WA Legislators Weigh Voting Rights for Incarcerated People
OLYMPIA, WA – More than 14,000 incarcerated people in Washington are not able to vote and two bills in Olympia aim to change it. One bill would make voting more accessible for people in jail by improving access to
Homeless Man Accused of Throwing Full Beer Can at Officer During Arrest in Lewiston
LEWISTON – A man was arrested on February 26 after allegedly stealing from a gas station and assaulting a law enforcement officer, according to an affidavit filed in Nez Perce County District Court. 36-year-old Tyler S. Farrell
Idaho Senate Passes Resolution on Traditional Family Values Month
BOISE, ID – The Idaho Senate passed Senate Concurrent Resolution 111 on February 25, 2025, designating the period from Mother’s Day through Father’s Day as “Traditional Family Values Month.” The resolution was introduced by Senator Ben
Experts, Washington Reps Question Rationale for BPA and Hanford Layoffs
Officials are alarmed by the firing of 13% of the Bonneville Power Administration workforce since the PNW energy distributor receives no federal funds. OLYMPIA, WA – The U.S. Department of Energy picked roughly 400 people to lay
Oregon Bill Takes aim at ‘Epidemic of Violence’ Around Missing and Murdered Indigenous People
This story was originally published by InvestigateWest, a nonprofit newsroom dedicated to change-making investigative journalism. Sign up for their Watchdog Weekly newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. SALEM, OR – A new
Gov. Little Signs Private School tax Credit Into law
Originally posted on IdahoEdNews.org on February 27, 2025 This is a breaking story and will be updated. Gov. Brad Little signed House Bill 93 Thursday, codifying Idaho’s first private school choice program that directs state funds to
House Votes to Repeal Biden-Era Methane Fee, Sending Measure to Senate
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Legislation repealing Biden-era fees on methane emissions has passed the U.S. House, paving the way for a boon to the natural gas industry. The Waste Emissions Charge, which Republicans say is the equivalent of
USDA Rolls out $1 Billion Plan to Combat Bird Flu After Egg Prices Rise
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday it plans to spend up to $1 billion in Commodity Credit Corporation funds to try to reduce the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry. The
Idaho Bill Restricting Absentee Voting Fails to Advance out of Committee
BOISE, ID – A bill that sought to end no-excuse absentee voting for most Idahoans failed to advance out of the Idaho Legislature’s House State Affairs Committee on Wednesday morning. House Bill 139 isn’t officially dead. But
Washington State Joins Coalition Opposing Trump Order to ban Transgender People From Military Service
OLYMPIA, WA – Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown says President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender military service members is discriminatory and undermines state and national security. Brown has joined a coalition of attorneys general in 21