Legislation introduced today aims to clarify policies regarding evacuation orders in emergency situations. Representative Heather Scott of North
A memorial suggesting the Supreme Court reconsider the Obergefell v. Hodges decision, the ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide has passed the Idah
Idaho’s Republican-dominated state House of Representatives voted 46-24 Monday to pass a resolution to reject same-sex marriage, despite the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2015 landmark ruling in Obergefell v Hodges.
Pushed by an anti-LGBTQ+ group called MassResistance, the resolution is sponsored by, Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, who argued her proposal was about state sovereignty. The resolution asks the nation’s highest court to “restore the natural definition of marriage, a union of one man and one woman.”
The Idaho House of Representatives on Monday called for the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse the 2015 ruling that extended the fundamental right of marriage to same-sex couples. On Monday, the Idaho House voted 46-24 to pass House Joint Memorial 1.
Testimony on House J. Representative Heather Scott, who presented the proposal, argued that the federal government should not make decisions for states, and the
At least two Idaho legislators are focused on limiting the display of flags this legislation session. On Thursday in the Idaho House State Affairs Committee, Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, introduced legislation to limit the kinds of flags a government entity can use on its property.
A Wednesday morning hearing turned into a two-hour debate about Christian scripture, morality, tax benefits, states’ rights, and the implications of forbidding same-sex couples from marrying — a right that they have had in Idaho for more than a decade.
A couple of Idaho House members say it’s time to wave the American flag and limit what other flags can be displayed on State property.
Idaho’s Constitution states that marriage between a man and a woman is the “only domestic legal union” the state would recognize. However, in 2014, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Latta v. Otter ruled that Idaho’s law barring same-sex marriage was unconstitutional.
Idaho House representatives voted Monday to advance House Joint Memorial 1: a letter stating that they reject the U.S. Supreme Court's 2015 decision legalizing same-sex marriage and want it overturned
House Joint Memorial 1 is turning up the volume in Boise. Idaho legislators want it to be heard by the US Supreme Court.