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Senate votes on the Legislative Compensation (SCR 101)
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Senate votes on the Legislative Compensation (SCR 101)

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Senate votes on SCR 101 from Senator Christy Zito: LEGISLATIVE COMPENSATION – States findings of t...

Senator Foreman proposes some promising legislation
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Senator Foreman proposes some promising legislation

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5 hours ago

Sen. Foreman proposed 4 pieces of legislation this morning which would: 1. Allow concealed carry on...

Capitol Clarity: Defending Our Constitutional Rights
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Capitol Clarity: Defending Our Constitutional Rights

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15 hours ago

Listen to Brian Festa of We The Patriots USA speak on how we can best defend our constitutional righ...

Rep. Hill responds to HB10, banning woke flags in the classroom
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Rep. Hill responds to HB10, banning woke flags...

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24 hours ago

Rep. Ted Hill expertly addresses the details about HB10, which keeps woke, divisive flags out of the...

Nowhere To Hyde -- Idaho's Classrooms Aren't Laboratories
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Nowhere To Hyde -- Idaho's Classrooms Aren't Laboratories

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1 day ago

House Bill 10 advanced out of a legislative committee today. It seeks to ban ideological flags from ...

Fred Birnbaum Testifies in Favor of HB7 (Mandatory Fine for Marijuana)
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Fred Birnbaum Testifies in Favor of HB7 (Mandatory...

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2 days ago

IFF Legislative Affairs Director Fred Birnbaum testifies in favor of House Bill 7, which would creat...

Sen. Christy Zito Proposes Resolution to Reject Legislator Pay Raise
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Sen. Christy Zito Proposes Resolution to Reject Legislator...

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2 days ago

This morning, Sen. Christy Zito proposed a resolution to reject the 22% legislator pay raise and gav...

Nowhere To Hyde -- How the Idaho Freedom Index Works
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Nowhere To Hyde -- How the Idaho Freedom...

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3 days ago

When it comes to evaluating bills before the Idaho legislature, the Idaho Freedom Index is a handy t...

HCR 2 - To commend BSU women's volleyball team
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HCR 2 - To commend BSU women's volleyball...

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3 days ago

House Reading of HCR 2 - BOISE STATE VOLLEYBALL – States findings of the Legislature and provides ...

Two Cents: The State of the State’s Education System
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Two Cents: The State of the State’s Education...

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7 days ago

Gov. Little gave his State of the State address this week, deciding to push expanding school choice....

Dorothy Moon Speaks at Legislature 101
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Dorothy Moon Speaks at Legislature 101

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7 days ago

Idaho GOP Chairwoman Dorothy Moon talks about all the resolutions the party passed this year, and wh...

Nowhere To Hyde -- Idaho Must Go For the Gold In School Choice
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Nowhere To Hyde -- Idaho Must Go For...

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1 week ago

Rep. Clint Hostetler has introduced Idaho's first School Choice bill of the new session. It is the g...

Legislature 101
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Legislature 101

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1 week ago

Learn how bills are prepared, how to engage with your representatives, and how to advocate for the i...

Nowhere To Hyde -- Idaho's Real State of the State
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Nowhere To Hyde -- Idaho's Real State of...

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1 week ago

The Idaho Freedom Foundation warned us what to expect from Gov. Little's State of the State address ...

Nowhere To Hyde -- What's Ahead for the Gem State in 2025
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Nowhere To Hyde -- What's Ahead for the...

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2 weeks ago

The Idaho legislature convenes on Mon Jan 6 and there's a lot for them to tackle this year. We'll hi...

Nowhere To Hyde - The Truth About Those Commiefornians
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Nowhere To Hyde - The Truth About Those...

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3 weeks ago

Idaho's population zoomed past the 2 million mark this year. The people who refer to our new residen...

Nowhere To Hyde -- Idaho's DEI Shapeshifters
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Nowhere To Hyde -- Idaho's DEI Shapeshifters

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3 weeks ago

The Idaho State Board of Education has voted to ban DEI offices in our institutions of higher learni...

