Jan 19, 2020 | Property Taxes
RENTAL ISSUES The session is almost over and we still have not addressed property tax relief nor any real meaningful solutions to help tenants who are struggling all over the state due to a lack of housing stock and rent increases that are outpacing Idahoan’s...
Jan 13, 2020 | Budget / Government Spending, News & Events
We are fearlessly starting off this legislative session with our hopes high and strong! On the first day of session, Governor Brad Little’s 2020 State of the State address hit many of the right notes about investing in education, transportation, and...
Jun 28, 2019 | Sexual Assualt / Domestic Violence
I am proud to share that the series of bills I passed which moved to test ALL sexual assault evidence kits has been a shining inspiration across the country. Centering the survivor in our process of sexual assault investigation and prosecution is very important to me,...
Feb 24, 2019 | Marriage Age Reform
HB-98 passed out of the House Judiciary and Rules committee on Thursday with only one no vote. The legislation seeks to align marriage laws with existing statutory rape and child protection laws and establishes the floor of 16 years of age to marry in Idaho. The...
Jan 27, 2019 | Sexual Assualt / Domestic Violence
I’m so pleased that our state continues to build on our successes from legislation we passed in 2016. All the previously untested sexual assault kits have now been submitted for testing! I want to publicly thank Matthew Gamette and his extraordinary team at the...
