U.S. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky addresses supporters Wednesday at the Doubletree Hotel in Spokane. (Dan Pelle)

GOP presidential hopeful Rand Paul holds a rally at Boise State University's SUB this morning at 11:30, followed by another at the Nampa Civic Center at 2:45; both events, like another last night at North Idaho College in Coeur d’Alene, are billed as “Stand With Rand” rallies. Idaho Congressman Raul Labrador will join Paul at both events today, as he did at last night's Coeur d'Alene rally; the Coeur d'Alene Press has a report here on that one.

Paul is on a swing that includes events in Washington, Idaho, Alaska, Wyoming and Utah, and held a “Stand with Rand” rally in Spokane yesterday; S-R reporter Kip Hill has a full story here at spokesman.com. This evening, Paul is scheduled to appear at a regional “GOP Summer BBQ” in Idaho Falls.