Two Cents: Pork is on the menu this Christmas
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Two Cents: Pork is on the menu this...

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4 weeks ago

Luckily Congress was stopped before they could waste taxpayer money, but the same can't be said for ...

Nowhere To Hyde -- Is Pork Back On the Menu?
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Nowhere To Hyde -- Is Pork Back On...

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4 weeks ago

There's no doubt that the DOGE mentality is at work in D.C. as an omnibus continuing resolution just...

Nowhere To Hyde -- Why Government Accountability Counts
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Nowhere To Hyde -- Why Government Accountability Counts

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1 month ago

When Idaho State University handed over more than $850,000 to Bannock County, they likely meant well...

Fiscal Fridays: Power politics - The Lava Ridge and Bitcoin
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Fiscal Fridays: Power politics - The Lava Ridge...

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1 month ago

California wants cheap electricity, so the federal government is looking to Idaho to provide it. But...

Nowhere To Hyde -- Will DEI Finally DIE?
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Nowhere To Hyde -- Will DEI Finally DIE?

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1 month ago

Universities throughout Idaho are quietly shuttering their offices of Diversity, Equity and Inclusio...

Nowhere To Hyde -- Is Idaho a Sovereign State or Not?
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Nowhere To Hyde -- Is Idaho a Sovereign...

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1 month ago

Last week the Biden administration announced that the Lava Ridge project will move forward over the ...

Fiscal Fridays: Malfeasance in Bannock County
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Fiscal Fridays: Malfeasance in Bannock County

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1 month ago

Idaho's new forensic pathology center is a complete failure. More than$850,000 of taxpayer dollars h...

Nowhere To Hyde -- Idaho Legislative Leadership Needs Your Input
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Nowhere To Hyde -- Idaho Legislative Leadership Needs...

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1 month ago

Idaho's Senate & House leadership is not as solid on the Freedom Index as they could be. They need o...

Nowhere To Hyde -- Standing With Idaho's Families
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Nowhere To Hyde -- Standing With Idaho's Families

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2 months ago

Idaho's families are under attack and it's time we recognize some of the people and organizations wh...

Fiscal Fridays: Shining the Light on Luma
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Fiscal Fridays: Shining the Light on Luma

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2 months ago

Luma, Idaho's new ERP system, has been a major financial burden for taxpayers. From $14.5 million in...

Nowhere To Hyde -- A Matter of Public Money
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Nowhere To Hyde -- A Matter of Public...

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2 months ago

When the legislature appropriated $900,000 to Idaho State University for a forensic pathology lab, i...

Fiscal Fridays: How Idaho Could Benefit From Its Own DOGE
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Fiscal Fridays: How Idaho Could Benefit From Its...

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2 months ago

Idaho needs its own Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)! On this week's episode of Fiscal Fri...

Nowhere To Hyde -- Setting Idaho's Education Priorities
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Nowhere To Hyde -- Setting Idaho's Education Priorities

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2 months ago

With the approaching new year, Idaho's education priorities are coming into focus. Let's talk about ...

Nowhere To Hyde -- Idaho's Delegation Opposes Men in Women's Sports
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Nowhere To Hyde -- Idaho's Delegation Opposes Men...

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2 months ago

Idaho's Congressional delegation is joining a growing chorus of voices against men in women's sports...

Two Cents: Cronies are in for a wake up call
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Two Cents: Cronies are in for a wake...

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2 months ago

Last week, voters gave a mandate to politicians to reject subsidies and handouts. This week in North...

Nowhere To Hyde -- Idaho's Dept of Govt Efficiency (DOGE)
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Nowhere To Hyde -- Idaho's Dept of Govt...

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2 months ago

There's about to be serious accountability for federal waste and overreach via the Dept. of Govt Eff...

Professor Ron explains the legislator pay raise
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Professor Ron explains the legislator pay raise

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2 months ago

22% pay hike for politicians? Let's focus on getting financial relief for Idahoans, first....

