BOISE, Idaho, July 3 -- The Idaho Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * A Message from the Chair: Idaho Democrats Make Affordable Homes a Top Priority * A safe, affordable home gives people room to build a life. It lets families settle into a neighborhood, seniors stay near care and community, workers live near their jobs, and young people build a future. But affordable homes are getting harder to find in Idaho. Nearly half of renters are cost-burdened, along with more than one in five homeowners, meaning housing and utilities more PR

WASHINGTON, July 6 -- The House Agriculture Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture released the following written testimony by Travis Joseph, president and CEO of the American Forest Resource Council, Portland, Oregon, from a July 25, 2026, hearing entitled "Reviewing Partnerships to Enhance Management of the National Forest System": * * * Chairman Newhouse and Ranking Member Salinas, and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for this opportunity. On behalf of the forest products industry and those that steward our federal lands, it is an more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary by Sean Rowen: * * * Left-Wing Montana Activists Prepare Push for Regressive Cigarette Tax Hike Left-wing advocacy groups are already laying the groundwork for a cigarette tax hike during Montana's 2027 legislative session, reviving a proposal that would raise costs on consumers, burden small businesses, and disproportionately impact lower-income Montanans. According to local reports, left-leaning advocacy groups plan to make raising Montana's tobacco tax a prior more PR

WASHINGTON, July 6 -- A group of 68 disability advocacy organizations operating as Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities has voiced opposition in a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Justice's interim final rule that extends compliance deadlines for the 2024 regulation on nondiscrimination concerning web content and mobile applications accessibility. The rule impacts recipients of Departmental financial assistance and was designed to ensure equitable access for people with disabilities. The Consortium contends that the Dep more ST