Policy

Let’s lift up Idahoans by getting government out of the way

By Wayne Hoffman, IFF’s former President

December 17, 2021

Ronald Reagan famously used to say, “Government is not the solution to the problem. Government is the problem.” Contrary to what Marty Trillhaase told readers of the Lewiston Tribune on Dec. 8, this was the point of my speech to the Kootenai County Republican Women. It was not, as Trillhaase reported, a State of the […]

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Women and men could use a break from government college peddlers and careerism

By Wayne Hoffman, IFF’s former President

December 13, 2021

When my daughter and son attended Idaho’s government-run schools, they were routinely cajoled to enroll in college. My daughter’s public charter school class was small enough that each student’s post-high school plans were read aloud along with their names at graduation. All but two graduates in a class of about 45 indicated they planned to […]

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Bad Returns: How Idaho college degrees fare on debt-earnings tests

By Anna Miller

December 7, 2021

Students and parents no longer need to ask, “Is college worth it?” The latest report by the Idaho Freedom Foundation’s Center for American Education explains the financial prospects of studying in a particular field at Idaho’s colleges. Stakeholders deserve to know which programs are serving students well and which should be held accountable by policymakers […]

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Idaho’s colleges and universities should face major consequences for disregarding lawmakers

By Wayne Hoffman, IFF’s former President

December 3, 2021

A year ago, I wrote that there should be hell to pay for Idaho’s colleges’ and universities' continued advancement of a clearly left-wing social justice agenda. Thankfully, our state’s elected representatives and senators agreed that they needed to act in order to get the higher education system back on track and under control. Lawmakers voted […]

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Education Freedom Pledge reveals which lawmakers, governors support choice in education

By Kaitlyn Shepherd

November 22, 2021

The results of Virginia’s recent gubernatorial race show that supporting parental rights in education can be a winning campaign strategy. On November 2, Virginia parents clearly rejected the contention that they have no role to play in determining what their children learn in public schools. They stood up for their right to direct the education […]

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Loyalty oaths come to Idaho’s universities with faculty “diversity statements”

By Anna Miller

November 22, 2021

The commitment to Critical Social Justice (CSJ) on America’s college campuses does not waver. It may go underground for a while, it may be difficult to detect for a while, but it is ongoing and persistent. Pauses mean a gathering of forces followed by bursts of action. At Idaho’s universities, there is a pause in […]

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Lawmakers fail to protect Idahoans from forced vaccinations

By Dustin Hurst

November 17, 2021

Idaho Freedom Foundation Vice President Dustin Hurst issued the following statement upon the adjournment of the 2021 legislation session: Idaho lawmakers failed at their most sacred task: protecting the rights of Gem State citizens. On Wednesday, lawmakers finished their elongated 2021 session. Let’s look at their accomplishments. Did they do anything to protect the medical […]

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Brad Little should follow the Constitution; lieutenant governor is governor while he’s out of state

By Wayne Hoffman, IFF’s former President

November 15, 2021

It’s been well understood since statehood that our Constitution plainly says that when the governor is out of state, he no longer exercises the power of the office. That power moves to the lieutenant governor until the governor returns. The wording of the state Constitution has never been in doubt. Its clarity is such that […]

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Four solid ideas for the state’s budget surplus

By Wayne Hoffman, IFF’s former President

November 12, 2021

Idaho Gov. Brad Little and the Legislature have an incredible — and maybe once-in-a-generation opportunity — to use the budget gargantuan surplus to rid the state of one or more albatrosses around residents’ necks. These albatrosses are, in no particular order: The state’s progressive income tax Property taxes The grocery tax Federal control of public […]

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Crony IACI lobbyist begs Idaho lawmakers to keep vaccine mandates in place

By Wayne Hoffman, IFF’s former President

November 10, 2021

Don’t be fooled by the rhetoric coming from the Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry. They’re not on the side of freedom — not now, not ever. When IACI starts throwing around words like “conservative” and “freedom,” you know you’re being bamboozled. No organization in Idaho has done more than IACI to promote socialism, rent-seeking, […]

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What is an education scholarship, and how can it allow families to customize education to fit their child’s needs?

By Kaitlyn Shepherd

November 10, 2021

Parents are hungry for change. For some, pandemic-related distance learning programs have revealed what their children are learning—or not learning—in the classroom, and many parents are desperate for an alternative. A survey from education nonprofit EdChoice revealed that more than two-thirds of adult Idahoans feel that education is headed down the wrong track in their […]

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Idaho officials enforce the Biden mandate while crowing about their lawsuit against it

By Wayne Hoffman, IFF’s former President

November 5, 2021

Idaho state officials aren’t suing President Joe Biden to block his vaccine mandate. They’re doing it because taking the president to court is good politics — red meat for the masses. A phony legal challenge against Biden is the perfect tool for scoring political points and raising boatloads of campaign cash. The latest proof of […]

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Policy

Let’s lift up Idahoans by getting government out of the way

Women and men could use a break from government college peddlers and careerism

Bad Returns: How Idaho college degrees fare on debt-earnings tests

Idaho’s colleges and universities should face major consequences for disregarding lawmakers

Education Freedom Pledge reveals which lawmakers, governors support choice in education

Loyalty oaths come to Idaho’s universities with faculty “diversity statements”

Lawmakers fail to protect Idahoans from forced vaccinations

Brad Little should follow the Constitution; lieutenant governor is governor while he’s out of state

Four solid ideas for the state’s budget surplus

Crony IACI lobbyist begs Idaho lawmakers to keep vaccine mandates in place

What is an education scholarship, and how can it allow families to customize education to fit their child’s needs?

Idaho officials enforce the Biden mandate while crowing about their lawsuit against it

Latest Research

Idaho Freedom Index

Policy

Let’s lift up Idahoans by getting government out of the way

Women and men could use a break from government college peddlers and careerism

Bad Returns: How Idaho college degrees fare on debt-earnings tests

Idaho’s colleges and universities should face major consequences for disregarding lawmakers

Education Freedom Pledge reveals which lawmakers, governors support choice in education

Loyalty oaths come to Idaho’s universities with faculty “diversity statements”

Lawmakers fail to protect Idahoans from forced vaccinations

Brad Little should follow the Constitution; lieutenant governor is governor while he’s out of state

Four solid ideas for the state’s budget surplus

Crony IACI lobbyist begs Idaho lawmakers to keep vaccine mandates in place

What is an education scholarship, and how can it allow families to customize education to fit their child’s needs?

Idaho officials enforce the Biden mandate while crowing about their lawsuit against it

Latest Research

Idaho Freedom Index

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