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President Donald Trump has nominated Judge Neil M. Gorsuch to the Supreme Court to fill the seat that has been vacant since the death of Justice Antonin Scalia in February 2016. Here’s what Idaho’s delegation has to say about the President’s choice: Sen. Jim Risch: “I was honored to be invited to the White House […]
Business groups hope President Donald Trump’s executive order targeting federal regulations will help the economy. Advocacy groups worry that stripping regulations could damage the environment, workers’ wages or employee conditions. Idaho leaders in both camps wonder how Trump’s “one in, two out” order will play out. Under Monday’s order, which Trump said is designed to […]
http://www.kmvt.com/content/news/412291793.html PHILADELPHIA (Gray DC) — Washington Bureau Chief Jacqueline Policastro and Senior Reporter Ted Fioraliso met up with more than a dozen Republican lawmakers at their conference retreat in Philadelphia. They discuss the retreat, their meeting with President Trump, and their agenda for the next 200 days. -Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) -Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH) […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Idaho Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch have introduced legislation to establish an additional federal district judgeship in Idaho for the first time in more than sixty years. Idaho is one of only three states (North Dakota and Vermont are the others) with only two authorized judge seats for the entire state. […]
Did Keith Kinnaird attend the same Clark Fork Scotchman Peak meeting on Jan. 11 that 160 other, mostly angry, people attended? You’d never know by reading his article, that the overwhelming number of speakers clearly rejected the proposal. You can’t blame the community for this, when they have been completely bypassed by the Friends of […]
The U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan bill Tuesday, sponsored by senators from Nebraska and Montana. The “GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2017,” will strengthen Congress’ ability to oversee major federal programs. The bill would ensure the Government Accountability Office can access the National Directory of New Hires database, equipping GAO to audit unemployment insurance […]
As a former Bonner County Commissioner, I am writing to applaud and thank Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, for his introduction of the Scotchman Peaks Wilderness Act. I have always found the best public policy is formed from the coming together of diverse interests. The Scotchman Peaks Wilderness Initiative, which would become the first protected wilderness […]
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Donald Trump has had more than a few choice words for members of the intelligence community, so there is undoubtedly going to be a lot of pressure on his next director of the CIA to try to repair that relationship. He has tapped Congressman Mike Pompeo for the job, and Pompeo had […]
BOISE — The Idaho Legislature’s Senate State Affairs Committee voted unanimously Monday in favor of upholding the Nov. 8 General Election victory of state Sen. Mark Nye, D-Pocatello. In addition to Nye’s confirmation, the recommendation rejects a legal challenge of the election outcome by Nye’s legislative District 29 legislative opponent, Pocatello Republican Tom Katsilometes. The […]
U.S. Sens. Angus King (I-ME) and Jim Risch (R-ID) this week reintroduced the Securing Energy Infrastructure Act, which seeks to examine solutions to defend the U.S. energy grid by replacing vulnerable computer-connected operating systems with analog and human-operated systems. The bill received bipartisan co-sponsorship, including from U.S. Sens. Mike Crapo (R-ID), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), and […]