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Independent audit finds state agency defied Idaho law to distribute public funds to woke pre-K and child care providers

By Anna Miller

August 22, 2023

An independent audit found that the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare defied Idaho law in the grant-making process. Public records further demonstrate that high-ranking administrators deliberately designed the grant process to serve children ages birth to five. Thanks to the efforts of Sen. Glenneda Zuiderveld, the Idaho Freedom Foundation's Center for American Education broke […]

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Florida Leads the Way

By Idaho Freedom Foundation staff

August 21, 2023

The Sunshine State’s education reforms are a model for the nation. By Anna K. Miller and Scott Yenor Reforming education involves the notoriously difficult task of reforming bureaucracies. Legislatures and governors can pass laws that demand change, but education bureaucracies are notorious for simply absorbing reforms without changing their ways. This is why former Secretary […]

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Managed care couldn’t fix states’ Medicaid budgets; a switch would ignore real solutions in Idaho

By Niklas Kleinworth

August 21, 2023

Idaho has a distressing spending problem in its medical welfare program, Medicaid. The $4.7 billion price tag constitutes one-third of all state spending, and it is growing. Total appropriations for the program between the 2022 and 2023 fiscal years grew by 17% — six points faster than all other spending. Lawmakers propose switching Idaho from […]

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West Bonner School District adopts common sense bathroom policy

By Brian Almon

August 18, 2023

School restrooms have become a flashpoint in the culture war, as leftist activists have tried to force schools to allow biological boys to use girls’ bathrooms, changing rooms, and overnight accommodations. The danger this poses to students is obvious, but these activists attempt to destroy anyone exhibiting common sense. At one point earlier this year, […]

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Convention of the States is Likely to Disappoint Conservatives

By Fred Birnbaum

August 15, 2023

Lawmakers from across the United States held a simulated Article V convention of states earlier this month, and the outcome settled nothing. The Convention of States organization, which organized the event, hailed it as a success, and while some of the amendments proposed by lawmakers in attendance have merit, two of the Convention of States’ […]

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Bathroom bill injunction puts Idaho students in danger

By Idaho Freedom Foundation staff

August 11, 2023

By Anna Miller and Brian Almon The U.S. District Court of Idaho has temporarily blocked a law requiring public schools to separate bathrooms and locker rooms based on a student’s biological sex. The order establishes that schools may keep existing transgender student policies in place prior to Gov. Brad Little signing Senate Bill 1100. At […]

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Leftist lawmakers blame others, call for special session over deletion of presidential primary

By Wayne Hoffman, IFF’s former President

August 10, 2023

There’s a story going around that Senate President Pro Tem Chuck Winder is trying to get a special session of the Legislature organized for the purpose of saving face over the fact that lawmakers inadvertently deleted the presidential primary from next year’s election calendar. There’s a lot of misinformation about this issue, chiefly coming from […]

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The IFF's Center for American Education on the Florida Model

By Idaho Freedom Foundation staff

August 7, 2023

BACKGROUND Florida’s K–12 public education system is among the best in the country, and it has become better over the past four years. Elsewhere in the country, the education system emphasizes concepts of diversity and equity while compromising on excellence and even competence. In Florida, those governing the education system have attempted to rid schools […]

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Governor Little Should be More Humble When Describing Idaho’s Economy

By Fred Birnbaum

August 2, 2023

Lest anyone think that we are picking on Governor Little when we rain on his Idaho economic parade, think again. We would make these points in any of the 50 states. Governor Little, to his credit, pushed back against the notions of the excess COVID monies that flooded every state. But he quickly sidestepped those […]

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Idaho’s University of Phoenix and nonprofit would be exempt from most government accountability statutes

By Wayne Hoffman, IFF’s former President

August 1, 2023

If anyone is under the impression that the University of Idaho’s secretive purchase of the University of Phoenix will magically become less secretive after the deal is done, they’re sorely mistaken. Although Idahoans — even their state senators and representatives — have largely been kept in the dark about the deal, this is as transparent […]

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In remembrance of Gary Glenn, the father of Right to Work in Idaho

By Wayne Hoffman, IFF’s former President

July 29, 2023

Idahoans have the freedom to get jobs without having to be union members, something not true everywhere and a fact for which we owe thanks to Gary Glenn, who died Thursday at age 65. Gary can rightfully be called the father of Idaho's Right to Work law. More than 40 years ago, Right to Work […]

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Deregulation Part 3: Government-simulated accountability abandons Idaho’s elderly

By Niklas Kleinworth

July 27, 2023

Nursing homes are among the most heavily regulated health care settings. With approximately 900 pages of federal and state regulations in place, virtually every aspect of these facilities is controlled by the government. Despite this, Idaho’s facilities fail to meet the needs of their residents. Nursing homes are an example of how Americans — in […]

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Policy

Independent audit finds state agency defied Idaho law to distribute public funds to woke pre-K and child care providers

Florida Leads the Way

Managed care couldn’t fix states’ Medicaid budgets; a switch would ignore real solutions in Idaho

West Bonner School District adopts common sense bathroom policy

Convention of the States is Likely to Disappoint Conservatives

Bathroom bill injunction puts Idaho students in danger

Leftist lawmakers blame others, call for special session over deletion of presidential primary

The IFF's Center for American Education on the Florida Model

Governor Little Should be More Humble When Describing Idaho’s Economy

Idaho’s University of Phoenix and nonprofit would be exempt from most government accountability statutes

In remembrance of Gary Glenn, the father of Right to Work in Idaho

Deregulation Part 3: Government-simulated accountability abandons Idaho’s elderly

Latest Research

Idaho Freedom Index

Policy

Independent audit finds state agency defied Idaho law to distribute public funds to woke pre-K and child care providers

Florida Leads the Way

Managed care couldn’t fix states’ Medicaid budgets; a switch would ignore real solutions in Idaho

West Bonner School District adopts common sense bathroom policy

Convention of the States is Likely to Disappoint Conservatives

Bathroom bill injunction puts Idaho students in danger

Leftist lawmakers blame others, call for special session over deletion of presidential primary

The IFF's Center for American Education on the Florida Model

Governor Little Should be More Humble When Describing Idaho’s Economy

Idaho’s University of Phoenix and nonprofit would be exempt from most government accountability statutes

In remembrance of Gary Glenn, the father of Right to Work in Idaho

Deregulation Part 3: Government-simulated accountability abandons Idaho’s elderly

Latest Research

Idaho Freedom Index

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