House Bill 231 increases the grocery tax credit from $120 to $155 per person. The bill also removes the increased rate for seniors.

House Bill 37 heads to the governor's desk, and if it goes into effect, would make Idaho the only state to use firing squad as its primary execution method.

The Idaho Senate passed a projected $253 million tax cut, in addition to exemptions for military pensions and the removal of capital gains on bullion.

The Idaho Senate, in a 27-8 vote, passed a bill on Tuesday to cut Idaho’s income tax rate, reducing state revenue by $253 million.  House Bill 40, sponsored by Sen. Doug Ricks, R-Rexburg, would do three things to cut taxes in Idaho,

House Bill 37 heads to the governor’s desk, and if it goes into effect, would make Idaho the only state in the U.S. to use firing squad as its primary execution method. The bill would go into effect July 1, 2026.

The bill passed amid other proposals to spend around $100 million toward property tax relief and $50 million for increasing the grocery tax credit.

Under HB 40, a household earning between $55,600 and $91,800 would save around $127 on average on state income taxes, according to a report by the Idaho Center for Fiscal Policy. Those earning up to $146,000 would average about $264 in savings.

A yearslong legal battle over the right to an emergency abortion in Idaho has been abruptly upended now that President Donald Trump has moved to drop the high-profile case.

Idaho’s agriculture industry has faced labor shortages, and the country’s immigration system has for decades heard calls for reform. Now, two Idaho lawmakers are attempting to find a state-specific solution.

The Idaho Senate on Wednesday voted 28-7 on a bill to establish the firing squad as the state’s primary method of execution.