Feb 17, 2021
Power plays Much of the first half of session has centered around shifting power from the Governor to the Legislature, from health districts to the Legislature, from local government to the Legislature, and from voters to the Legislature. Noticing a pattern here?...
Feb 4, 2021
Cannabis legislation Yesterday the Senate passed a proposed constitutional amendment, SJR101, that would create a permanent ban on all cannabis, including for medical purposes. Unless we were to act fast to legalize it, this amendment would also put a permanent ban on...
Jan 30, 2020
Article: “Bipartisan Proposal Would Give Some Former Idaho Inmates A ‘Clean Slate'” “We hope [this proposal] will have a transformative effect on these peoples’ lives,” said House Minority Leader Ilana Rubel (D-Boise). Most other...
Jan 23, 2020
Article: “Bipartisan bill emerges to clean Idaho criminal slate” “Many of these folks deserve a real second chance, but we continue to hand out these collateral life sentences. We are proposing legislation referred to as a “Clean Slate” bill that...
Jan 23, 2020
Article Link: “Idaho legislators introduce ‘Clean Slate’ bill” Excerpt: “The idea here is to let people get their lives back on track, so they can get jobs and get housing and move forward in a constructive way,” Rep. Rubel...
Jan 21, 2020
Our criminal justice system is intended to ensure there is an appropriate penalty associated with crime. We refer to this as paying one’s debt to society. However, under some of Idaho’s current laws, the payment never seems to stop. Our courts assign formal penalties,...
