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In 2009, we told many of our friends and allies that we would write a report called "The 2010 Idaho Pork Report." We won't lie about it; many laughed. "This is Idaho," we heard time and time again. "You won't find government waste in Idaho!" Sixty-eight pages later, few people are laughing. There is waste […]

There is no government or private sector budget with items labeled “government waste,” or “junket” or “fraud and abuse.” When the Idaho Freedom Foundation began reviewing state and local government records in search of waste, elected officials and bureaucrats claimed that there is very little to discover – that with the recession and cost-cutting measures […]

The Idaho Freedom Foundation and Citizens Against Government Waste released a report Wednesday with a list of what they call wasteful parts of the Idaho state budget. You can read the Idaho Pork Report at the IFF website. IdahoReporter.com is a product of the Idaho Freedom Foundation. In keeping with journalistic ethics standards, IdahoReporter.com will […]

On Wednesday, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) and the Idaho Freedom Foundation (IFF) gathered in the state Capitol in Boise to unveil the first-ever 2010 Idaho Pork Report: The Book Idaho's Government Doesn't Want You to Read! The 68-page report, intended to educate the public and lead the state's elected officials to examine the proper […]

Read the book Idaho's government doesn't want you to read! Our 68-page report covers wasteful spending, excess and abuse. Come back on Wednesday to find out more in this exclusive research from the Idaho Freedom Foundation and Citizens Against Government Waste.

WARNING: The Idaho Freedom Foundation's 2012 Idaho Report on Government Waste is 120 pages long. We recommend scheduling lots of time to read it, or plan several breaks as part of your review of the document. You might consider consulting with a doctor before diving into our research, as it may make your head hurt.

In a time when the Legislature is searching high and low for areas to make cuts and save money, Rep. Anne Pasley-Stuart, D-Boise, and Rep. Elfreda Higgins, D-Garden City, feel it is unacceptable for any public employee to receive severance pay from the state. The lawmakers presented a bill to the House State Affairs Committee […]

Bill description: HJR 5 would ask voters whether to amend the Idaho Constitution to give the Legislature authority to impose a tax on rental agreements in which a public agency is the lessor. Rating: 0 Does it directly or indirectly create or increase any taxes, fees, or other assessments? Conversely, does it eliminate or reduce […]

By Wayne Hoffman | President If you’re a candidate for public office and you’re not talking about property taxes, what’s wrong with you? Especially in the state’s largest city, being a candidate for mayor in Boise must naturally necessitate answering questions about the rapidity and unsustainability of annual property tax increases.  The issue is fair […]

The Idaho Legislature is not Congress. Be thankful for that. But recent outrage over a vote months ago makes it appear some would prefer that Idaho lawmakers behave and think like their Congresscritter cousins. In March, state lawmakers approved a bill creating behavioral health crisis centers, which supporters say will help people with mental health […]

[post_thumbnail] Idaho State University has decided to end paid lobbying efforts on the federal level. Since 2000 the school has spent $2.1 million on paid federal lobbyists. Idaho State University (ISU) has ended its paid lobbying of the United States Congress and federal departments, a move that will save the Pocatello school thousands of dollars […]

Idaho's public pension system faced a $3 billion gap between funding and benefits in 2010, the most recent year for which comprehensive data was available nationwide, according to a new study by the Pew Center on the States, a nonpartisan research arm of the Pew Charitable Trusts. Although the Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho […]