Stories from Thursday, February 24, 2022

President Joe Biden released his first statement last night after Russia launched an offensive military action in Ukraine early Thursday, calling the start of hostilities an “unprovoked and unjustified attack” that could cause a “catastrophic loss of life.” The president, who announced a series of sanctions against Russia prior to Thursday’s announcement of an offensive action by Russian leader Vladimiar Putin, says that he will meet with G7 leaders to determine further action tomorrow...

BOISE, Idaho – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, made the following statement regarding the Russian invasion into Ukraine: “Today’s invasion of Ukraine by Russia is a premeditated and flagrant act of war. ...

Legislation allowing the Powerball lottery and its huge jackpots to continue in Idaho cleared the House on Tuesday and headed to the Senate...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ A bill that would require unaffiliated voters to join a political party earlier in the year if they want to vote in the primary narrowly passed the Idaho House on Monday after lively debate. The bill from Rep. Doug Okuniewicz, a Republican from Hayden, would require Idaho's roughly 310,000 unaffiliated voters to join a political party before the candidate filing period closes if they want to vote in a closed primary election. ...