Allred wants to collect taxes on Internet sales, Kemp doesn’t and Otter won’t...
Allred wants to collect taxes on Internet sales, Kemp doesn’t and Otter won’t say (video) Earlier this month, Republican Tom Luna called on the state of Idaho to begin collecting sales taxes for...
View ArticleGubernatorial candidates offer varied stances on gas tax increase (video)
Three of the primary candidates for governor are offering three different takes on approval of a gas tax increase that could be proposed by an interim task force dedicated to finding new money for...
View ArticleAllred brought exemptions into limelight, but Otter doesn’t oppose review...
Democrat Keith Allred is responsible for bringing sales tax exemptions offered by the state to the forefront of the race for governor. Since the beginning of his campaign, Allred has consistently...
View ArticleFive candidates mix laughs with policy at final debate in race for governor
It was a zany night at the Idaho Capitol building in Boise Thursday. Amid fist-bumps between the incumbent governor and a man who changed his name to reflect his political feelings and talk of wolves...
View ArticleOtter, Allred split on health care plans (video)
Possibly one of the most substantial pieces of law to come out of the 2010 legislative session was the Idaho Health Freedom Act, a bill allowing the state attorney general to sue the federal government...
View ArticleElection Day, 2010 – the voters get their chance to be heard
For months politicians throughout the state have been asking voters to give them their support on Election Day, Nov. 2. Now it is the voters’ turn to be heard. Idaho voters go to the polls Tuesday to...
View ArticleDem leader: GOP’s misleading labeling hurt party
Voters buying Republican-driven stereotypes helped undo Idaho’s Democratic candidates, according to the party director and its candidate for governor. “In 2010, the Democratic brand isn’t doing so...
View ArticleAllred not resurrecting interest group anytime soon
Before running as a Democrat in the race for governor in Idaho, Keith Allred was the head of The Common Interest, a lobbying group at the Capitol in Boise. After his defeat at the hands of Republican...
View ArticleAllred cites anti-Democratic wave for election result
Keith Allred said in an e-mail to his supporters that a historic anti-Democratic wave contributed to his loss in the Idaho governor’s race. Allred also wouldn’t reveal his political future in the thank...
View ArticleAllred won’t rule out future run, still wants to expand interest group
Despite losing by a wide margin at the polls earlier this month, Democrat Keith Allred says he won’t rule out another run for office. In a message to supporters Monday, Allred also explained that he...
View ArticleTransportation task force hears reports on uncollected tax revenue
As a legislative task force considers a gas tax increase to bring in more money for road projects, people breaking the rules on dye-added diesel fuel are denying the Idaho Transportation Department...
View ArticleJana Kemp wants closer look at welfare, corrections budgets to find education...
Jana Kemp is one of the two Independent candidates for governor and she thinks the “good ‘ol boy system” in Idaho politics has prevented the state from being the place it could be. Kemp, a former… The...
View ArticleKeith Allred says all tax exemptions are still on the table (video)
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Keith Allred wants Idaho to change course and put more emphasis on public education. Allred, in an interview with IdahoReporter.com, explained how he would govern if...
View ArticleOtter says foe is wrong to attack education cuts, slams Allred on exemptions...
Republican Gov. Butch Otter says his opponent is wrong to criticize the education budget produced by state lawmakers and that his challenger did nothing to close sales tax exemptions in his time...
View ArticleBlog: Otter, Allred, and Kemp tangle in televised debate
Republican Gov. Butch Otter, Democrat Keith Allred, and Independent Jana Kemp are set to square off in a televised debate Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. The forum will air live on local channels across the...
View ArticleAllred and Kemp team up to question Otter's record in televised forum
For much of the time at a Wednesday night gubernatorial debate on the campus of the College of Idaho in Caldwell, it seemed as if Republican Gov. Butch Otter was facing a tag team of opposition… The...
View ArticleRepublicans hold money lead in all statewide races
As candidates enter the final stretch before Election Day Nov. 2, some Republicans in statewide contests are likely feeling pretty good about their bank accounts. Those running for statewide offices...
View ArticleAllred pounds Otter on economy, fee and tax hike push (video)
Democrat Keith Allred released a campaign ad Tuesday in which he pounded his Republican challenger, incumbent Gov. Butch Otter, for what Allred called "failed economic policies." In the ad, Allred...
View ArticleAllred derides Otter 'mistakes:' handling of wolves, mega-loads, and Medicaid
Keith Allred says the past week and a half have shown the real Butch Otter. At a press conference on the Capitol steps Thursday, the Democrat in the race for governor said that his electoral foe,… The...
View ArticleOtter touts creation of scholarship fund in latest TV ad (video)
In what could be his final ad before voters go to the polls Nov. 2, Republican Gov. Butch Otter, battling Democratic challenger Keith Allred for the state's top job, wants Idahoans to know he worked...
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