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Uninvited no more

KTVB caught some flack when it refused to allow some members of the media, including the Associated Press and the Idaho Statesman, into its Republican primary debate for U.S. Senate in May. This time...

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Minnick declares victory; Sali still counting votes

Idaho businessman Walt Minnick, a conservative Democrat, has snatched a Republican House seat from Idaho Rep. Bill Sali, according to the state’s now complete, but unofficial vote totals.Minnick...

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Sali concedes

Idaho Rep. Bill Sali did finally concede the election to Walt Minnick late Wednesday, leaving what's described as a "gracious and heartfelt message" on Minnick's voicemail.Sali spokesman Wayne Hoffman...

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Minnick Chief of Staff out

From BW correspondent Scott Weaver: U.S. Representative Walt Minnick's office confirmed today that Minnick's chief of staff Isaac Squyres has left the position a little more than a month after Idaho's...

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Obama's schemer

The guy who has Karl Rove's old job—deputy chief of staff to the president—was in Boise last weekend as a guest of the Idaho Democratic Party ... and of his mother in Nampa.While Jim Messina, 39,...

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Workers’ choice

The Idaho Senate delved into national labor politics this morning, passing a resolution opposing the Employee Free Choice Act. The Act, which is just short a vote or three in the U.S. Senate, would...

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Politicos weigh in on tea bagging

While Idaho Sens. Mike Crapo and Jim Risch sent boastful letters to Idaho Tea Partiers this week, and Rep. Mike Simpson sent good tidings as well, Idaho Democrats had a a message for the throngs as...

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Minnick on the PBS News Hour

News Hour Health Correspondent Betty Ann Bowser followed Idaho Rep. Walt Minnick to the Caldwell Night Rodeo and around Nampa and Caldwell for a report that aired last night on health care reform...

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Minnick, Simpson Groveside Chat

Idaho’s Congressmen, Mike Simpson and Walt Minnick appeared side-by-side at City Club of Boise last week, agreeing with one another an awful lot and even joking about who should sit on the right side...

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Minnick Up $1 Million for the Year

Idaho Rep. Walt Minnick has raised more than $1 million for his presumed re-election bid in 2010. Raising $286,727.55 in the last three months, Minnick is far eclipsing the two Republican contenders...

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Minnick to Vote No on House Health Care Bill

Idaho Rep. Walt Minnick just released the following statement indicating he will vote against the House's Affordable Health Care for America Act:“Over the last several months, I have met with thousands...

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Minnick: Open Internet with Reservations

Between January and September 2009, phone and cable companies spent an estimated $75 million on 500 Washington lobbyists. One of the key issues at stake in the first two years of Obama's presidency is...

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Boise Tweet Eighth Most Powerful of 2010

A post-election Tweet fired off on Nov. 3 made Twitter's list of the 10 Most Powerful Tweets of 2010. @foster208—aka John Foster outside the Twitterverse—who served as Rep. Walt Minnick's campaign...

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