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In Deep-Red Idaho, a Republican Rift Over Schools and ‘Parental Choice’

It's never a good thing when #Idaho lands in the national news.
#Vouchers for private schools - big mistake.

#idpol #idleg
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/u...

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‘Surprised’: Idaho lawmaker says bill questioned by other Republicans is dead “It’s not going anywhere this session,” the lawmaker said.

A bill aimed at ending the Idaho Commission on Hispanic Affairs is dead. Latino Idahoans make up 14% of the state’s population [288,765 people]. #idpol #idleg
www.idahostatesman.com/news/politic...

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Idaho Medicaid disability budget cuts shelved in Senate committee • Idaho Capital Sun Idaho senators on Monday delayed a bill that calls for nearly $22 million in budget cuts to Medicaid disability services.

The Idaho Legislature's plans to cut $22M from Medicaid disability services stalled today. #idleg #idpol

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Idaho Senate passes bill excusing potential jurors who instead volunteer as poll workers  • Idaho Capital Sun Under the bill potential Idaho jurors would be given the opportunity to volunteer as an election poll worker in lieu of jury service.

A new bill that would allow prospective jurors to get out of jury duty by instead volunteering as an election poll worker is heading to Gov. Brad Little’s desk for final consideration. #idleg #idpol

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Red states target SNAP fraud, errors under threat of costly federal penalties • Idaho Capital Sun State officials across the country are looking to crack down on fraud and mistakes in the nation’s largest food assistance program, SNAP.

HB 730 in Idaho is still making its way through the Senate and could lead to these kinds of issues. Tell your senator to vote NO on HB 730. #idleg idahocapitalsun.com/2026/03/02/r...

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Idaho voters would likely pass abortion rights and medical marijuana, but lawmakers have intentionally made the initiative process harder Abortion isn’t illegal in Idaho because it’s unpopular. According to Boise State University’s annual public policy poll, 60% of Idahoans support restoring abortion rights, which were revoked by a trig...

This is an absolute must read, #Idaho . #idpol #idleg
www.inlander.com/news/idaho-v...

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Idaho Senate committee rejects bill mandating local law enforcement enter contracts with ICE • Idaho Capital Sun An Idaho Senate committee narrowly killed a bill that would've mandated all local law enforcement enter into formal partnerships with federal immigration authorities.

Law enforcement organizations overwhelmingly opposed the bill, arguing it was an overstep by the state and that agencies were already voluntarily cooperating with immigration agents. #idleg #idpol

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Idaho House passes criminal transgender bathroom ban in business, government buildings The Idaho House on Monday widely passed a bill to criminalize “willfully” entering public and government bathrooms and changing rooms designated for another sex.

Bill creates more problems than it solves; was opposed by Idaho law enforcement groups.
#Idleg regularly ignores reason and expertise to pass its culture war bills. #idpol

www.newsfromthestates.com/article/idah...

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Idaho House passes criminal transgender bathroom ban in business, government buildings • Idaho Capital Sun The Idaho House passed a bill to criminalize “willfully” entering public and government bathrooms, changing rooms designated for another sex.

The Idaho House widely passed a bill to criminalize “willfully” entering public and government bathrooms and changing rooms designated for another sex.

The bill would effectively block transgender people from using their preferred public bathrooms in Idaho. #idleg #idpol

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Statehouse roundup, 3.16.26: House approves spending cuts for higher ed In other Monday news, the House passed a bill that would make violations of Idaho’s bathroom law a criminal offense.

In other Monday news, the House passed a bill that would make violations of the state's bathroom law a criminal offense. #idaho #idleg www.idahoednews.org/top-news/sta...

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Statehouse roundup, 3.16.26: House approves spending cuts for higher ed In other Monday news, the House passed a bill that would make violations of Idaho’s bathroom law a criminal offense.

In other Monday news, the House passed a bill that would make violations of the state's bathroom law a criminal offense. #idaho #idleg www.idahoednews.org/top-news/sta...

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Idaho House passes criminal transgender bathroom ban in business, government buildings • Idaho Capital Sun The Idaho House passed a bill to criminalize “willfully” entering public and government bathrooms, changing rooms designated for another sex.

The bill would effectively block transgender people from using their preferred public bathrooms in Idaho, expanding on the state’s transgender bathroom ban in public schools. #idleg #idpol

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Idaho House passes criminal transgender bathroom ban in business, government buildings • Idaho Capital Sun The Idaho House passed a bill to criminalize “willfully” entering public and government bathrooms, changing rooms designated for another sex.

First offense: misdemeanor, punishable by one year in prison. Second offense: a felony, punishable by five years in prison. #idpol #idleg
idahocapitalsun.com/2026/03/16/i...

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Nearly $200M federal rural health grant in limbo in Idaho Legislature • Idaho Capital Sun Idaho lawmakers are debating how the state should spend hundreds of millions in federal funding this summer to improve rural health care.

Idaho was awarded millions in federal funding to improve rural health care, but exactly how the state will use that money remains a debate among the #idleg.