Niklas Kleinworth testifies against legislator pay raise
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Niklas Kleinworth testifies against legislator pay raise

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2 months ago

IFF's Policy Director, Niklas Kleinworth, gives a testimony against the proposed 43% increase in pay...

Nowhere To Hyde -- Legislative Pay & Public Service
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Nowhere To Hyde -- Legislative Pay & Public...

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2 months ago

On this week's Nowhere To Hyde, we discuss the implications of the recently proposed legislator pay ...

Two Cents: Prop 1 is defeated at the ballot box!
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Two Cents: Prop 1 is defeated at the...

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2 months ago

Idahoans just rejected ranked-choice voting and jungle primaries by over a 2-to-1 margin! Despite mi...

Nowhere To Hyde -- A Closer Look At Idaho Legislator Pay
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Nowhere To Hyde -- A Closer Look At...

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2 months ago

A proposal to raise the pay of Idaho legislators by a whopping 43% went before a citizen's committee...

Nowhere To Hyde -- Idahoans Are On a Roll for Freedom
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Nowhere To Hyde -- Idahoans Are On a...

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2 months ago

The election has come and gone and some serious gains were made for Idahoans on the side of freedom....

Fiscal Fridays: Should Idaho Have the Highest Paid Part-Time Legislature?
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Fiscal Fridays: Should Idaho Have the Highest Paid...

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3 months ago

Idaho lawmakers are proposing a massive pay raise, potentially reaching 43%. This would make them th...

Nowhere To Hyde -- Does Idaho Need HJR 5?
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Nowhere To Hyde -- Does Idaho Need HJR...

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3 months ago

On Tuesday, Idahoans will be voting on an amendment to the Idaho Constitution requiring that anyone ...

Nowhere To Hyde -- Idahoans Are Turning Out to Vote
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Nowhere To Hyde -- Idahoans Are Turning Out...

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3 months ago

With early voting underway in the Gem State, Idahoans are turning out in surprisingly large numbers ...

Fiscal Fridays: Refugees Are Rolling into Idaho, and So Are Their Handouts
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Fiscal Fridays: Refugees Are Rolling into Idaho, and...

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3 months ago

What if we told you that Idaho is treating refugees better than its own citizens? Idaho received mor...

Nowhere To Hyde -- What Prop 1 Ads & Snake Oil Have In Common
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Nowhere To Hyde -- What Prop 1 Ads...

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3 months ago

With a massive amount of out-of-state money buying dubious ads promoting Prop 1, it's time to see wh...

Nowhere To Hyde -- Idaho Homeschoolers Will Thrive With School Choice
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Nowhere To Hyde -- Idaho Homeschoolers Will Thrive...

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3 months ago

When educational choice comes to Idaho, it won't just benefit students in public schools. Homeschool...

Fiscal Fridays: Who’s Funding Proposition 1?
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Fiscal Fridays: Who’s Funding Proposition 1?

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3 months ago

Over 60% of Prop 1's funding comes from out-of-state left-wing donors, including major contributions...

Nowhere To Hyde -- Blowing a Hole In Idaho School Choice Myths
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Nowhere To Hyde -- Blowing a Hole In...

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3 months ago

With school choice high on the list of Idaho legislative priorities, there are a few myths that need...

Nowhere To Hyde -- The Great Pretenders Are Coming for Idaho
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Nowhere To Hyde -- The Great Pretenders Are...

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3 months ago

Learn how Prop 1 would be a powerful tool in the hands of the pretenders who will say anything to be...

Fiscal Fridays: End the Handouts for Illegals in Idaho
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Fiscal Fridays: End the Handouts for Illegals in...

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3 months ago

Idaho is spending millions in taxpayer dollars to provide benefits like healthcare and food assistan...

Nowhere To Hyde -- Political Pork Is Alive & Well In Idaho
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Nowhere To Hyde -- Political Pork Is Alive...

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3 months ago

Wasteful spending takes a lot of different forms and in this episode we share 4 examples that prove ...

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