Idaho is the 43rd state admitted to the United States
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Guests: Heather Digby Parton of Salon, Keith “KeithDB” Barber of Daily Kos Also: PA primary results Biden signs Ukraine aid bill; SCOTUS revisits abortion rights AZ House Dems repeal 1864 near-total abortion ban... The court takes Wednesdays off in...
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Kari Lake, the Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Kyrsten Sinema, is having a very difficult time figuring out just what it is she stands for, depending upon who she’s ...
by Joan McCarter
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On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments �in a case brought by the state of Idaho, which wants the nation’s highest court to rule that its abortion ban preempts federal law when it ...
by Joan McCarter
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by Kelcie Moseley-Morris, Idaho Capital Sun � Following a legislative session with no action taken to clarify or amend Idaho’s near-total abortion ban, some residents have formed a political ...
by Idaho Capital Sun
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The Oasis Bordello Museum in Wallace, Idaho is in a building which housed an active bordello until 1988 at which time the occupants quickly left town upon hearing about a possible federal raid. They ...
by Ojibwa
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I’ll admit, I didn’t even read the e-mail on this (From Oct. 2023) Admittedly, I was busy being evicted, finding a new place to live, my father was dying, etc, so yeah, not a priority, and it’s from my crazy senator that makes no sense and stuff. But...
by CrystalHR
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It is hard to rationalize Idaho’s or any state’s compelling interest in criminalizing Transgender Treatment for Minors, legislation directed solely at a tiny minority group seeking medical intervention for identified and diagnosed conditions. Idaho’s...
by Grandpa Fred
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on Tue Apr 16, 2024 at 08:33 AM PDT
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The Supreme Court is allowing Idaho to enforce its ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth while lawsuits over the law proceed, reversing lower courts. The justices' order Monday allows the state to put in a place a 2023 law that subjects...
by Associated Press
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on Mon Apr 15, 2024 at 02:56 PM PDT
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Doctors, confused about how to practice medicine under Idaho’s abortion ban, pleaded with state legislators for a solution. by Kyle Pfannenstiel, Idaho Capital Sun � Idaho, already in a ...
by Idaho Capital Sun
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on Sun Apr 14, 2024 at 07:59 AM PDT
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"The Idaho Legislature usually can be counted on to generate embarrassing headlines, and this year was no exception, according to the Idaho Statesman editorial board. "But it wasn’t all bad. Some of it was good, while some of it was just plain ugly."...
by The Book Bear
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on Thu Apr 11, 2024 at 08:02 PM PDT
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Welcome to the Street Prophets Coffee Hour cleverly hidden at the intersection of religion, art, science, food, and politics. This is an open thread where we can share our thoughts and comments ...
by Ojibwa
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It is past time for change in Idaho, and I am one of many who are trying to bring it. Every district this year has at least one Dem legislative candidate. We don't want Rs running unopposed any more. My district has all three seats challenged! Myself,...
by strawbale
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on Fri Apr 05, 2024 at 10:18 AM PDT
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Thanks to Michael Lee at Bellingcat, the Ada County Sheriff in Idaho can seek extradition of dangerous militant Aamon Bundy from the state of Utah. If you recall, in 2014 the Bundy family led an armed standoff against Bureau of Land Management (BLM)...
by C0RI0LANUS
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on Sat Mar 30, 2024 at 06:06 AM PDT
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The Wallace Historic Mining Museum in Wallace, Idaho includes an exhibit of minerals.
by Ojibwa
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on Wed Mar 27, 2024 at 07:03 AM PDT
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The Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, and Stephen Wolf, with additional contributions from the Daily Kos Elections team. Subscribe to The Downballot, our weekly podcast ...
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One of the exhibits in the Shoshone County Mining and Smelting Museum in Kellogg, Idaho features Bunker Hill mineral specimens.
by Ojibwa
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The far-right House Freedom Caucus crawled out of the tea party movement’s carcass in 2015 with the goal of obstructing every piece of legislation that could help Americans. The extremist�bloc has ...
by Walter Einenkel
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The Shoshone County Mining and Smelting Museum in Kellogg, Idaho is located in the historic Bunker Hill Staff House. Shown below is some of the office equipment displayed in this museum.
by Ojibwa
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Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are so hampered by their own egos and infighting that only 27 bills passed both chambers of Congress in 2023. And that’s if you count the Veterans ...
by Mark Sumner
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(Updates with Haley winning Washington, D.C. primary) Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley has apparently backed off a pledge made to the Republican National Committee that she would support the GOP presidential nominee. Back in June 2023, the RNC...
by Charles Jay
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