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Live Blogging from the Latah County Republican Executive Committee Meeting of 28 July 2016

I’m live blogging from the 28 July 2016 Latah County Republican Executive Committee Meeting. You can follow the outline here. The motions last meeting were not IAW the Robert’s Rules. Time limit on the discussion? John Daniel: moved to read a statement that will make another discussion & revote unnecessary (Item #5) from the agenda. 2-page content

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Idaho lawmakers get full-time health coverage for part-time jobs

Not a bad gig! Via the Idaho Statesman Lawmakers are eligible for the same benefits package available to all state employees. Though Idaho’s 105 legislators technically serve part-time, they are considered full-time employees for purposes of insurance and retirement benefits. The state group health plan is held by Blue Cross of Idaho. See the rate

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Some Washington State Dems aren’t cheerily for Hillary

Via the AP: Some Bernie Sanders supporters among the Washington delegation to the Democratic National Convention said Monday they are not yet ready to support the presidential bid of Hillary Clinton. At a raucous meeting with his most loyal supporters, the Vermont senator implored his hundreds of delegates to defeat Donald Trump in November. Sanders

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Charges dismissed against Planned Parenthood videographers

Via the Houston Chronicle: David Robert Daleiden and Sandra Merritt were charged with tampering with a governmental record, for using a fake identification to gain access to the facility. In a surprise move before a hearing on the legitimacy of the indictment, prosecutors dismissed the charges. Deleiden and his attorneys claimed victory for the anti-abortion

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Clinton campaign braces for more DNC leaks

Via the Washington Examiner: We can only hope for an email dump every day during the DNC. The comedy is wonderful. The Clinton campaign is bracing for another WikiLeaks email dump. Jennifer Palmieri, the Clinton campaign’s communications director told reporters she wouldn’t be surprised if the rogue organization notorious for publishing hacked documents releases more

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Moscow (Idaho) Man Gets Prison Term For Threatening To Shoot Police Officers

Via the Spokesman Review:  A North Idaho man was sentenced Tuesday to 16 months in prison and three years of probation for threatening to shoot a man in Moscow and shoot law enforcement officers and their families in Pullman and Moscow. Paul Jens Suggs, 20, of Moscow, was sentenced in U.S. District Court for communicating

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Former Fox News ‘Terror Expert’ Gets Prison For Fraudulent CIA Claim

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Tribune News Service) — The Annapolis man who appeared as a guest on Fox News claiming to be an ex-CIA employee was sentenced to 33 months in prison on Friday. In addition, 62-year-old Wayne Simmons was ordered by U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Selby Ellis III to serve three years of supervised release,

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