Idaho Republican Party

Divided GOP elects a new chairman

The new chairman is Steve Yates, an Idaho Falls businessman and former aide to former Vice President Dick Cheney.

Conventional wisdom: a reading roundup

Here’s the latest on the Idaho Republican Party convention conflagration — and a look ahead to this weekend’s Idaho Democratic Party convention.

Republican convention ends in meltdown

Amid political bickering, the state convention adjourned before any official business was conducted.

Luna: ‘No plans’ to seek GOP chair

But state superintendent Tom Luna says he has been approached about running for state Republican Party chair — and would consider a run if recruited by Gov. Butch Otter.

GOP passes ‘gutted’ Common Core language

The state’s Central Committee opposes “the collection of personal student data for any non-educational purpose.” But Republicans take no position on the controversial Common Core standards themselves