Feb 20, 2019
Rep. Mat Erpelding’s bill to provide workers’ compensation coverage for post-traumatic stress (SB1028) passed the Senate 31-4 and is on its way to the House for a hearing tomorrow. I’m a co-sponsor, and am greatly hoping we can provide this critical...
Feb 20, 2019
HJR2, the bill that would have created a partisan redistricting process in Idaho in lieu of our current bipartisan system, was sent back to committee after substantial citizen outcry. Well done, citizens!
Feb 20, 2019
As many of you know, I have been trying for years to reform mandatory minimum sentencing for drug offenders. The goal is to give judges the power to craft appropriate sentences while freeing up dollars for roads, education and drug treatment – huge dollars are...
Feb 20, 2019
Idaho’s application for Medicaid expansion was sent off to the feds last week, as required by Prop 2, but we still expect legislative efforts to curtail the full scope of coverage. One such effort is making its way through the Senate, another is expected in the...
Feb 11, 2019
The Gerrymandering bill (HJR2) is moving like greased lightning through the Legislature, and it’s critical that our citizens understand what is happening. In a nutshell, since Idahoans voted in 1994 to amend the Constitution to get rid of partisan...
Feb 8, 2019
Article Link: “Tempers fray in Idaho House in battle over redistricting” Excerpt: There are days when the Idaho Legislature resembles a much-higher-stakes three-ring circus, and Friday was one of them, as a bitter dispute over a GOP attempt to engineer a...
