Republican lawmakers in Idaho are considering going back to what some consider an archaic execution method because of a ...

Rep. Bruce Skaug, R-Nampa, introduced the bill Tuesday, which would make Idaho the only U.S. state to give preference to a ...

A bill was introduced Tuesday to make the firing squad the primary method of execution by the state. Currently, the state’s ...

Representative Bruce Skaug introduced the bill saying it is "less problematic" than execution by legal drugs.

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

Idaho has not carried out any executions by firing squads and a facility for such executions needs to be built. It is among the states that have turned to alternative methods after struggling to ...

Tell me what state—anybody who debates against this bill—what state is a better place because of the passage of marijuana legalization?” By Clark Corbin, Idaho Capital Sun The Idaho House of ...

Senate will now hear bill that would put in place a $300 minimum fine for possession of 3 ounces or less of marijuana ...

Utah is the only state to have used firing squads in the past 50 years, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.

In current Idaho law, it is a felony to possess more than 3 ounces of marijuana, punishable by up to five years in prison, or up to a $10,000 fine, or both. Possession of less than 3 ounces is a ...

A Nampa legislator wants to make death by firing squad the primary way of administering the death penalty in Idaho. Rep.

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 ...