Sep 21, 2021 | 2021 November Election, Articles, Politics, Post Slider |
Updated voting info as of 9-18-21: SEVEN CANDIDATES DROP OUT It was the last day to drop out of the race. Withdrawn candidates as of Friday 5 p.m. were: Ray Craft — Dalton Gardens City Council Carrie Chase — Dalton Gardens City Council Daniel Temple — Post Falls Mayor...
Sep 14, 2021 | Articles, Post Slider |
In 1905, the high court made a fateful ruling with eerie parallels to today: One person’s liberty can’t trump everyone else’s. Henning Jacobson, a 50-year-old minister, put his faith in his own liberty. Back in his native Sweden, he had suffered a bad reaction to a...
Sep 7, 2021 | 2021 November Election, Articles, Post Slider |
The Kootenai Elections office recruits and pays poll workers to staff polling locations throughout the county on election day. These temporary staffers help to monitor and facilitate safe and secure voting during our elections. If you have the time to commit to a day...
Sep 1, 2021 | Articles, Post Slider |
So ends a great week for the citizens of Idaho. For decision-makers at the Capitol? More like a double-feature horror show. On Monday, the Idaho Supreme Court unanimously took a match to SB 1110, the short-lived law on citizen-led voter initiatives. The law was viewed...
Aug 18, 2021 | Articles |
Target is county’s optional forms of government commission A document posted over the weekend alleged that citizens would no longer be able to attend Kootenai County form of government meetings. That was fake news. The printed letter, which several individuals and...
Aug 11, 2021 | Articles, Community |
8/24 UPDATE: Due to the rising rate of COVID-19 infections in our area, SPAN of North Idaho has wisely cancelled the in-person walk this year. Instead, they are planning a month-long virtual event. More information to come as soon as we get it. As Democrats who care...
Aug 10, 2021 | Articles, Issues, Post Slider |
August 25 Update: Idaho Supreme Court Strikes Down New Ballot Initiative Restrictions. No. 51 Again The sad truth is that Idaho is dead last when it comes to per-student funding of K-12 public education. This unavoidable reality was confirmed by IDEDNEWS.org [No. 51,...
Aug 10, 2021 | Articles |
Members of the Idaho Redistricting Commission, officially called the Idaho Citizen Commission for Reapportionment, will take population numbers from the 2020 U.S. Census, and draw new state legislative and congressional district boundaries. An article about the...
Jul 14, 2021 | Articles, Issues |
KOOTENAI COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE Kootenai County Commissioners and members of the Optional Forms of Government Study Commission, thank you for inviting the Democrats to contribute to this important discussion. Democrats care, more than anything else, about...
