Mandatory minimums for fentanyl trafficking become law

North Idaho lawmakers were split on bill

'A victory for law and order'

House Bill 406 aims to toughen penalty for fentanyl trafficking

House Bill 406 now heads to the Idaho Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee.

Bill to offset U of I costs from student murders passes House

North Idaho lawmakers opposed legislation to help cover costs of security, police, student counseling and more

COEUR d’ALENE — A bill that would provide the University of Idaho with $1 million to help offset some of the costs resulting from the murder of four college students last November was passed Thursday by the Idaho House of Representatives and is headed for a Senate vote. House Bill 222 passed the House by a vote of 56-14 and was opposed by North Idaho House members. It provides funds to partially reimburse the university for increased campus security and Idaho State Police patrols, student counseling, a vigil and other expenses in the wake of the murders of Ethan Chapin, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Madison Mogen.

Alfieri bill would limit absentee voting

The Idaho House State Affairs Committee introduced a bill Thursday that would limit the number of people eligible for an absentee ballot.

Alfieri pushes to remove March, August school elections

A new bill introduced in the Legislature on Tuesday would eliminate Idaho’s March and August school bond and levy election dates and move nonpartisan school elections into alignment with election days for partisan elections in May and November. First-year Rep. Joe Alfieri, R-Coeur d’Alene, said he wants to eliminate two of the four possible dates on the calendar for school bond and levy elections because he believes those elections are dishonest.

Candidates confident, happy to 'stir the pot'

Votes trickled in on election night as ballots were counted for legislative candidates. Here is the rundown of what happened very early in contested legislative races across districts 2, 4 and 5 as of 10:30 p.m. press time Tuesday.