Tag Archives: Idaho

Idaho Bill Would Jail Librarians Over LGBTQ Books

The Idaho Capitol Sun reports: The Idaho House of Representatives passed a bill Monday afternoon that critics said could lead to librarians being prosecuted for checking out materials that are deemed harmful to minors. Following a long debate, the Idaho House voted 51-14 to pass House Bill 666. If passed into law, the bill would remove an exemption that protects …

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Man Charged In Alleged $82M Christian Ponzi Scheme

The Idaho Statesman reports: A Boise man who allegedly preyed on Christians, using biblical quotes to entice them to invest in Arizona real estate, is accused of operating a Ponzi scheme and scamming investors out of more than $82 million. Bradley R. Heinrichs, 41, was indicted in Arizona on four counts of fraudulent schemes and artifices, illegal control of an …

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ID County Sheriff Charged With Threatening To Shoot Church Group Ordered To Surrender His Guns [VIDEO]

Boise’s ABC News affiliate reports: Bingham County Sheriff Craig Rowland appeared in court Wednesday morning on aggravated assault and battery charges. Wednesday’s hearing in front of Judge Faren Eddins was about the conditions of release. The state asked that Rowland’s weapons be surrendered to the Idaho State Police, no contact orders be granted for three minor victims, and for the …

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Idaho Lawmakers Reject $2M Anti-Vax Legal Fund

The Idaho Press reports: On Monday afternoon, the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee voted 12-6 against HB 409, a proposal from Rep. Sage Dixon [photo], to create a “Federal Overreach Legal Defense Fund” and fund it with a $2 million transfer from the state’s general fund. The joint budget committee had lots of questions about the bill and its provisions, with many …

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Trump Endorses Far-Right Idaho Lt Gov For Governor

Boise’s NBC News affiliate reports: Former President Donald Trump has endorsed Idaho Lt. Gov. and current Idaho gubernatorial candidate Janice McGeachin for governor, according to Trump’s Twitter spokesperson Liz Harrington. In a tweet, Harrington shared a screenshot of an email from the former president where he states he is “giving Janice McGeachin my Complete and Total Endorsement to be the …

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“Vaccinated In Christ” GOP Official Dies Of Something

Idaho Education News reports: Pete Coulson, a member of Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin’s education indoctrination task force, recently died from COVID-19, conservative talk radio host Bill Colley reported Thursday. After at least three weeks of hospitalization, during which his oxygen levels were depleted, Coulson died sometime between Oct. 1 and Wednesday, according to Colley’s report. “Pete was a very healthy …

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Fugitive GOP Idaho Ex-State Rep Charged With Rape

The Idaho Statesman reports: The Ada County Sheriff’s Office arrested former Idaho Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger on Friday afternoon after he was extradited from Georgia to his home state. Ada County deputies flew to Georgia on Thursday afternoon and returned to Boise the next day with von Ehlinger in custody. He was processed under a “book-and-release” warrant and was released …

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Idaho To Bill Mike Lindell For Cost Of County Audits

The Idaho Statesman reports: After MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell falsely claimed election fraud occurred in Idaho, Secretary of State officials audited three counties to disprove that claim. Now, the state plans to send Lindell a bill. Idaho Chief Deputy Secretary of State Chad Houck confirmed to the Idaho Statesman that the office plans to bill the CEO for the costs …

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With GOP Idaho Gov Out Of State, Lt Gov Tries To Send Troops To Mexican Border, Ban Employer Vax Mandates

Politico reports: Idaho Gov. Brad Little said he will rescind an executive order involving Covid-19 vaccines by Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin, and the commanding general of the Idaho National Guard also on Tuesday told McGeachin she can’t activate troops to send to the U.S.-Mexico border. Little and Major General Michael J. Garshak made the statements as McGeachin on Tuesday in …

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Idaho Expands Healthcare Rationing Statewide [VIDEO]

The Associated Press reports: Idaho public health leaders on Thursday expanded health care rationing statewide amid a massive increase in the number of coronavirus patients requiring hospitalization. The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare made the announcement after St. Luke’s Health System, Idaho’s largest hospital network, on Wednesday asked state health leaders to allow “crisis standards of care” because the …

