Idaho ‘Add the Words’ campaign to get heard, but no bill and no vote
In deference to a request from Boise Democratic Sen. Cherie Buckner-Webb, the Senate and House State Affairs committees will meet Wednesday at 8 a.m. to hear an informational presentation on the effort...
View ArticleIdaho Public TV’s Morrill to retire after 34 years
Peter Morrill, who fought for Idaho Public Television’s programming independence in the face of challenges from the Legislature, will retire as the system’s general manager, the State Board of...
View ArticleNampa mayoral candidate to pitch City Council on gay rights
Melissa Sue Robinson has secured a spot on the Aug. 5 Nampa City Council agenda to argue that Nampa should join Boise and other Idaho cities in adopting an ordinance prohibiting discrimination based on...
View ArticleEight years into quest, Idahoans still pressing to ‘Add the Words’
Efforts to bar discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity have failed in the socially conservative Idaho Legislature. But momentum to “Add the Words” to the Idaho Human Rights Act...
View ArticleAgitated Otter confronted Idaho Statesman over gay rights coverage (w/audio)
Sunday’s three-page package exploring how the absence of civil rights protections for gays impacts business and Idaho’s image was sparked by Gov. Butch Otter’s challenging the assumption made in the...
View ArticleGov. Batt says Idaho’s ‘disdain’ of gays hurts his family, urges ‘Add the Words’
Former Republican Gov. Phil Batt said Wednesday that Idaho’s “disdain” of gays has hurt his family — including his gay grandson — and pressed the Legislature to add civil rights protections for...
View ArticleOtter congratulates Gov. Brewer for vetoing bill allowing refusal of service...
While he wouldn’t comment on what he would have done had a similar bill reached his desk, Idaho Gov. Butch Otter said Thursday that he congratulates Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer for her veto Wednesday of a...
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