A new poll finds Idahoans are decidedly opposed to Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion in Idaho, and that almost two-thirds of voters would be less likely to re-elect a legislator who supports Medicaid expansion. The poll was commissioned by the Foundation for Government Accountability and the Idaho Freedom Foundation. The survey found that, when first asked about Medicaid expansion, 46 percent of …
The fight to repeal Idaho’s grocery tax won a huge endorsement this week, another sign the time is right for lawmakers to consider the proposal. The Coeur d’Alene Press, which serves several towns in North Idaho, endorsed full repeal of the grocery tax as a way to empower individuals by allowing them to decide how to spend their dollars. “True, …
Sure, Idaho Freedom Foundation Founder and President Wayne Hoffman is a whiz on public policy, but he’s a little more than that. The bolo tie around his neck reveals it. Curious why Wayne sports the bolo tie around the Statehouse in Boise and at meetings around Idaho? The Point of Personal Privilege podcast, a news and commentary production new to …
#JustFoodNoTax. Across the Idaho Freedom Foundation website, Facebook page and Twitter feed, you’re very likely to see that hashtag today. What does it mean? As lawmakers gather in the Capitol in Boise today, they’re talking tax hikes, fee increases and more government spending. We’re talking about eliminating Idaho’s tax on your groceries. You know, the milk, cheese, eggs and, maybe, …
By Russ Fulcher Idaho’s “state-based” health exchange isn’t “state-based” at all. It is a federal exchange, governed by federal law, operated by cooperating state employees. When Idaho leaders chose this path for health care, Idaho taxpayers were forced to swallow the federal bait (dollars), impaled on a hook of federal control. And Idaho officially became an invested partner in seeing …
Idaho Freedom Foundation President Wayne Hoffman told ABC Channel 6 News that Boise is being completely unfair to ride-sharing service Uber. Hoffman also said the city should “bend over backwards” to accommodate Uber and others like it. Take a look: