The legislature in Idaho has moved to make firing squads the primary form of execution for prisoners on death row, citing difficulty obtaining the drug cocktail necessary for lethal injections

Utah is the only state to have used firing squads in the past 50 years, according to the Death Penalty Information Center. Idaho’s neighboring state executed Ronnie Lee Gardner in 2010 by firing squad. Mississippi, Oklahoma and South Carolina also permit use of the firing squad as an alternative to lethal injection.

Currently, the state’s primary method of carrying out the death penalty is lethal injection, and the firing squad is to be used if the chemicals for lethal injection cannot be obtained.

BOISE — Two pieces of legislation aimed at putting limits on the voter initiative process were introduced in Idaho Senate and House committees. Initiatives allow the voters to propose and enact laws independent of the Legislature.

Lawmakers in Idaho's statehouse are advancing a proposal that would grant the governor the power to veto voter-approved ballot initiatives.The sp

The Immigration and Cooperation and Enforcement Act in Idaho aims to create new state crimes for unlawful presence and human smuggling, with the bill currently advancing through the Senate.

Idaho has decided not to seek the death penalty in the case against Kevin Kuintzle, as first reported by KMVT.Kuintzle is charged in the death of 84-year-old

Idaho Republican lawmakers hope to bolster President Donald Trump’s effort to carry out his pledge to remove immigrants from the U.S. who lack proper documentation. Dueling immigration enforcement bills were introduced Wednesday in the House and Senate,

BOISE — Idaho lawmakers are trying again to repeal Medicaid expansion, which would revoke health coverage for around 90,000 Idahoans.

House Speaker Mike Moyle (R-Star) is making good on his promise to cut taxes beyond the governor’s proposed $100 million during his state of the state address earlier this month.

Dozens of individuals walked out of the Idaho House State Affairs Committee in protest of House Joint Memorial 1 on Jan. 22, 2025, at the Idaho Statehouse in Boise. (Mia Maldonado/Idaho Capital Sun)

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.