Legislative reporter Betsy Z. Russell helps you keep an eye on the happenings in your state capital - from government and politics to court cases and southern Idaho oddities. ...
When Norm Semanko was a young Lakeland High School grad applying to the University of Idaho, he got a perfect score on the math portion of the ACT but it was politics that really interested him. Now 41, hes the newly elected chairman of the Idaho Republican Party, an overwhelmingly dominant state political party thats also seriously fractured between libertarian Ron Paul supporters, values-driven religious voters, backers of legalization of marijuana, supporters of a return to the gold standard and office-holding moderates. ( Full post ) ...
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When Norm Semanko was a young Lakeland High School grad applying to the University of Idaho, he got a perfect score on the math portion of the ACT but it was politics that really interested him. Now 41, hes the newly elected chairman of the Idaho Republican Party, an overwhelmingly dominant state political party thats also seriously fractured between libertarian Ron Paul supporters, values-driven religious voters, backers of legalization of marijuana, supporters of a return to the gold standard and office-holding moderates. ( Full post ) ...