A 74-year-old former Bonner County man who has been a person of interest in a homicide investigation and who fled the area ...

House Republicans overwhelmingly signed off on a bill setting a minimum, mandatory fine for those convicted of simple ...

HB 7, which passed the Idaho House on Tuesday in a 54-14 vote, now moves to a Senate committee for consideration.

A bill aimed at increasing penalties for drug related offenses has passed in the Idaho House of Representatives.

House Bill 7 aims to amend an existing law that sets penalties for marijuana possession, now heads to the Senate. The bill passed the House Tuesday by a vote of 54 to 14. It adds a mandatory minimum ...

The Idaho House of Representatives voted largely along party lines Tuesday to pass a new bill that would create a mandatory minimum fine of $300 for anyone convicted of marijuana possession. Following ...

He said Idaho has strict drug laws already. “Idaho is already tough, strong and vigorous in fighting marijuana and drugs, and so I don't think that we need to add to the to the penalties that ...

If an Idaho bill becomes law, the minimum fine for possessing even a small amount of marijuana will be higher than almost any ...

The House voted Tuesday to approve a bill creating a mandatory minimum fine for possessing 3 ounces or less of marijuana. Members voted 54-14, with two members absent, to send HB 7 to the Senate. Bill ...

(Otto Kitsinger for Idaho Capital Sun) Skaug said passing the bill is a way to be tough on marijuana in an environment where most of Idaho’s neighboring states allow recreational or medicinal ...