As [Jim Risch] eagerly pointed out, I was not even a figment of my parents' imagination in '64, the last time a Democratic presidential candidate won Idaho (and barely, at that). Had I been around at the time, I sure as hell would not have been wearing a fat tie and handing out Barry Goldwater buttons with him at Moscow's "Harvard of the West. Most, if not all, of the Senate GOP also-rans immediately backed Risch. Neal Thompson, an electrical contractor from McCall, said Risch gave him some avuncular advice to run for the Legislature. Scott Syme, a veteran who made the biggest dent into Risch's decisive victory with 13 percent, would not quite utter the word "Risch," but told me first that he supports the Republican Party and later that he supports the "nominee." By anyone's measure, ...
In his first term, I think [Dave Reichert] just followed the leadership of the party (reflexively opposing environmentalists)," says Jim DiPeso, policy director for Republicans for Environmental Protection, a national group based in Albuquerque, N.M. But in Reichert's sec- ond term, DiPeso says, "he's been doing his own thinking, and he understands his district better" - it includes tech compa- nies whose employees like outdoor recre- ation and wilderness. "Reichert also sees the unfavorable dynamics for Republicans in general. That's all caused him to move in a green direction," says DiPeso, who lives in the Seattle area. "Reichert has gotten crossways with some very powerful Republicans in Congress on environmental issues, and he's taken (green) stands anyway. He's walked the talk. ...
...Gov. Jim Risch, to take Craig's place. Rammell aims to sabotage a...
While [Jim Risch] may seem like a political juggernaut in a red state like Idaho, [Larry LaRocco]'s camp says the Republican may not be as strong as he is believed to be. According to the poll conducted by Andrew Myers of Myers Research and Strategic Services, and analyzed by Celinda Lake and Joshua Ulibarri of Lake Research Partners, voters may not be as strongly in Risch's comer as he hopes. The endorsement of the UTU is very important to me and my campaign as we gear up for the upcoming primary," [Larry Grant] said in a written statement. "Early support like this shows that they have taken a hard look at the candidates, both Republican and Democratic, examined their records, and made their choice public. "This report highlights a fact that many of us already knew-that people of col...
The government's position, historically, has been that if there aren't many bears getting killed, they're successful in saving bears, and if there are a lot of bears getting killed, that means there are more bears," explained Doug Honnold, an attorney for the environmental legal defense fund Earthjustice. "So, under no scenario have they ever said, 'We've got a problem because there are too many bears getting killed or too few bears getting killed.' While [Louisa Willcox] was critical of France's citizen management plan--which called for flexible rules about who could kill nuisance bears, and designated reintroduced bears as an "experimental" population with no governmental "lock up" of critical habitat--she shared his hope about an eventual political shift bringing bears back to the ...
...Idaho Lt. Gov. Jim Risch, the third declared candidate for the 2006 electio...
You've heard the news and it's good for Bogus Basin lovers: No, we're not necessarily talking about the fact that Boise's own ski resort is opening for the season today (although, let's face it: for skiers in town, that's the big hallelujah). Even better is the news that Bogus is one of very few resorts in the country that gets better-than-average grades for its environmental impact. Governor Jim Risch is in Washington, D.C. this week, pushing his roadless lands petition to policymakers there, but Idaho conservation groups are pushing back. In September, Risch unveiled a proposal to open up some of Idaho's roadless areas under a Bush Administration plan that asks for management proposals from governors (BW, News, September 27, "Risch On Roadless: Open 'Er Up"). Even though a federal jud...
Should I become governor, which I anticipate I will, we will very quickly have names available," [Jim Risch] said. "Until that moment, I'm not going to speculate." [Bibiana Nertney], he said, will stay on board. That's about as far as he'll go. "There is a big difference in whether you go back at the beginning of an administration, or whether you uproot your family to join the end of an administration," [Chris Carlson] said. More to the point, he said, Kempthorne is more likely to want a staff that knows Washington, something he had as a United States senator. "[Dirk Kempthorne] has a variety of folks that he can draw on," Carlson said. "He's probably got former staffers from his Senate days that are still there. Nobody, including Risch, seems to see much in the way of hurdles for Kem...
That's about when BW's IT guys began to wonder why the Web site was running so slow. Maybe it was the 42,000-plus page views that our Web site logged that afternoon. Maybe it was because Arianna Huffington had our story linked from her popular Web log, www.huffingtonpost.com. Maybe it was the fact that for most of Wednesday afternoon, the name "[Larry Craig]" was the top search item on blog aggregators like www.technorati.com. Or maybe it was just because [Mike Rogers]'s unsubstantiated claims about Craig (Rogers has refused to name or specify any of his sources, saying only that after investigating the matter that "he knows" he's right) were nonetheless reflective of The Gem State's favorite political rumor. Either way, Craig's Boise staff spent the day telling reporters it was hooey. ...
...Later this past summer Gov. Jim Risch, who is also running for his old job, named Tibbs ...
According to the governor's office, these include the Department of Corrections, where agency staff perform random testing for employees with commercial driver licenses, or where "reasonable suspicion" exists, in accordance with a written policy. In the Department of Juvenile Corrections, employees are subject to pre-employment drug screening and random drug testing for "safety-sensitive positions." At the Idaho State Police, the agency is drafting a policy to create random testing of uniformed officers, but currently requires pre-employment and reasonable-suspicion testing of all employees. In the Department of Transportation, all commercially-licensed employees go through pre-employment and random testing. The agency is considering a policy to bring pilots in line with requirements fa...
...Jim Risch said that he wants to make state government a "dru...
Of course, with the good, comes the bad. House Minority Leader Mike Moyle, Star, was listed as the No. 1 "Out of Step" legislator when it comes to environmental issues. He is joined on the dubious list by fellow Republicans Rep. Curtis Bowers from Caldwell, Steve Kren from Nampa and Hayden Lake Republican Sen. Michael Jorgenson. Overall though, Conservation Voters executive director Lee Flinn said the 2008 Legislative session was "a little better" than the 2007 session, showing some forward motion on specific issues, including air quality, invasive species and field burning. Since I was a boy, I've had two goals for my life," [Dave Bieter] wrote in a press release. "The first was to be mayor of my hometown, and the second was to be a running back for the Green Bay Packers. I think the ...
...First, Lt. Gov. Jim Risch opted out of a debate sponsored by the League of W...
[Frank Church]'s widow, Berhine Church, told B W that she doesn't think [Jim Risch] has a deep grasp of foreign policy, but that she'll give him time to figure it out. Risch has not hired a foreign affairs staff yet. Ryan White, who ran Risch's Senate campaign, attends the committee hearings with him and Risch's office has a knowledgeable CIA intern. Having said that, I'm also a United States senator, and as a result of that, I have an obligation when it comes to issues that affect the Unites States. Obviously, if there's a collision, Idaho's going to get my vote, clearly," Risch said.
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