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Evening Report – Wed., Feb 11, 2026 – Blaine Amendment

Posted on February 11, 2026 by by KRFP

Idaho House Votes to Keep Blaine Amendment in State Constitution After Attempted Repeal. Amendment Prevents Use of Taxpayer Money for Religious Indoctrination.
New Lawsuit Would Require US Fish and Wildlife Service to Publish Wolf Recovery Plan.
Bill in Washington Legislature Would Add 2 Tribal Leaders to State Natural Resources Board.
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Tags: Blaine Amendment, Endangered Species Act, Environment, Idaho Legislature, Native Americans, Natural Resources Board, Religion, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington Department of Natural Resources, Washington Legislature, Wildlife, Wolves

Evening Report – Mon., Sep 29, 2025 – Washington Secretary of State: Less than Ten Days Before Election use Drop Boxes not Mailboxes.

Posted on September 29, 2025 by by KRFP

Post Master General Louis Dejoy’s Changes Mean Many Washington Mail-In Ballots Will be Thrown Out.
Idaho Legislature’s Doge Interim Committee Considers Repealing Voter-Approved Medicaid Expansion.
Portland Officials Respond to Trump’s Claim that Portland is a War Zone and Target of his Next Military Intervention.
Washington to Continue Requiring Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reports after Federal Government Takes Away Requirement.
Southern Idaho Church Wins Lawsuit Against State Charter School who Cancelled Sunday Church Services because of Blaine Amendment Due Diligence.
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Tags: Blaine Amendment, Charter Schools, Climate, Donald Trump, Elections, Environment, EPA, Greenhouse Gases, Health, Idaho Doge, Idaho Legislature, Mail-in Ballots, Medicaid Expansion, Military, Portland, Postal Service, Religion, Sage International School, Steve Hobbs, Truth Family Bible Church, Washington Department of Ecology

Evening Report – Mon., Jun 9, 2025 – Blaine Amendment

Posted on June 9, 2025 by by KRFP

Lawsuit by Church Using Public Charter School for Services Challenges Blaine Amendment’s Ability to Protect Idaho Taxpayers.
Washington Drought Designation Expands.
Idahoans Concerned Leaders Might Limit Mifepristone, Harming Women’s Health.
Gov. Bob Ferguson Calls in National Guard to Aid in Search for Suspected Triple Child Murderer in Remote Central Washington.
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Tags: abortion, Blaine Amendment, Bob Ferguson, Crime, Drought, Education, Health, Mifepristone, National Guard, Religion, Womens Rights

Evening Report – Thu., Apr 25, 2024 – Blaine Amendment

Posted on April 25, 2024 by by KRFP

Church in Middleton Seeks to Overturn Idaho Constitution Provision Prohibiting the Use of Taxpayer Money for Religious Schools.
Officials Give UI Students Information about Changing Rules for Registering and Voting.
US Supreme Court Hears Arguments over Idaho’s Strict Anti-Abortion Law Making it a Felony to Perform Emergency Abortion to Save the Health of the Mother.
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Tags: abortion, Blaine Amendment, Health, Human Rights, Idaho Legislature, Misogyny, Religion, State of Idaho, University of Idaho, US Supreme Court, Voter Suppression, Voting

Evening Report – Tue., Mar 12, 2024 – Taxpayer Money to Private Schools Bill Fails in Idaho House Committee

Posted on March 12, 2024 by by KRFP

50 Million Dollar School Choice Plan to Funnel Taxpayer Money to Private Schools, Including Religious Schools, Dies in Idaho House Committee by Single Vote.
Legislature’s Outside Legal Opinion Says State Board of Education Had No Authority in UI’s Plan in to Purchase University of Phoenix.
Washington Presidential Primary Today.
Moscow Committee Recommends City Donate $40,000 to Quarter Million Dollar Bill Chipman Trail Bridge Replacement.
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Tags: Bike Trails, Blaine Amendment, Chipman Trail, City of Moscow, Education, Elections, Idaho Legislature, Primaries, Private Schools, recreation, School Vouchers, Transportation, University of Idaho, University of Phoenix, Whitman County

Evening Report – Mon., Jan 22, 2024 – “Embryo” to “Unborn Child”

Posted on January 22, 2024 by by KRFP

Rep. Julianne Young’s Bill to Change the Words “Embryo” and “Fetus” to “Unborn Child” in Idaho Code Doesn’t Make it Out Of Committee.
Boise State University Policy Survey: 58% of Idahoans Believe State’s Abortion Laws Should be Changed.
US Supreme Court Decision in Montana Blaine Amendment regarding Using Tax Money for Religious Indoctrination May Not Apply to Idaho’s Blaine Amendment.
Survey of Downtown Pullman Businesses Shows Most Respondents Will be Hurt by City’s Project Downtown Construction Timeline.
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Tags: abortion, Blaine Amendment, BSU, City of Pullman, Downtown Pullman, Education, Fetus, Health, Idaho Legislature, Julianne Young, Pullman, Religion, Supreme Court, Unborn Child

Evening Report – Mon., Jan 30, 2023 – Religious Indoctrination

Posted on January 30, 2023 by by KRFP

Sen. Brian Lenny of Nampa Introduces Joint Resolution to Eliminate Blaine Amendment from the Idaho Constitution which Protects Taxpayers from Having to Pay for Religious Indoctrination in Schools.
New Attempt to Suppress Student Vote in Idaho Legislature.
Bill in Washington Legislature to Ban Employers from Using Pre-employment Cannabis Testing.
Bill in Washington Legislature Would Provide Free School Lunches for All.
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Tags: Blaine Amendment, Brian Lenny, Education, Elections, Idaho Constitution, Idaho Legislature, Indoctination, Religion, Tina Lambert, Voter Suppression

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