After more than two hours of debate, the Idaho House on Friday voted to send a $50 million "parental choice tax credit" bill to the Senate. Nearly half the members of the chamber stood up to speak during a debate over if the bill was sufficiently accountable,

Idaho House lawmakers quickly – and relatively quietly – adopted a bill making the firing squad the state’s primary execution method.

The Idaho House on Friday passed a school choice bill that would provide a tax credit to certain families to use toward education expenses, including toward private school tuition. Idaho House Bill 93 passed 42-28 and now heads to the state Senate.

House Republicans cruised to an easy win Monday, passing their latest tax cut proposal totaling $253 million. Personal and corporate income tax rates would drop by nearly half a percent to 5.3%. Retired veterans’ military pension would be exempt and capital gains on precious metals like gold would no longer be taxed under the plan.