Category Archives: Idaho Press Releases

Attorney General Labrador Accepts Request to Review Investigative Findings in Officer-Involved Shooting in Pocatello

Attorney General Labrador Accepts Request to Review Investigative Findings in Officer-Involved Shooting in Pocatello

STATE OF IDAHOOFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERALRaúl R. Labrador For Immediate ReleaseApril 15, 2025 BOISE — The Idaho Office of the Attorney General has agreed to conduct the prosecutorial review of the investigative findings in the officer-involved shooting that occurred in Pocatello on Saturday, April 5, 2025. The request was made by the Bannock County Prosecuting Attorney.   “As…MORE

Boise City Council Members Announce town Hall Meetings

Boise City Council Members Announce town Hall Meetings

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:April 14, 2025 BOISE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ANNOUNCE TOWN HALL MEETINGS Boise residents are invited to join Boise City Council Members at upcoming district town hall meetings.  The town hall meetings serve as an opportunity for council members to engage directly with the community in a conversational format and hear from residents of…MORE

Labrador Tells Court that Prisoners Have No Constitutional Right to Sex-Change Surgeries

Labrador Tells Court that Prisoners Have No Constitutional Right to Sex-Change Surgeries

STATE OF IDAHOOFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERALRaúl R. Labrador For Immediate ReleaseApril 3, 2025 Labrador Tells Court that Prisoners Have No Constitutional Right to Sex-Change Surgeries [BOISE] – Attorney General Raúl Labrador leads a 24-state amicus brief with Attorney General Todd Rokita of Indiana, defending an executive order by President Trump setting new guidelines affecting federal inmates claiming…MORE

Crapo, Risch, Blumenthal Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Deliver Combat-Injured Veterans Full Military Benefits

Crapo, Risch, Blumenthal Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Deliver Combat-Injured Veterans Full Military Benefits

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 24, 2025 Crapo, Risch, Blumenthal Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Deliver Combat-Injured Veterans Full Military Benefits Major Richard Star Act would provide combat-injured veterans with full earned disability compensation and retirement pay Washington, D.C.–U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) led reintroduction, along with…MORE

AG Labrador Announces Dismissal of EMTALA Challenge to Idaho Defense of Life Act

AG Labrador Announces Dismissal of EMTALA Challenge to Idaho Defense of Life Act

STATE OF IDAHOOFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERALRaúl R. Labrador For Immediate ReleaseMarch 5, 2025 AG Labrador Announces Dismissal of EMTALA Challenge to Idaho Defense of Life Act [BOISE] – Attorney General Raúl Labrador announced today that the new Trump Administration’s Department of Justice is dismissing any further action against Idaho’s Defense of Life Act, argued in Idaho v.…MORE

H93 Signed: Idaho Democrat Caucus Statement

H93 Signed: Idaho Democrat Caucus Statement

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025 Gov. Little Caves to Donald Trump on Subsidizing Private Schools BOISE (Feb. 27, 2025) — The Idaho Joint Democratic Legislative Caucus released the following statement regarding Gov. Brad Little’s decision to sign House Bill 93, the Idaho parental choice tax credit, despite significant public opposition. According to Idaho Education…MORE