AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Fairfield Idaho. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/fairfield-id 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/fairfield-id https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Sat, 27 Apr 2024 19:14:46 -0500 Crapo Statement on Lower Snake River White House Report Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) released the following statement https://www.americantowns.com/news/crapo-statement-on-lower-snake-river-white-house-report-31415236-fairfield-id.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/crapo-statement-on-lower-snake-river-white-house-report-31415236-fairfield-id.html Government and Politics Sat, 27 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Crapo Offers Amendment to Protect Middle Class, Small Businesses from Supersized IRS Says beefed up enforcement funding cannot be used to target https://www.americantowns.com/news/crapo-offers-amendment-to-protect-middle-class-small-businesses-from-supersized-irs-31431862-fairfield-id.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/crapo-offers-amendment-to-protect-middle-class-small-businesses-from-supersized-irs-31431862-fairfield-id.html Government and Politics Sat, 27 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Empowering Parents grants go live today Coeur d’Alene, Idaho – Governor Brad Little announced at the Coeur d’Alene Charter https://www.americantowns.com/news/empowering-parents-grants-go-live-today-31462602-fairfield-id.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/empowering-parents-grants-go-live-today-31462602-fairfield-id.html Government and Politics Sat, 27 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Crapo, Risch, Colleagues Call Out Amalgamated Bank for Weaponizing Financial System to Infringe on Americans Second Amendment Rights Washington, https://www.americantowns.com/news/crapo-risch-colleagues-call-out-amalgamated-bank-for-weaponizing-financial-system-to-infringe-on-americans-second-amendment-rights-31474355-fairfield-id.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/crapo-risch-colleagues-call-out-amalgamated-bank-for-weaponizing-financial-system-to-infringe-on-americans-second-amendment-rights-31474355-fairfield-id.html Government and Politics Sat, 27 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Respect for Marriage Act Protects States Rights and Religious Freedom Washington, D.C. – “Marriage has always been the fundamental https://www.americantowns.com/news/respect-for-marriage-act-protects-states-rights-and-religious-freedom-31503875-fairfield-id.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/respect-for-marriage-act-protects-states-rights-and-religious-freedom-31503875-fairfield-id.html Government and Politics Sat, 27 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Risch, Crapo Support Armed Forces with NDAA Passage WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) voted in https://www.americantowns.com/news/risch-crapo-support-armed-forces-with-ndaa-passage-31506117-fairfield-id.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/risch-crapo-support-armed-forces-with-ndaa-passage-31506117-fairfield-id.html Government and Politics Sat, 27 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Let’s talk a little bit about family values. We spend a lot of time insisting that we want to support families. However, when you look at some https://www.americantowns.com/news/from-the-campaign-trailwe-need-policies-that-support-families-31400959-ahsahka-id.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/from-the-campaign-trailwe-need-policies-that-support-families-31400959-ahsahka-id.html Government and Politics Sat, 27 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Since the U.S. Supreme Court Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision on June 24, politicians across the country have shared their https://www.americantowns.com/news/what-local-legislators-and-their-opponents-are-saying-about-overturning-roe-v-wade-31401024-idaho-falls-id.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/what-local-legislators-and-their-opponents-are-saying-about-overturning-roe-v-wade-31401024-idaho-falls-id.html Government and Politics Sat, 27 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Crapo: Raising Taxes and Killing Jobs No Cure for Inflation Democrats’ tax hike proposals would hit small businesses and taxpayers earning https://www.americantowns.com/news/crapo-raising-taxes-and-killing-jobs-no-cure-for-inflation-31415230-twin-falls-id.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/crapo-raising-taxes-and-killing-jobs-no-cure-for-inflation-31415230-twin-falls-id.html Government and Politics Sat, 27 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Republicans Introduce Legislation to Recover Unchecked Unemployment Fraud Crapo, Portman lead bill to boost efforts to recover billions of dollars https://www.americantowns.com/news/republicans-introduce-legislation-to-recover-unchecked-unemployment-fraud-31415241-eagle-id.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/republicans-introduce-legislation-to-recover-unchecked-unemployment-fraud-31415241-eagle-id.html Government and Politics Sat, 27 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Finance Committee Republicans on Democrats Plans to Hike Taxes, Kill Jobs and Fuel Inflation Raising taxes amid sky-high inflation incredibly https://www.americantowns.com/news/finance-committee-republicans-on-democrats-plans-to-hike-taxes-kill-jobs-and-fuel-inflation-31415247-mackay-id.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/finance-committee-republicans-on-democrats-plans-to-hike-taxes-kill-jobs-and-fuel-inflation-31415247-mackay-id.html Government and Politics Sat, 27 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Finance Republicans: Small Business Surcharge would Crush Main Street Businesses Committee members warn against crushing small businesses amid high https://www.americantowns.com/news/finance-republicans-small-business-surcharge-would-crush-main-street-businesses-31415252-paris-id.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/finance-republicans-small-business-surcharge-would-crush-main-street-businesses-31415252-paris-id.html Government and Politics Sat, 27 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Risch, Portman Lead Bill to Combat Crisis at the Southern Border WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator and Ranking Member of the Foreign https://www.americantowns.com/news/risch-portman-lead-bill-to-combat-crisis-at-the-southern-border-31415265-hagerman-id.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/risch-portman-lead-bill-to-combat-crisis-at-the-southern-border-31415265-hagerman-id.html Government and Politics Sat, 27 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Risch: The Administration Could Fix the Immigration Crisis if It Wanted Since Biden took office, U.S. law enforcement has encountered more illegal https://www.americantowns.com/news/risch-the-administration-could-fix-the-immigration-crisis-if-it-wanted-31415270-eastport-id.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/risch-the-administration-could-fix-the-immigration-crisis-if-it-wanted-31415270-eastport-id.html Government and Politics Sat, 27 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Risch, Rubio Introduce Bill to Block Biden Administration from Using Federal Property for Abortion WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim https://www.americantowns.com/news/risch-rubio-introduce-bill-to-block-biden-administration-from-using-federal-property-for-abortion-31415279-rathdrum-id.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/risch-rubio-introduce-bill-to-block-biden-administration-from-using-federal-property-for-abortion-31415279-rathdrum-id.html Government and Politics Sat, 27 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500