Legislation would bar courts from reviewing Idaho prison director’s execution protocols. Propsed law aims to codify agency control after past lethal injection procedure changes. Critics warn the ...

BOISE, Idaho — An Idaho legislative committee rejected a bill Monday that would have required local law enforcement agencies across the state to apply for partnerships with federal immigration ...

The door to the meeting room for the House's Health and Welfare Committee as seen on March 10, 2025, at the Idaho Capitol Building in Boise. (Pat Sutphin for the Idaho Capital Sun) A bill headed to ...

BOISE, Idaho — State legislators in Idaho are looking to reclassify kratom as a Schedule I controlled substance, which would make it illegal to sell or buy the drug in the state. The initiative is ...

Idaho lawmakers advanced a bill that would require public schools to hold a daily moment of silence at the beginning of each day. Darin Oswald doswald@idahostatesman.com Idaho schools may soon be ...

INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana State Senator is expected to file a bill later this month that would allow executions to be conducted via firing squad in the state of Indiana. Senate Bill 11 was written by ...

The Arizona Senate passed a measure that would let voters decide whether to allow firing squads as a death penalty option. The proposal comes after a history of problematic executions in the state ...

BOISE, Idaho — Semi-trucks could soon be going the same speed as cars on the freeway after a bill to get rid of differential speed limits moved ahead in the statehouse on March 12. But members of ...

The Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee now has a controversial bill that was formally introduced last week, aimed at cracking down on child sex offenders through castration. State Representative ...