A North Idaho legislator on Tuesday introduced a bill intended to limit who can receive an absentee ballot.  Rep. Joe Alfieri, R-Coeur d’Alene, told the Idaho House State Affairs Committee the bill’s purpose is to prevent fraud.

The House State Affairs Committee has advanced a controversial bill that would allow the deportation of undocumented migrants suspected of committing a crime. Under House Bill 83, unlawful entry into the state would be considered a misdemeanor.

House lawmakers will soon decide whether to ditch lethal injection as the state’s primary execution method in favor of the firing squad.

House Bill 86, which is meant to regulate unauthorized immigration in Idaho, is headed to the floor of the Idaho House of Representatives.

A controversial bill proposing the firing squad as Idaho's primary method of execution is advancing to the House floor. The bill follows several