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After Gov. Little vetoes Idaho ‘medical freedom’ bill, Legislature pursues tweaks

The Spokesman-Review 03 Apr 2025
On Monday, the Idaho Senate introduced a new tweaked version of the bill ... up that leverage until you know you can’t work out a deal.” Revised legislation surfaces in both the Idaho House and Senate.
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Idaho House passes state’s Medicaid budget, sending bill to governor

The Spokesman-Review 03 Apr 2025
The Idaho ... Senate Bill 1201 would allocate nearly $674.2 million for Idaho Medicaid ... The Idaho House passed the bill on a 40-30 vote Wednesday, two days after the Senate passed the bill on a 22-13 vote.
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What an argument over colleges and DEI shows about this powerful group of Idaho lawmakers

The Spokesman-Review 03 Apr 2025
It was four days after Idaho lawmakers planned to end the legislative session, and members of the Legislature’s powerful budget-setting committee still had budgets to consider ... Idaho House, Senate reject budget bills.
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Senate kills transportation budget after majority leader says it could violate Idaho Constitution

Longview News-Journal 02 Apr 2025
In one of the most lopsided votes of the whole year, the Idaho Senate voted 3-31 to kill a fiscal year 2026 budget for the Idaho Transportation Department. Senate Bill 1205 would have provided an additional $236 million in next ....
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Idaho Senate advances bill further limiting DEI in higher education

The Lewiston Tribune 02 Apr 2025
BOISE — The Senate in a lengthy evening debate Monday passed sweeping bans on DEI in required courses, hiring, admissions and training in Idaho public higher education institutions ... Senate Assistant Minority Leader Sen.
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Idaho Senate approves Medicaid budget

The Lewiston Tribune 01 Apr 2025
BOISE — The Idaho Senate on Monday approved the budget for Medicaid — the state’s largest budget and a major hurdle to clear before lawmakers may adjourn for the year. Senators debated at length in the ...
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Idaho Senate approves Medicaid budget; heads to House

Idaho Press-Tribune 01 Apr 2025
The Idaho Senate on Monday approved the budget for Medicaid — the state's largest budget and a major hurdle to clear before lawmakers may adjourn for the year ... .
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Idaho AG Labrador wants lawmakers to override Gov. Little’s veto of ‘medical freedom’ bill

The Spokesman-Review 01 Apr 2025
Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador in a statement Monday urged lawmakers to override Gov ... The bill, Senate Bill 1023, would have expanded on a law that prohibits businesses from requiring COVID-19 vaccines.
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Senate kills Idaho State Tax Commission budget

Moscow-Pullman Daily News 01 Apr 2025
BOISE — The Idaho Senate on Monday killed the budget for the Idaho State Tax Commission, which included $675,000 to implement a school choice tax credit program approved by the Legislature this year.
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Little praises immigration enforcement law

The Lewiston Tribune 01 Apr 2025
Brad Little on Monday touted Idaho’s new immigration law, which has been temporarily blocked from being enforced by a federal judge ... by legislative leaders and an Idaho State Police lieutenant colonel.
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Bill limiting flags that can be flown at government buildings heads to governor

Idaho Press-Tribune 01 Apr 2025
BOISE — A bill that would ban certain flags from being flown on government property has passed the Idaho Senate and heads to the governor for signature ... .
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Medicaid cuts could hurt older adults who rely on home care, nursing homes

The Day 01 Apr 2025
In Idaho, Republican state lawmakers shot down a bill that likely would have repealed Medicaid expansion, before passing one that will introduce sweeping policy changes in an effort to control costs ... Idaho state Sen.
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