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Insulting Andrus: Risch’s temper tantrum lets us peek behind the curtain of Idaho politics...
Cecil Andrus as simply the petty and embarrassing episode that it is.
Never miss a local story.
Such contretemps always excite political journalists eager for anything to enliven a story about a federal spending bill.
So, the point beyond the pugilism: Politics is about relationships.
That led to an alliance with Republican Simpson.
Simpson in turn worked with Risch to get the wilderness bill through the Senate in 2015; Risch had stopped an earlier version.
So what happens to these relationships?
? Between Risch and his put-out Senate colleagues?
? Between Risch and Simpson?
Labrador is running for governor, so a new member of Congress will represent western Idaho in Congress next year.
Insulting Andrus: Risch’s temper tantrum lets us peek behind the curtain of Idaho politics...
Cecil Andrus as simply the petty and embarrassing episode that it is.
Never miss a local story.
Such contretemps always excite political journalists eager for anything to enliven a story about a federal spending bill.
So, the point beyond the pugilism: Politics is about relationships.
That led to an alliance with Republican Simpson.
Simpson in turn worked with Risch to get the wilderness bill through the Senate in 2015; Risch had stopped an earlier version.
So what happens to these relationships?
? Between Risch and his put-out Senate colleagues?
? Between Risch and Simpson?
Labrador is running for governor, so a new member of Congress will represent western Idaho in Congress next year.
Insulting Andrus: Risch’s temper tantrum lets us peek behind the curtain of Idaho politics...
Cecil Andrus as simply the petty and embarrassing episode that it is.
Never miss a local story.
Such contretemps always excite political journalists eager for anything to enliven a story about a federal spending bill.
So, the point beyond the pugilism: Politics is about relationships.
That led to an alliance with Republican Simpson.
Simpson in turn worked with Risch to get the wilderness bill through the Senate in 2015; Risch had stopped an earlier version.
So what happens to these relationships?
? Between Risch and his put-out Senate colleagues?
? Between Risch and Simpson?
Labrador is running for governor, so a new member of Congress will represent western Idaho in Congress next year.
Insulting Andrus: Risch’s temper tantrum lets us peek behind the curtain of Idaho politics...
Cecil Andrus as simply the petty and embarrassing episode that it is.
Never miss a local story.
Such contretemps always excite political journalists eager for anything to enliven a story about a federal spending bill.
So, the point beyond the pugilism: Politics is about relationships.
That led to an alliance with Republican Simpson.
Simpson in turn worked with Risch to get the wilderness bill through the Senate in 2015; Risch had stopped an earlier version.
So what happens to these relationships?
? Between Risch and his put-out Senate colleagues?
? Between Risch and Simpson?
Labrador is running for governor, so a new member of Congress will represent western Idaho in Congress next year.
Insulting Andrus: Risch’s temper tantrum lets us peek behind the curtain of Idaho politics...
Cecil Andrus as simply the petty and embarrassing episode that it is.
Never miss a local story.
Such contretemps always excite political journalists eager for anything to enliven a story about a federal spending bill.
So, the point beyond the pugilism: Politics is about relationships.
That led to an alliance with Republican Simpson.
Simpson in turn worked with Risch to get the wilderness bill through the Senate in 2015; Risch had stopped an earlier version.
So what happens to these relationships?
? Between Risch and his put-out Senate colleagues?
? Between Risch and Simpson?
Labrador is running for governor, so a new member of Congress will represent western Idaho in Congress next year.
Insulting Andrus: Risch’s temper tantrum lets us peek behind the curtain of Idaho politics...
Cecil Andrus as simply the petty and embarrassing episode that it is.
Never miss a local story.
Such contretemps always excite political journalists eager for anything to enliven a story about a federal spending bill.
So, the point beyond the pugilism: Politics is about relationships.
That led to an alliance with Republican Simpson.
Simpson in turn worked with Risch to get the wilderness bill through the Senate in 2015; Risch had stopped an earlier version.
So what happens to these relationships?
? Between Risch and his put-out Senate colleagues?
? Between Risch and Simpson?
Labrador is running for governor, so a new member of Congress will represent western Idaho in Congress next year.
Idaho gov signs ‘abortion reversal’ bill into law
Idaho Gov.