Meanwhile, leaders at rural hospitals are increasingly concerned the state may lose out on the money as those hospitals face critical needs.

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Idaho in Session Legislature House and Senate sessions, committee meetings, court hearings, and more live streamed from all three branches of Idaho's government.

Hello! This morning, my focus is on Senate State Affairs and House State Affairs. #idpol #idleg

SSA- HB 659 287g agreements and SB 1356 County Highway Districts (changing elections to at-large).

HSA- Single-family home, Foreign Persons introduction and HJM 19 Dept of Ed elimination.

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“The voters have it within their power to make these things go away,” Matsusaka says. “The irony is that they’d likely have to pass an initiative on the ballot to do it.” #idpol #idleg

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Things are heating up at the Legislature. If you're in Idaho, here's what to know and how new bills could affect you

#idpol #idleg

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The Idaho GOP requires their legislators to sign a pledge to uphold the party platform. They don't all comply, but most do. My opponent does.

This platform reads like an AI summary of Project 2025, if the AI was trained on sermons from Westboro Baptist Church. #IDleg #IDpol
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Idaho committee rejects bill to repeal childhood vaccine requirements • Idaho Capital Sun An Idaho legislative committee rejected a bill meant to repeal vaccine requirements. Critics said bill could restrict access to medical care.

An Idaho House committee on Friday rejected a bill meant to repeal vaccine requirements, but which critics said could have restricted access to medical care. #idleg #idpol

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Idaho committee rejects bill to repeal childhood vaccine requirements • Idaho Capital Sun An Idaho legislative committee rejected a bill meant to repeal vaccine requirements. Critics said bill could restrict access to medical care.

An Idaho House committee on Friday rejected a bill meant to repeal vaccine requirements, but which critics said could have restricted access to medical care. #idleg #idpol

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If you read one thing today, please read this from @pfannyyy.bsky.social . After you read it…pause and reflect on it. These deaths could have been prevented.
#Idaho #idleg #idpol

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Idaho in Session Legislature House and Senate sessions, committee meetings, court hearings, and more live streamed from all three branches of Idaho's government.

Morning! Senate State Affairs hearing on HB 561 (flag bill) at 8am, Medical Mandates cont. in HHW at 8:30, and looks like Ways and Means has a replacement for HB 743 (forcing loc gov to follow laws bill).

Also tracking HB 872 Ballots, Elections in HSA but might not get to hear. #idleg #idpol

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Fourth patient dies after Idaho cut Medicaid mental health service • Idaho Capital Sun Four patients have died after the state, facing budget shortfall, cut a mobile treatment program for people with severe mental illness.

Four patients have died after the Idaho — facing budget shortfall — cut a mobile treatment program for people with severe mental illness. #idleg #idpol

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Fourth patient dies after Idaho cut Medicaid mental health service • Idaho Capital Sun Four patients have died after the state, facing budget shortfall, cut a mobile treatment program for people with severe mental illness.

Providers say the recent death of a man in his 40s marks the fourth death among patients who were receiving mobile, specialized treatment in less than four months since an Idaho Medicaid contractor cut the service, called Assertive Community Treatment, or ACT. #idleg #idpol

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Following impassioned debate, Idaho Senate kills budget with health and welfare cuts • Idaho Capital Sun “The Great Recession was a testament to that resilient, Idaho spirit,” Sen. Jim Guthrie said. “But today's challenge is not that..."

An impassioned debate from one of Idaho’s most experienced state legislators brought the Idaho Senate to a standstill Thursday and set the stage for the chamber to kill a budget that would impose budget cuts on health and human services programs. #idleg #idpol

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Proving again, perhaps for those in the back plugging their ears like defiant toddlers, that the “modern” extremists in the #idleg are not, in fact “pro-life” at all 🤬

Targeting the most vulnerable amongst us is DEPLORABLE 🤬 That’s what they are good at 😒

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Idaho House passes $22M in Medicaid disability budget cuts • Idaho Capital Sun The Idaho House passed on a party-line vote a bill that calls for nearly $22 million in budget cuts to Medicaid disability services.

Without debate, the Idaho House passed on a party-line vote Thursday a bill that calls for nearly $22 million in budget cuts to Medicaid disability services. #idpol #idleg

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Idaho House passes $22M in Medicaid disability budget cuts • Idaho Capital Sun The Idaho House passed on a party-line vote a bill that calls for nearly $22 million in budget cuts to Medicaid disability services.

Without debate, the Idaho House passed on a party-line vote Thursday a bill that calls for nearly $22 million in budget cuts to Medicaid disability services. #idleg #idpol

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‘Medical conscience’ bills would let providers refuse more health care • Idaho Capital Sun Legislation in at least eight states would expand the rights of doctors, nurses, hospitals and insurers to refuse to provide or pay for care.

Before Idaho enacted its law, Republican state Rep. Bruce Skaug said providers could decline to offer gender-affirming care and dispensing mind-altering drugs. #idleg #idpol

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