Idaho Capital Sun – Government & Politics
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Idaho Capital Sun – Government & Politics
2h ago
WASHINGTON — Congress is stumbling toward another government shutdown deadline at the end of the month with no clear plan in place to enact a bipartisan stopgap spending bill — and some new meddling by the Republican presidential nominee. House Republicans have, so far, taken the go-at-it-alone approach by scheduling a vote Wednesday on a ..read more
Idaho Capital Sun – Government & Politics
12h ago
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s early Monday statement that he would vote to legalize recreational marijuana use in Florida sent a strong signal that both major parties are moving to adopt popular marijuana reform efforts, unexpectedly elevating the issue in the presidential battle. But the campaign for the Democratic nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, expressed ..read more
Idaho Capital Sun – Government & Politics
12h ago
This column first appeared on Rocky Barker’s Northwest Experience blog on Sept. 5, 2024. This month, 60 years ago, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Wilderness Act, designating parts of federal land as places to be left undeveloped, where nature was left to its own devices and, as the act said, where the land was “untrammeled ..read more
Idaho Capital Sun – Government & Politics
18h ago
In the two years since the U.S. Supreme Court started allowing states — what has become almost half of the country — to ban all or most abortions, doctors continue to report that these laws have detrimentally changed their jobs and the quality of care they can provide pregnant patients. A research team led by ..read more
Idaho Capital Sun – Government & Politics
1d ago
WASHINGTON — As Congress returns from a five-week recess Monday, House Republicans have attached a provision to bar noncitizens from voting in federal elections — which is already unlawful — to a stopgap funding bill that is already teeing up a battle with the Senate and White House. The GOP drive in Congress echoes state ..read more
Idaho Capital Sun – Government & Politics
2d ago
A U.S. Department of Agriculture initiative to feed hungry kids during the long summer months is mostly winding down, with advocates calling it a success despite some hiccups — and the federal government and many states are already working to bring the permanent program back in 2025. The Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program — or ..read more
Idaho Capital Sun – Government & Politics
4d ago
The U.S. Forest Service issued a draft record of decision Friday authorizing a gold mining company to resume operations at Stibnite Mine in Central Idaho’s Payette National Forest, a proposal that would become one of the largest gold, silver and antimony mines in the United States. Friday’s draft record of decision begins a 45-day objection ..read more
Idaho Capital Sun – Government & Politics
4d ago
This story was first published by WyoFile on Sept. 4, 2024. Residents who enjoy snowmobiling over wildlife could see their wintertime recreational pursuit explicitly protected by law if a draft bill headed for a legislative committee advances unchanged. Running over animals classified as predators with snowmobiles is already legal in Wyoming. That status came into question ..read more
Idaho Capital Sun – Government & Politics
5d ago
A district court judge in Idaho has denied Attorney General Raúl Labrador’s latest legal challenge to a ballot issue that seeks to end the state’s closed party primary elections and create ranked-choice voting in the general election. On Thursday, District Court Judge Patrick J. Miller dismissed Labrador’s motion for summary judgment seeking to have the ..read more
Idaho Capital Sun – Government & Politics
5d ago
WASHINGTON — Latino voters are concerned with the high cost of living, the minimum wage and rising housing costs heading into the November elections, according to a comprehensive survey released Wednesday by UnidosUS, the largest Hispanic civil rights and advocacy center in the nation. “Laying out a coherent economic policy agenda that will resonate with ..read more