The Representative who introduced the bill, Bruce Skaug, said it is "less problematic" than execution by legal drugs.

A bill was introduced Tuesday to make the firing squad the primary method of execution by the state. Currently, the state’s ...

Rep. Bruce Skaug, R-Nampa, introduced the bill Tuesday, which would make Idaho the only U.S. state to give preference to a ...

House Republicans overwhelmingly signed off on a bill setting a minimum, mandatory fine for those convicted of simple ...

Idaho has not carried out any executions by firing squads and a facility for such executions needs to be built. It is among the states that have turned to alternative methods after struggling to ...

A Nampa legislator wants to make death by firing squad the primary way of administering the death penalty in Idaho. Rep. Bruce Skaug, R-Nampa, introduced the legislation to the Idaho House Judiciary, ...

The Idaho House of Representatives voted largely along party lines Tuesday to pass a new bill that would create a mandatory minimum fine of $300 for anyone convicted of marijuana ...

I see this bill as being less problematic with appeals in the courts,” said Rep. Bruce Skaug, R-Nampa, who proposed the ...

Senate will now hear bill that would put in place a $300 minimum fine for possession of 3 ounces or less of marijuana ...

Utah is the only state to have used firing squads in the past 50 years, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.

In current Idaho law, it is a felony to possess more than 3 ounces of marijuana, punishable by up to five years in prison, or up to a $10,000 fine, or both. Possession of less than 3 ounces is a ...