Republicans win control of the U.S. House with 218th seat

Republicans clinched a majority in the U.S. House Wednesday night after a Republican won reelection to a California seat that put the GOP over the top, according to Associated Press projections.

PROPERTY TAXES: Locals lost my vote

For those that increased your property taxes by the maximum amount allowed by Idaho law, you just lost my future vote. Yes, I will not vote for any of the incumbents on the Coeur d’Alene City Council nor will I vote for any of the sitting county commissioners.

Idaho GOP incumbents Simpson, Fulcher go for reelection

Fulcher, 60, is seeking a third term

Kootenai County commissioner race undecided

Republican incumbent Leslie Duncan was well ahead of Democratic candidate Ruben Miranda late Tuesday in the county’s only contested commissioner race, based on early voting results.

North Idaho Republicans PAC announces endorsements

The North Idaho Republicans PAC announced its endorsement of candidates seeking election Nov. 8. The group said, in a news release, that they are “proud to support and endorse a number of qualified conservative candidates …And, unlike the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee, North Idaho Republicans has chosen to publicly support the seven Republicans running for the seven statewide offices.”

Embattled assessor retains office

Incumbent Duncan wins only contested commissioner race

After an election cycle marked by sharp criticism from his staff, an unprecedented pay cut and a lawsuit, Kootenai County Assessor Béla Kovacs appeared victorious Wednesday in his bid to retain his office over write-in candidate Bob Scott. Meanwhile, Republican incumbent Leslie Duncan won the county’s only contested commissioner rac

Roundup: Hospital District trustee candidates

The following candidates are seeking election to the Kootenai Hospital District Board of Trustees.

Zinke, Rosendale look to extend GOP dominance in Montana

Zinke won two statewide elections to the U.S. House before joining Trump’s cabinet

Challengers win library board race

After a contentious race, challengers Tim Plass and Tom Hanley were elected to the Community Library Network Board of Trustees.

Knutson seeking election to Cd’A City Council

Rob Knutson announced his candidacy for Coeur d’Alene City Council Seat 5 in the Nov. 8 election. Knutson is challenging incumbent Dan English who was elected to Seat 5 in 2015. This is Knutson’s first candidacy for public office.

NATIONAL: GOP, Democrats notch victories in competitive midterm races

Both parties were notching victories in some of the most competitive races in Tuesday's midterm elections, with several Democratic incumbents winning key suburban House districts and Republicans holding an open Senate seat in Ohio. Many of the races that could determine control of Congress remained too early to call.

OPINION: Too clever by halfwit

The recently released Durham Report confirms what many on the right have known since 2013 and the Lois Lerner scandal, that government agencies have become polluted with a progressive liberal political agenda and that many in the media facilitate this corruption.

NIC Diversity Council denounces harassment of students

After some community members heckled and hurled slurs at North Idaho College students at recent trustee meetings, the NIC Diversity Council has called on trustees and Interim President Greg South to publicly denounce the behavior.

OPINION: Politics is a cha-cha-cha

In the May election, Kootenai County voters approved millions of tax dollars to support levies in the financially endangered Coeur d’Alene and Lakeland School Districts. Hundreds of locals stepped off the sidelines and became politically active to rescue them.

Shoshone County election results

It wasn’t a busy election day in Shoshone County, but several key elections took place Tuesday. Among the five elections that were held, one was decided by a single vote, one of them changed the way the city of Kellogg will tax guests, and one of them will be decided by coin flip.

Arkoosh, Labrador clash in Idaho AG debate

Partisan politics, abortion rights and policies dominate hourlong Idaho Public Television debate

Idaho’s two candidates for attorney general accused each other of looking to politicize the office during a statewide televised debate Monday.

McCARTHY and McCONNELL: Blame them for red ripple

The Republican party is no doubt licking their wounds and lamenting that they ended up with a red ripple rather than a red tsunami.

Still waiting on Kootenai County election results: NIC races too close to call

Final results not in as of 9:15 a.m.

Republicans maintain control in deeply conservative Idaho

Many Republicans faced no opposition in the general election, and most that did won easily

SBOE: Teacher shortage persists

The Idaho State Board of Education learned Thursday that the number of vacant teacher openings statewide are about a 10th of what they were last spring but that the majority of vacancies that continue to exist are in hard to fill positions such as special education, math and science. School Districts have filled many positions through emergency certifications, using paraprofessionals and others to fill vacancies.