When hundreds gather tomorrow night at The Resort for the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee’s biggest bash of the year, the Lincoln Day dinner, some elected precinct committeemen won’t be there. The KCRCC stands divided on the keynote speaker, former Rep. Matt Gaetz.

Today is a special day in North Idaho.

Coeur d’Alene Police Chief Lee White alleges the sheriff revoked their privileges because of their involvement in the investigation into Norris’ actions during the Feb. 22 legislative town hall.

The first film ever shot in Idaho was lost for decades, and was headed back to the big screen for the first time in a century when DOGE cuts hit. Arts organizers, tribal members, composers, musicians, and editors rallied together to make sure it happened. buff.ly/l0MNH2v

Moose grin, Moscow, Idaho. (August Frank/Lewiston Tribune)

Denys and his family made a new life in Washington away from the chaos of the war in Ukraine. But he and other Ukrainian immigrants are now stuck in limbo after the Trump admin froze a program giving them temporary legal status. bit.ly/47IzFQD

The coalition of plaintiffs includes the Idaho Education Association, the Moscow School District, a former state superintendent and current state lawmaker. www.idahoednews.org/top-news/coa...

CALLOUT: I’m looking for people to talk to on the record about their experiences with receiving any kind of care at Planned Parenthood in Oregon, especially those who needed low-cost options. This can be any clinic, but I would especially love to talk to anyone who used the Ontario clinic. DM me!

A man is seeking $2.5 million in damages from Kootenai County, alleging that Sheriff Bob Norris violated his constitutional rights by removing him from a legislative town hall and zip-tying his hands after he spoke against the actions of then-unidentified security personnel.

The State Public Defender’s Office has adopted a policy on minimum qualifications to be a capital qualified death penalty attorney, after a change in state law may increase the number of death penalty cases in Idaho. #idpol blog.idahoreports.idahoptv.org/2025/07/30/s...

The regional library consortium that allowed libraries in North Idaho and Eastern Washington to share their collections will dissolve in September, ending more than 40 years of partnership.

The Coeur d’Alene Press doesn’t have a print edition on Mondays. We made an exception today. I’m proud of the way my colleagues came together to create this paper last night and grateful to have the opportunity to serve our community in this way. Our coverage continues at cdapress.com.

A new Idaho law prohibiting schools from displaying flags and banners with a political viewpoint left many teachers with the question: What counts as a political viewpoint? Today, the Idaho Dept. of Ed tried to give them an answer. www.idahoednews.org/news/state-p... #idedu #idleg

1/3 📷 for @inlander.com of protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s deportation actions, Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in Spokane, Wash. www.inlander.com/news/police-...

From the Bonners Ferry Herald: The Bonners Ferry City Council voted to declare a 365-day special occasion honoring its Canadian neighbors, effectively sidestepping the new state law limiting which flags may fly on government property.

The law took effect immediately after Gov. Brad Little signed the bill into law on March 27. But hours later, the judge blocked Idaho from enforcing the law through a temporary restraining order that she later extended in response to a lawsuit by ACLU of Idaho. #idleg #idpol

Thank you, @idahostatesman.com , @apnews.com and East Idaho News for fighting to preserve media access. www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/c...

More than 100 people gathered at the base of Tubbs Hill for the unveiling of a tribute bench honoring Scott and Mary Lou Reed.

The Idaho Supreme Court on Friday heard arguments in a lawsuit that alleges state officials drafted biased and misleading information for voters on an abortion rights ballot initiative.

Shoutout to Daniel Bice of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, who’s been on the Judge Dugan story all week. You can catch up on his coverage here www.jsonline.com/staff/264800...

The Coeur d’Alene Press sat down with Russ Fulcher yesterday and talked tariffs, DOGE and due process.

The death of a man in the Shoshone County jail last fall could have been prevented had deputies not delayed seeking emergency medical care for six hours, public records revealed.

Scenes from the Hands Off rally in Coeur d’Alene. More than 500 people gathered to protest.

Community Library Network trustees put off deciding whether to sign a new joint powers agreement with a regional library consortium and to adopt an updated materials selection and acquisition policy that labels “propaganda promoting illegal activity” as “inappropriate for minors.”

