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Idaho joins states with anti-SLAPP laws, aimed at combatting frivolous lawsuits
Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed into law a bill that lawmakers say is intended to protect free speech by curtailing ...
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Idaho committee attendees walk out on Rep. Heather Scott
Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, presents HJM 1 to the Idaho House State Affairs Committee, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. People who arrived early and filled the room, stood and walked out while she ...
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Idaho legislators want to limit flag display within government entities, public schools
On Thursday in the Idaho House State Affairs Committee, Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, introduced legislation to limit the kinds of flags a government entity can use on its property. This ...
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Dozens testified at Idaho State Affairs committee on same-sex marriage
Idaho Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, proposed a memorial asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider its decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. Though the majority testified ...
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Idaho bill proposes right to refuse evacuation orders in emergencies
BOISE, Idaho — Legislation introduced Thursday at the statehouse could change emergency evacuation order policies in Idaho. Rep. Heather Scott of North Idaho proposed a law allowing Idaho ...
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Idaho Legislature passes bill to limit enforcement of WHO mandates across the state
The Idaho Legislature passed a bill to prevent state and local authorities from enforcing mandates issued by the World Health ...
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'We're here, we're queer, and we're going to be heard': Activists rally as Idaho lawmakers seek to challenge same-sex marriage ruling
"I don't think marriage is a fundamental right," said Heather Scott, the petition's sponsor. "It's not the federal government's job to figure out what's going on in Idaho." Scott said the goal isn ...
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Idaho effort against same-sex marriage heads to Senate after Republican divide emerges
Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, who argued her proposal ... to just create rights out of thin air,” she added. Asked by an Idaho Statesman reporter last week whether she opposes same-sex marriage ...
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Idaho House rejects bids to apply to amend U.S. Constitution through convention of states
The Idaho House on Wednesday rejected a resolution that would’ve called for a never-before-used method of amending the U.S.
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Idaho resolution pushes to restore ‘natural definition’ of marriage, ban same-sex unions
BOISE (Idaho Statesman ... nationwide and allow the state to restore its ban on such unions. Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, proposed the measure that calls the 2015 decision from the ...