Policy

Little’s budget blowout: The hidden story of the 2022 legislative session

By Fred Birnbaum

April 5, 2022

It is hard to find the superlatives to properly describe Idaho’s new budget, which takes effect July 1. It’s breathtaking in terms of the sheer size of the increase, abetted with the infusion of billions of dollars of federal money via the COVID relief fund pipelines. Idaho has seen a massive infusion of federal funding […]

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Unprofessional, unacceptable, unfundable: Idaho Legislators defund Commission for Libraries by nearly $4 million

By Anna Miller

April 4, 2022

Legislators defunded the Idaho Commision for Libraries (ICFL) nearly $4 million over concerns of providing sexually explicit material to K-12 schools. The effort reflects the national pattern of parental outrage over obscene materials in school libraries that has incited action from lawmakers in red states including Texas, Florida, and Tennessee. Prior to cutting the budget, […]

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Recapping Idaho’s year of education micro-reform

By Kaitlyn Shepherd

April 4, 2022

Supporters of education choice and parental rights will remember Idaho’s 2022 legislative session as the Year of the Micro-reform. Instead of implementing meaningful changes that give families control over their children’s education, the Legislature passed inconsequential bills that failed to make major headway in solving the problems plaguing Idaho’s education system. 2022 Session Recap: Education […]

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‘Changed the label, same stuff’: Video reveals CRT still being forced on students in Idaho schools

By Idaho Freedom Foundation staff

March 24, 2022

By: Anna Miller and Kaitlyn Shepherd Despite evidence to the contrary, public figures across Idaho continue to perpetuate the narrative that critical race theory (CRT) and other aspects of Critical Social Justice ideology are not being taught in Idaho’s public schools. The State Board of Education President, Kurt Liebech, argued that regardless of the national […]

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New crisis standards of care law will guarantee healthcare rationing

By Wayne Hoffman, IFF’s former President

March 21, 2022

One lesson from the so-called pandemic that should have been learned is that the government’s involvement in healthcare is not making things better for patients. As I’ve pointed out previously, mismanagement by Idaho’s hospital systems over many decades contributed to lack of staff and hospital beds. In addition, the government’s involvement in health education and […]

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The real ‘false narrative’ is that Idaho is safe from social justice agenda

By Wayne Hoffman, IFF’s former President

March 2, 2022

I got a chuckle out of KTVB’s attempt to discredit the Idaho Freedom Foundation with its four-part “investigative” series on us. I suppose they thought their coverage would be groundbreaking or at least debilitating. Not even close. More Idahoans than ever are flocking to us because they want to be a part of a sensible […]

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The administrative bloat of ‘diversicrats’ in Idaho’s higher education system

By Anna Miller

February 28, 2022

In 2021, Idaho’s Legislature told state universities to eschew the harmful critical social justice (CSJ) ideology and return to their core educational mission – the advancement of truth. But Idaho’s flagship universities have maintained spending on diversity administrators, or “diversicrats,” and taken their promotion of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) underground by requiring political litmus […]

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Pay no heed to Idaho’s Chicken Littles

By Kaitlyn Shepherd

February 28, 2022

Three retired Idaho superintendents recently issued a dire warning about the effects of school choice on the state’s public schools. They cautioned, “School vouchers would be detrimental to the interests of the vast majority of Idaho students, especially those in rural areas of the state.” They also asserted, “The Idaho Legislature came dangerously close to […]

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Jim Jones lies about IFF, critical race theory

By Wayne Hoffman, IFF’s former President

February 17, 2022

Isn't it interesting how leftists will straight up lie to you about issues you care about in order to win popular support? Such is the case with that leftist former state Supreme Court justice Jim Jones, who praised a new group formed to take on the Idaho Freedom Foundation and its friends who believe in […]

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Proposal would leave incumbent protection program in place

By Wayne Hoffman, IFF’s former President

February 16, 2022

Rep. Brent Crane reveals the truth about a biennial problem for the Legislature, but he gets the solution wrong. Crane’s House Bill 567 would shorten the window for candidates to file to run for office from two weeks at the end of February to one week. The real problem is that the primary election is […]

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Critical social justice in K-12 education, Part 2: Collective guilt and racial scapegoating – Even in Idaho?

By Anna Miller

February 9, 2022

Meridian Middle School handed out flyers that pressured teachers to judge students by the color of their skin. It told teachers to “reject the myth of colorblindness” and treat students differently based on their level of “privilege” associated with their gender or race. It says teachers are biased whether they know it or not and […]

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Reporter shows his bias after IFF's Thayn interview

By Wayne Hoffman, IFF’s former President

February 7, 2022

Sen. Steven Thayn, the Senate Education Committee chairman, believes the public education system is mediocre and fundamentally flawed because it minimizes the importance of parents in favor of government. That’s what, among other things, Thayn shared with me on the Hoff Time Report last Thursday. Thayn is the first Idaho education committee chairman I’m aware […]

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Policy

Little’s budget blowout: The hidden story of the 2022 legislative session

Unprofessional, unacceptable, unfundable: Idaho Legislators defund Commission for Libraries by nearly $4 million

Recapping Idaho’s year of education micro-reform

‘Changed the label, same stuff’: Video reveals CRT still being forced on students in Idaho schools

New crisis standards of care law will guarantee healthcare rationing

The real ‘false narrative’ is that Idaho is safe from social justice agenda

The administrative bloat of ‘diversicrats’ in Idaho’s higher education system

Pay no heed to Idaho’s Chicken Littles

Jim Jones lies about IFF, critical race theory

Proposal would leave incumbent protection program in place

Critical social justice in K-12 education, Part 2: Collective guilt and racial scapegoating – Even in Idaho?

Reporter shows his bias after IFF's Thayn interview

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Policy

Little’s budget blowout: The hidden story of the 2022 legislative session

Unprofessional, unacceptable, unfundable: Idaho Legislators defund Commission for Libraries by nearly $4 million

Recapping Idaho’s year of education micro-reform

‘Changed the label, same stuff’: Video reveals CRT still being forced on students in Idaho schools

New crisis standards of care law will guarantee healthcare rationing

The real ‘false narrative’ is that Idaho is safe from social justice agenda

The administrative bloat of ‘diversicrats’ in Idaho’s higher education system

Pay no heed to Idaho’s Chicken Littles

Jim Jones lies about IFF, critical race theory

Proposal would leave incumbent protection program in place

Critical social justice in K-12 education, Part 2: Collective guilt and racial scapegoating – Even in Idaho?

Reporter shows his bias after IFF's Thayn interview

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Idaho Freedom Index

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