Feb 8, 2019
Video: Ilana discusses reforming mandatory minimum sentencing with “Idaho Reports”
Feb 5, 2019
Article Link: “Bill introduced to relax mandatory minimums for drugs” Excerpt: A bill to relax mandatory minimum sentences for drug trafficking was introduced into the Idaho Legislature on Tuesday. The House Judiciary committee voted unanimously to...
Feb 1, 2019
Article Link: “Bill introduced to keep HOAs from banning rooftop solar panels” Excerpt: An Idaho House committee agreed Thursday that homeowners’ property rights would be better protected if homeowners associations couldn’t ban rooftop solar panels. The...
Jan 22, 2019
Article Link: “Idaho must reform its draconian drug sentencing minimums” Excerpt: The bill for Idaho’s failure to seriously address our prison problem is about to come due, and it’s a big one: $500 million. That’s the cost of a proposed state prison...
Jan 22, 2019
Article Link: “Youth Hearing Aid Coverage Re-Visited In Legislature” About: Private insurance does not cover the costs for most hearing aids for youths. Efforts to change that are afoot in the state legislature. Idaho Matters follows up with the...
Jan 21, 2019
A new proposed school funding formula has been put forth that is based on student enrollment and takes various other factors into account. According to this analysis, Boise schools would stand to lose $6.6 million under the proposed new formula, so I will have to give...
