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Labrador, Simpson join GOP in rejecting raising the debt ceiling without cuts
Idaho Republicans Mike Simpson and Raul Labrador joined House Republicans in opposing a plan that would allow the federal government to borrow an additional $2.4 trillion. The vote is likely a prelude to further discussions on raising the government’s debt … Continue reading
Health exchange issue puts Idaho’s governor, Idaho’s U.S. House reps at odds
U.S. Reps. Mike Simpson and Raul Labrador sided with Republicans last week in stopping funding for health insurance exchanges, which are state-level websites or portals that would help individuals and small businesses buy health insurance. Under the 2010 federal reform … Continue reading
Simpson lone Idahoan in Congress to back budget cuts
Congress approved more than $38 billion in budget reductions for the next five and a half months, but only one member of Idaho’s all-Republican delegation, Rep. Mike Simpson, supported the plan. The majority of Republicans in Congress favored the spending … Continue reading
Punishment likely for teachers who sent anti-reform protest notes home with students
A trio of first grade teachers at Ammon Elementary school near Idaho Falls, which is in the Bonneville School District, is likely to be in some hot water soon over a politically-charged letter the educators sent home with some of … Continue reading
House committee approves measure calling for more state control for amendments
A House committee approved a resolution Monday calling for more state involvement in the process of amending the U.S. Constitution. The Madison Amendment, the focus of a resolution sponsored by Sen. Curt McKenzie, R-Nampa, would allow states to call for … Continue reading
Idaho lawmakers tell to feds to back off ‘wild lands’ rules
The Idaho Legislature will send letters to Congress and federal officials saying that Idaho citizens should be involved in any efforts to designate more land in the state as wilderness. The action from lawmakers comes after an order from the … Continue reading
Congressman Labrador tells former colleagues debt is ‘national problem’
Republican Congressman Raul Labrador returned to the Idaho Legislature Wednesday to talk to his former colleagues about spending, government waste, and federal deficits. Labrador, who served two terms in the Idaho House prior to being elected to Congress last fall, … Continue reading