Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson is co-sponsoring a new bill called “The Great American Outdoors Act.” Simpson said the bill permanently funds the existing Land and Water Conservation Fund, which increases access to public lands. He said it would also maintain public lands by creating a new fund to address the backlog of deferred maintenance in…
The launch of the “Save Minor League Baseball Task Force.”| Courtesy Congresswoman Lori Trahan IDAHO FALLS — Several members of Congress have stepped up to the plate to help those suffering from the effects of COVID-19. The Save Minor League Baseball Task Force was created in December to advocate for the communities that Major League…
The Eye on Potatoes Podcast is brought to you by the National Potato Council. In this most recent episode: As potato growers continue to reel from the COVID-19 pandemic fallout, Congressman Mike Simpson and the entire Idaho Congressional delegation are championing policy solutions to support the nation’s struggling potato industry. Congressman Simpson joins the podcast…
U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson is backing a bill to give some relief to minor league baseball teams, including the imperiled Idaho Falls Chukars. Simpson, a Republican who represents eastern and south-central Idaho, is one of the co-chairmen of the congressional Save Minor League Baseball Task Force along with Reps. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, David McKinley, R-West…
By CONGRESSMAN MIKE SIMPSON I often get asked how a dentist ends up in Congress. As much as I’d like to say that it’s because “I like getting to the root of a problem,” the truth is, it all started with a certain teacher who made an indelible mark on my life at a young…
Ada County elections envelope Idaho is holding an all-absentee ballot election for the May 19 primary. Shown is the return envelope included with an Ada County ballot. Early voting is underway for Idaho’s all-absentee ballot primary election on May 19. Though May 19 is the deadline to register to vote and request a ballot, voters…
Last week, Gov. Brad Little and Secretary of State Lawerence Denney announced that the May 19 primary for state and local offices will be conducted entirely by mail-in absentee ballot, a safety measure due to the coronavirus. Although Little opted not to change the date of the primary as some states have done, deadlines to…
WASHINGTON D.C. (KIFI/KIDK-A new USDA program will allow the government to purchase $470 million in food during the third quarter of 2020. Agriculture Department Secretary Sonny Perdue designated $50 million to buy surplus potatoes and $120 million in surplus dairy. “With sit-down restaurants closed as part of the effort to contain the coronavirus, markets for…
Covid-19 has revealed daily heroism all around us, extraordinary and everyday heroes who care for our sick, deliver necessary goods, stock our stores and keep our society functioning. The rest of us are doing our parts, too, staying home, social distancing, caring for our families. Not heroic, perhaps, but sacrificing normal life, jobs and in…