Bill declares Idahoans free from government compulsion on health care  

A House committee agreed to debate a bill that is intended to prevent the federal government from penalizing Idahoans for not having health insurance. ....continue

ID lawmaker: Work laws sans E-Verify 'skim milk'  

A northern Idaho senator is trying a fourth year to toughen punishments for businesses that employ illegal workers, against opposition from the dairy and construction industries that say this should be a federal issue. At the heart of the disagreement: E-Verify, the currently voluntary federal system that lets businesses check on a worker's status.....continue

Letter to the editor, Coeur d'Alene press  

Sen. Mike Jorgenson introduced S1303, a bill requiring all Idaho employers to verify the legal status of new hires by using the federal E-Verify program, along with penalties for noncompliance. E-Verify is successful at causing the self-deportation of illegal immigrants in the states adopting it, most notably Arizona. .....continue