Sen. Jim Woodward on Friday introduced a bill to allow doctors to provide an abortion “to prevent a serious health risk to the mother” and to provide an abortion to women whose fetus “was diagnosed with a lethal fetal anomaly.” idahocapitalsun.com/2025/03/21/n...

NEW from me: Some U.S. citizens have already been caught up in Trump's immigration dragnet. More will be. A side note: more reports of citizens detained by immigration officials emerged even as we prepped this story for publication. For @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/more...

For decades, the Community Information Network has enabled libraries in North Idaho and Eastern Washington to share their collections. A new, more restrictive policy for minor library cardholders within the Community Library Network could mean the end of the partnership.

Idaho Rep. Jack Nelsen, a Republican from Jerome, has been censured by local Republicans "for a pattern of votes that are contrary to the platform of the Republican Party of Idaho and the Republican National Committee," reports the Twin Falls Times-News. #idleg #idpol

As a federal judge said in court last week, "This is not an abortion case, it is a supremacy clause case." The U.S. DOJ had sued, arguing Idaho's law conflicted with U.S. law (i.e., supremacy clause). But Trump dropped that lawsuit. So now, a local hospital system is making its argument.

The bill would add immigration status and nationality to the demographic data collected by Idaho public schools, ranging from K-12 schools, higher education institutions and public career technical schools. #idleg #idpol

It's been a busy week in the Idaho Legislature: Governor signed mask mandate bill, House passed Medicaid work requirements, and firing squad bill heads to the governor. I joined @boisestatepublicradio.org's Idaho Matters to break it down! #idleg #idpol (here's a nerdy thread about Medicaid policy)

In the wake of Saturday’s town hall, I’m seeing interest in Kootenai County politics from folks who aren’t familiar with the area. It seems like a good time to share this story from May 2024, ahead of a contentious race for 73 seats on the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee:

A North Idaho lawmaker pushing for Medicaid expansion reform introduced a new bill meant to contain expansion’s costs — without the threat of repealing the voter-approved law. #idleg idahocapitalsun.com/2025/02/25/i...

Our shield law proposal just passed the Idaho House unanimously, without any debate. :) On to the Senate! Here's the Sandpoint Reader's coverage of our hearing last week, as well as an explainer on what the proposal would do: sandpointreader.com/house-commit... #1A #journalism #Idaho #idleg

NEW: City prosecutors will dismiss a misdemeanor battery citation issued to the Post Falls woman who plainclothes private security guards dragged out of a legislative town hall Saturday, and the city of Coeur d’Alene has revoked the security company’s business license.

UPDATE: The Coeur d’Alene Press spoke with the woman who was dragged out of a town hall for heckling legislators, confirmed which security firm worked the event and spoke with Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris and Coeur d’Alene Police Chief Lee White about the events.

The identities of the men who dragged a woman out a legislative town hall in the Coeur d’Alene High School auditorium on Saturday remain a mystery, with event organizers claiming no knowledge of who arranged the security detail or which company was used.

Saturday’s legislative town hall hosted by the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee turned volatile after some attendees voiced their concerns over the possible repeal of Medicaid expansion and other bills working their way through the Idaho Legislature.

Amid discussions about what materials minor Community Library Network patrons ought to be able to check out from non-CLN libraries, trustees reiterated their position that CLN’s policies don’t wrongfully restrict access to library materials.

By one vote, a bill that could repeal Idaho Medicaid expansion is headed to the House floor. Like last year’s similar bill, most people — doctors and patients included — opposed it. #idleg idahocapitalsun.com/2025/02/12/i...

I've been working on this for a while, and it's finally public. Idaho is one of ten states that does not have a shield law in place. The Idaho Press Club hopes to change that. Thanks, @idahocapitalsun.com, for the coverage! idahocapitalsun.com/2025/02/05/i...

A bill is headed to the Idaho House to create a new crime of illegal entry. But law enforcement could only act on a person’s immigration status if that person is already being detained or investigated for a separate crime. #idleg By @miamaldonado.bsky.social idahocapitalsun.com/2025/02/05/i...

The number of people booked into the Kootenai County jail on “border patrol hold” is increasing after President Donald Trump issued a slew of executive orders on immigration, while the sheriff’s office promised to continue to cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.