Butch Otter (R) on Tuesday signed a bill into law mandating that women be told when getting an abortion that the drug-induced procedure can be stopped halfway.
The law, which will take effect July 1, has faced backlash from medical groups, the Associated Press reported.
In 2015, Arkansas passed a similar law that read that women seeking an abortion must be told that "it may be possible to reverse the effects of the abortion if the pregnant woman changes her mind, but that time is of the essence."
The Idaho bill contains similar language, according to the AP.
Idaho state Sen. Lori Den Hartog (R) said she put forth the legislation because she wanted women to be presented with more information and to have choices.
Medical groups — including the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists — have come out against the law. "Claims regarding abortion 'reversal' treatment are not based on science and do not meet clinical standards," the group posted on their website. "Politicians should never mandate treatments or require that physicians tell patients inaccurate information."
On Tuesday, a federal judge temporarily blocked a law in Mississippi that bans women from receiving abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
Bill banning ‘Bachelor’ Arie from Minnesota is ridiculous — Rep. Christensen, please stick to...
Usually, it’s celebrities who like to play the part of politicians, however this week we saw a Minnesota legislator inject himself into a reality TV show.
Minnesota Rep. Drew Christensen authored a bill banning the “Bachelor” Arie Luyendyk from the state of Minnesota.
The bill reads: "The state of Minnesota hereby adopts a policy of zero tolerance of Arie Luyendyk Jr. from season 22 of ‘The Bachelor.’ It is state policy that every person in the state has a right to live free from the presence of Arie Luyendyk Jr. in the state."
On March 6 he took to Twitter again and promised to invite Becca to the State of the State Address if his Tweet received 10,000 retweets, which he also received.
If you want to increase your political celebrity status, it may seem like a good PR move for a legislator who’s focused strictly on “The Bachelor’s” popularity.
The show just wrapped its 22nd season, and it’s still a ratings palooza.
Not all Twitter followers will think you’re funny, many just think you’re ridiculous.
Last Monday’s season finale hit 7.8 million viewers in the all-important 18-49 age bracket -- the demographic advertisers covet.
“The Bachelor” will be back to deliver more drama and entertainment to its loyal viewers for Season 23, and Rep. Drew Christensen can go back to work in the Minnesota state legislature on issues instead of “experiments.” The “experiment” in merging the world of entertainment and politics traditionally does not end well.
Often Hollywood celebrities weigh in on political issues with completely uninformed, foolish opinions and the public’s response is “stick to show business.” The corollary principle is true for politicians: you’re not a celebrity, stick to politics.
Politics will dictate Rauner’s decision on gun bills
He’s in a political pickle.
Since his first campaign four years ago, Illinois Gov.
Rauner has 60 days to review and decide whether to sign it into law.
The House also approved another bill to raise the minimum age to buy an assault rifle, and a ban of bump stocks, which equip a gun to fire more rapidly.
Rauner’s office issued a statement in response to the legislative awakening.
“We will review any legislation when it is sent to the Governor’s desk.
So, he will sit on the legislation, reviewing and conversing, until after the primary.
He’ll endure weeks of attacks from the state’s Democratic Party leadership, its political action committees, gun control activists and gubernatorial candidates.
That Democratic nominee will sit even farther to the left of Rauner’s fellow hunters and other downstate voters who both cherish gun rights, and loathe liberal Democrats, especially ones from Chicago.
The women who wonder, every day, whether their children are safe in their own schools.
Bill targets big money in Oregon politics
Under House Bill 4076, known as the Small Donor Elections bill, state legislative candidates would agree only to accept donations of $250 or less.
In exchange, the donations would be matched 6-to-1 through limited public funds.
Kate Titus, executive director of the government accountability group Common Cause of Oregon, says candidates could shift their focus away from big political donors with this bill. "The cost, I think, has kept us from putting this reform in place in more places," says Titus.
Cities around the country have adopted small donor public-financing systems for elections, including Portland in 2016.
In Oregon, the bill has gained support from groups that represent people of color, women, and the LGBTQ community, among others. "This is a way to mitigate the impact of income inequality and racial inequities in our economic system, in our democracy," she says. "Someone's voice should not receive less attention simply because they don't benefit from this wealth."
The trend also comes as economic inequality grows across the country.
Titus says this bill attempts to put electoral power back into the hands of ordinary citizens.