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Fiscal Fridays: Shining the Light on Luma

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6 days 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...

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1 week 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...

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2 weeks 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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2 weeks 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...

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2 weeks 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...

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3 weeks 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...

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3 weeks 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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3 weeks 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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3 weeks ago

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

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

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3 weeks 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...

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4 weeks 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...

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4 weeks 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...

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4 weeks 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...

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1 month ago

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

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

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1 month ago

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

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

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1 month 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...

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1 month 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...

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1 month 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...

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1 month 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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2 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...

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2 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...

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2 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...

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2 months ago

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

Nowhere To Hyde -- Political Pork Is Alive...

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2 months ago

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

Nowhere To Hyde -- Idaho Media Has Tunnel...

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2 months ago

When it comes to reporting on Prop 1, the ballot initiative that will drastically alter Idaho's voti...

Nowhere To Hyde -- Illegal Immigration and Idaho

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2 months ago

Federal immigration officials have conceded that more than 600,000 illegal aliens with criminal hist...

Nowhere To Hyde -- Standing With Boise State...

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2 months ago

The BSU women's volleyball team forfeited a game and took a loss rather than play a school with a tr...

Interview #2 with Old State Saloon Owner Mark...

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2 months ago

Last week, President Ron Nate sat down with Mark Fitzpatrick, owner of the Old State Saloon in Eagle...

Fiscal Fridays: “Mismanagement” Creates $16 Million Budget Hole

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2 months ago

Another bureaucracy, another $16 million deficit. The Idaho Division of Vocational Rehabilitation i...

Nowhere To Hyde -- Slowing Government Growth In...

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2 months ago

How could Idaho have eliminated the need for property taxes? By exercising proper spending restraint...

Nowhere To Hyde -- The Big Lie of...

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2 months ago

Proposition 1 is being sold to Idahoans as a means to make voters' voices stronger by doing away wit...

Fiscal Fridays: DEI Spells Disaster for Boise State...

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3 months ago

Last week, Big City Coffee won their trial, making it a huge win for free speech and those standing ...

Nowhere To Hyde -- Protecting Idahoans from CBDCs

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3 months ago

Sound money policy could be a reality in Idaho in the 2025 legislative session. Learn why CBDCs cann...

Nowhere To Hyde -- Big City Coffee vs...

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3 months ago

A victory for free speech in the case of Big City Coffee vs the woke mob at Boise State University....

Nowhere To Hyde -- Idaho Senate Republicans Need...

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3 months ago

Senator Jim Guthrie is looking to become the Idaho Senate Majority Leader. Does his track record sho...

Fiscal Fridays: Idaho is Left Behind on Sound...

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3 months ago

With threats of inflation, debanking, and talks of a Central Bank Digital Currency, our financial sy...

Nowhere To Hyde -- Busting Myths About Idaho...

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3 months ago

The prospect of school choice in Idaho is causing panic among those who fear a more competitive and ...

Nowhere To Hyde -- Idaho's Choice: Honest Elections...

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3 months ago

Ranked Choice Voting will be on the ballot come November and Idahoans need to think deeply about wha...

Fiscal Fridays: Budget Bandaids Could Send Idaho Over...

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3 months ago

Last week, Idaho’s Democratic Party Chair came up with a plan to address the $15.5 million deficit...

Nowhere To Hyde -- Saying No To Idaho's...

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3 months ago

Are Idaho police departments wrongfully collecting personal information about gun owners suspected o...

Nowhere To Hyde -- Idaho Taxpayers Bear the...

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3 months ago

The Idaho Dept. of Health & Welfare is going nearly $16 million over budget on its child care progra...

Fiscal Fridays: Childcare Program Cuts Needed as Bureaucrats...

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3 months ago

Without cuts, Idaho’s Child Care Program is expected to go nearly $16 million over budget by the e...

Nowhere To Hyde -- Reclaiming Cultural Foundations A...

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3 months ago

Reclaiming Idaho's cultural foundations from the DEI borg requires a clear vision of who we are and ...

Nowhere To Hyde -- Idaho The Last Line...

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3 months ago

When it comes to issues like ranked choice voting and illegal immigration, Idaho needs to make wise ...

Nowhere To Hyde -- Getting School Choice Right...

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4 months ago

When Idaho lawmakers meet in the 2025 legislative session, school choice will be a high priority. Le...

Idaho Deserves Grocery Tax Relief & School Choice

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4 months ago

Grocery tax relief and school choice for Idaho are two ideas whose time has come. Will Idaho's state...

Nowhere To Hyde -- Do Idaho Voters Want...

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4 months ago

The Idaho Supreme Court has dismissed AG Raul Labrador's suit against the Ranked Choice Voting ballo...

Fiscal Fridays: Repealing the Grocery Tax is Crucial...

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4 months ago

What would you do with an extra $850? For many Idaho families, this could be just the breathing room...

Nowhere To Hyde -- Will Idaho End the...

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4 months ago

Idaho's next legislative session could see a serious move to eliminate the sales tax on groceries. W...

Nowhere To Hyde -- Idaho's Welfare System Creates...

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4 months ago

New reports from the Idaho Dept. of Health and Welfare show that taxpayers are funding a system that...

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