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It’s official: Little surrenders to socialists in special session proposal

By Idaho Freedom Foundation staff
August 23, 2022
In a weak attempt to appease Idaho leftists on Tuesday, Gov. Brad Little called for a special legislative session to provide modest tax cuts and dump buckets of new money into Idaho’s broken government school system.  At the press conference, Little urged action to help Idaho’s families deal with the effects of inflation. That’s a […]
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Little proposes full surrender to Reclaim Idaho leftists

By Fred Birnbaum
August 18, 2022
Idaho has a $2 billion surplus. That means the state collected $2 billion more in taxes than it needs, so a special session to return the majority to taxpayers ought to be an easy, warmly-received decision.  Unfortunately, it now appears that aggressive tax relief is not Gov. Brad Little's primary reason for calling legislators back […]
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CLAIMS VERY MUCH FOUNDED: Yes, Proposition 1 would raise nearly everyone’s taxes

By Wayne Hoffman
August 16, 2022
From now through Election Day, the Idaho Freedom Foundation will be referring to the leftist group Reclaim Idaho’s Proposition 1 tax increase proposal as costing taxpayers at least $570 million.  I’m telling you this because Idaho’s news media outlets have taken a different and very dishonest tact. They’ve joined arms with Reclaim Idaho to report […]
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Journalists ought to stop tipping the scale in favor of leftist causes

By Bryan Hyde
August 16, 2022
We should be grateful that so many members of Idaho’s legacy media are deeply concerned about the information we consume. On the other hand, their penchant for ideological purity may be leading some of them to believe that they have a duty to prevent us from considering unapproved ideas.  That would be a big mistake. […]
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New tool to enlighten and empower families released by IFF’s Center for American Education

By Idaho Freedom Foundation staff
August 15, 2022
Idaho parents and residents have a new, one-of-a-kind tool designed to provide greater transparency about the quality of the state’s public schools. Today, the Idaho Freedom Foundation’s Center for American Education (CAE) released its new groundbreaking resource, the Idaho K-12 LEAD Map. LEAD stands for Liberty in Education and Academic Development, which represents the CAE’s […]
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Yes to a special session on taxes and wokeism

By Wayne Hoffman
August 13, 2022
I understand that Gov. Brad Little is considering calling legislators back to town to cut taxes. That's an excellent idea. There is no reason in the world that our hard earned money should sit unused in the state treasury.  Moreover, with a $2 billion budget surplus -- that’s more than 40% of the general fund […]
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Boise budget continues McLean’s pro-Portland agenda

By Brian Almon
August 10, 2022
In choosing how to utilize taxpayer money, cities can either expand freedom or curtail it. Even fiscally conservative elected leaders face the temptation to use more and more public funds for good reasons.   As the political and cultural capital of Idaho, what happens in Boise affects all Idahoans. How they choose to use their taxpayer […]
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Idaho’s political and education leaders should mistrust education establishment programs

By Idaho Freedom Foundation staff
August 9, 2022
Action Idaho | Special to Idaho Freedom Foundation The Idaho Association for the Education of Young Children (IAEYC) is a state affiliate for the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). Idaho leaders must come to recognize that putting an “I” in front of this leftist national organization does not make it conservative. […]
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Mayor McLean, Boise City Council give $3 million federal grant to early education non-profit sexualizing kids, endorsing CRT

By Idaho Freedom Foundation staff
August 8, 2022
By: Anna Miller and Scott Yenor In 2020 Mayor Lauren McLean’s platform for “A More Equitable City” endorsed “racial equity, white fragility and implicit bias training or book readings” and establishing “sex education at pre-k level – 12th.” Her plans for Boise are coming to fruition through the adoption of a federal grant program for […]
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Proposition 1's $570 million tax hike no gift to Idaho families, businesses

By Fred Birnbaum
August 8, 2022
Food prices are through the roof. Gas prices, while dropping slightly, are crushing Idahoans’ budgets. Property taxes are pushing homeownership out of reach for too many and pushing those on fixed incomes out of paid-off homes. Yet, the Lewiston Tribune's Marty Trillhaase says a half-billion tax increase is a gift to Idahoans. One might only […]
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The higher education DEI takeover will not end until this one major problem is fixed

By Anna Miller
July 27, 2022
Accreditors are responsible for providing an honest assessment on the quality of institutions of higher education, and their stamp of approval is tied to federal and state funds — no green light, no money from the government. Today, most of these associations now require diversity, equity and inclusion policies and programs as a requirement for […]
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Idaho has a $1.4 billion surplus, but leftists still want to raise your taxes

By Fred Birnbaum
July 26, 2022
Idaho’s state government is flush with cash, yet the leftist group Reclaim Idaho and its supporters still want to raise taxes on Gem State residents by more than half-a-billion dollars.  Why?  Before we get to that, we need to review Idaho’s financial position. And to say the Gem State is sitting pretty is definitely an […]
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