Both Idaho GOP Sens. Mike Crapo and Jim Risch say they support allowing states to collect sales tax on Internet purchases by their residents and both backed an April 24 procedural vote to allow the Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013…
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Despite conceptual support, Crapo, Risch vote against allowing states to tax Internet sales
Tagged with: Idaho, Jim Risch, Marketplace Fairness Act, Mike Crapo, S. 743
Posted in Idaho Politics
Posted in Idaho Politics
Idaho’s Crapo flush with campaign dough; trailed by Risch, Labrador, Simpson
Judging by his campaign bankroll, Sen. Mike Crapo is prepared to put his money where his mouth is and run for re-election in 2016 despite his January conviction for DUI. The Idaho Republican has $3,393,510 in cash in his campaign…
Tagged with: idaho republicans, Jim Risch, Mike Crapo, mike simpson, raul labrador
Posted in Idaho Politics
Posted in Idaho Politics
Idaho delegation urges public comment on Gateway West powerline
The first of nine Idaho hearings begins in Boise Monday on the environmental impact statement for the 1,100-mile, 150-180 foot high-foot-high, 500-kilovolt power line from Glenrock, Wyo., to Murphy to be built by Rocky Mountain Power and Idaho Power. Idaho’s…
Tagged with: BLM, Bureau of Land Management, Gateway West, Idaho, idaho congressional delegation, Idaho Power, Jim Risch, Mike Crapo, mike simpson, power line projects, raul labrador, Rocky Mountain Power, Wyoming
Posted in Idaho Politics
Posted in Idaho Politics
Idaho’s Risch occupies 3rd-longest-held GOP US Senate seat — since 1949
The seat Sen. Jim Risch will defend next year as Republicans eye control of the U.S. Senate has been in Republican hands since 1949, trailing in longevity only two Kansas seats which have been held by the GOP since 1919…
Tagged with: Idaho senators, Jim Risch, larry craig, McClure, University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs
Posted in Idaho Politics
Posted in Idaho Politics
The 2014 Idaho election: a blockbuster, or a bore?
Thirteen months out from the 2014 Idaho primaries, and a little more than 18 months away from the general election, what can we expect? Perhaps a snoozer? Randy Stapilus — a longtime Northwest political observer and former Idaho newspaper editor…
Idaho’s Crapo, Risch help kill gun control, cast identical votes on 7 amendments
Idaho GOP Sens. Mike Crapo and Jim Risch helped carry the day for opponents of tougher gun laws during a 2-hour string of votes late Wednesday. A filibuster-proof three-fifths vote was required for passage of amendments to the Safe Communities,…
Bringing Health Advocacy to Washington D.C.
On Wednesday, I joined leaders from across the Saint Alphonsus Health System for a visit with the Idaho and Oregon Congressional delegations in Washington, DC, as part of Trinity Health’s Advocacy Action Day. We were lucky to make the trip … Continue reading →
Risch headlines Boise Chamber Congressional Forum Feb. 21
Sen. Jim Risch will speak at the first Congressional Forum of 2013 at the Owyhee Plaza Hotel. The event begins at noon and ends at 1:30 p.m. Feb. 21. The chamber congressional forums are presented by Blue Cross of Idaho…
