Nonini backs rival to 11-term fellow GOP lawmaker
May 3, 2012 in Idaho Rep. Bob Nonini, R-Coeur d’Alene, who’s running for the Idaho Senate, has made a last-minute $1,000 campaign donation through his PAC to the primary election challenger of the sitting chairman … 7
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New district gets state-funded mailing
May 3, 2012 in Idaho on Page A5 Kris Sabo, of Sagle, was surprised when an official state-funded letter arrived in the mail from Idaho Sen. Sheryl Nuxoll, R-Cottonwood, talking about Nuxoll’s record and thanking supporters as she …
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Idaho senator sends state-funded letter to new district
May 2, 2012 in Idaho Kris Sabo of Sagle was surprised when an official state-funded letter arrived in the mail from Idaho Sen. Sheryl Nuxoll, R-Cottonwood, talking about Nuxoll’s record and thanking supporters as she … 8
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Idaho Senate hopeful touts ethics pledge
May 2, 2012 in Idaho on Page A6 Politics are heating up in North Idaho. Former state Sen. Mike Jorgenson, who’s running for the Senate seat he lost two years ago to an ally of tax-protesting Rep. Phil …
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Republican newcomers vying for CdA seat
April 30, 2012 in Idaho on Page A1 With fourth-term Republican Rep. Marge Chadderdon of Coeur d’Alene stepping down, the only contested race in the primary for Idaho’s legislative District 4 this year is between the two young … 1
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Idaho’s District 3 drawing challenges in GOP
April 30, 2012 in Idaho on Page A1 For the last two elections, one North Idaho legislative district saw few contested races, as popular incumbents were repeatedly re-elected. This year is different, with fourth-term Republican Rep. Frank Henderson … 1
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Labrador way ahead in campaign cash
April 18, 2012 in Idaho on Page A6 North Idaho’s freshman GOP congressman Raul Labrador has geared up his re-election campaign, according to the latest campaign finance reports, while his prospective opponents haven’t. Labrador’s pulling in PAC money …
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Ex-state economist says school funding may violate Idaho law
April 14, 2012 in Idaho on Page B1 BOISE – Idaho’s former longtime chief state economist, Mike Ferguson, released a 20-page report Friday on public school funding that reaches a series of startling conclusions, including that Idaho’s current …
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Report: Idaho school funding veering from constitution
April 13, 2012 in Idaho Idaho’s former longtime chief state economist, Mike Ferguson, released a 20-page report today on public school funding that reaches a series of startling conclusions, including that Idaho’s current school funding … 10
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Idaho Democrats to caucus Saturday
April 13, 2012 in Idaho on Page A5 Idaho Democrats will caucus on Saturday morning to select their presidential delegates, and they’re inviting folks to join them at the gatherings in each Idaho county. In Kootenai County, the …
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Bipartisanship in Congress sadly lacking, Labrador says
March 14, 2012 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – Idaho congressman Raul Labrador issued a call for bipartisanship Tuesday, saying the politics in Washington, D.C., are too tainted by partisan rifts. Labrador told the Idaho House and … 2
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Labrador: Duty ‘transcends party affiliation’ in Idaho Legislature
March 13, 2012 in Idaho Idaho Congressman Raul Labrador issued a call for bipartisanship today, saying the politics in Washington, D.C. are too tainted by partisan rifts. 5
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Eye on Boise: Panel finishes agency budgets
March 11, 2012 in Idaho on Page B3 BOISE – Legislative budget writers have now set all state agency budgets for next year, finishing their work by setting the Medicaid budget on Friday. In total, the Joint Finance-Appropriations … 2
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Many seek North Idaho legislative seats, including Hart’s
March 9, 2012 in Idaho In Idaho’s upcoming elections, North Idaho’s most-Republican legislative district will have a Democratic challenger vying for every seat. 4