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GOP Idaho Lt. Governor: The Vaccine Will Likely Kill You

The Idaho State Journal reports: Breaking news from Lt. Gov. (and Republican gubernatorial candidate) Janice McGeachin: If you received a COVID vaccine within the last 28 days, there’s a good chance that you will die soon. So get your estate planning in order, your life insurance policy paid up and make a visit to your local funeral-home director for final …

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Idaho Hospitals Begin Rationing Healthcare [VIDEO]

The Associated Press reports: Idaho public health leaders announced Tuesday that they activated “crisis standards of care” allowing health care rationing for the state’s northern hospitals because there are more coronavirus patients than the institutions can handle. The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare quietly enacted the move Monday and publicly announced it in a statement Tuesday morning — warning …

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Rioter Pleads Guilty To Assaulting Capitol Police Officer

The Hill reports: An Idaho man admitted to assaulting a Capitol Police officer with a pipe during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, prosecutors announced. Duke Wilson, 67, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to two felony charges in connection with the riot, the DOJ announced. He is scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 22. In a court document filed …

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Idaho Hospitals Close To Enacting “Crisis Care” Rules

The Associated Press reports: The intensive care rooms at St. Luke’s Boise Medical Center are full, each a blinking jungle of tubes, wires and mechanical breathing machines. The patients nestled inside are a lot alike: All unvaccinated, mostly middle-aged or younger, reliant on life support and locked in a silent struggle against COVID-19. With a critical shortage of hospital beds …

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GOP Idaho Gov Deploys National Guard In “Last Ditch Effort To Avoid Activating Crisis Standards Of Care”

Via press release from Idaho Gov. Brad Little: Governor Brad Little announced today a last-ditch effort to avoid the first-ever activation of statewide crisis standards of care by adding hundreds of new medical personnel for Idaho hospitals, but he said the real solution to the crisis is more Idahoans choosing to receive the safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine. Nearly all …

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Ammon Bundy Convicted In Idaho Capitol Incident

Boise’s NBC News affiliate reports: Ammon Bundy was convicted of trespassing and resisting and obstructing by a jury Thursday night in connection to his arrest in a hearing room at the Idaho State Capitol Building during a special legislative session last summer. Bundy’s went limp and acted like dead weight during the arrest, ignoring orders to stand up and put …

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Extremist Ammon Bundy Launches Bid For Idaho Gov

The Insider reports: Ammon Bundy, the anti-government activist who led the armed takeover of a national wildlife refuge in 2016, announced Saturday that he’s running for governor of Idaho. “I’m running for governor because I’m sick and tired of all of this political garbage just like you are,” Bundy, who is running as a Republican, said in a campaign-announcement video. …

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GOP Idaho Gov Rescinds Day-Old Mask Ban Ordered By “Self-Serving” GOP Lt Gov While He Was Out Of State

Boise’s NBC News affiliate reports: Idaho Gov. Brad Little repealed an executive order banning mask mandates across the state Friday morning, 24 hours after Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin issued the surprise action while the governor was out of town. In a statement, Little slammed McGeachin issuing the executive order as “an irresponsible, self-serving political stunt” that subverted the decisions of …

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Idaho Lt Gov Bans Mask Mandates By Public Schools

ABC News reports: With the governor out of the state, Idaho’s lieutenant governor issued an executive order Thursday banning mask mandates in schools and public buildings, saying the face-covering directives threatened people’s freedom. Republican Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin is acting governor while Gov. Brad Little is at the Republican Governors Association conference in Nashville, Tennessee. He was expected to return …

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Extremist Ammon Bundy Files Bid For Idaho Governor

The Idaho Capital Sun reports: He’s banned from the Idaho Capitol building, but that didn’t stop Ammon Bundy from taking the first step toward running for Idaho governor. Bundy, who lives in Emmett, filed paperwork Friday to appoint a treasurer to a campaign for governor. The anti-government activist appeared to have appointed himself as treasurer, but according to a Secretary …

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