Policy

Iowa gets singled out for ‘bold’ tax relief while Idahoans make do with high rates

By Wayne Hoffman, IFF’s former President

January 20, 2022

There’s a reason I wrote that the first order of every legislative session is to cut taxes. The money being taken from us is our money. We earned it. But collectively, we are being robbed of it. Gov. Brad Little’s income tax proposal is welcome news, as I said previously, but it just is not […]

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Education choice generates massive cost savings for taxpayers, according to new study

By Kaitlyn Shepherd

January 19, 2022

Policymakers and taxpayers no longer have to wonder whether passing and implementing an education choice program could generate fiscal benefits for citizens. A recent study by Martin F. Lueken, director of the Fiscal Research and Education Center at EdChoice, shows that education choice programs from around the country have generated between $12.4 billion and $28.3 […]

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Idahoans could do much better than Little’s tax plan

By Wayne Hoffman, IFF’s former President

January 17, 2022

The first mission of every legislative session should be to cut taxes, and Gov. Brad Little’s proposal to cut income taxes is certainly welcome, but it’s hardly the best Idaho can do this year. Several Idaho lawmakers have some really good ideas for dramatically cutting taxes. They want to push property taxes to near zero, […]

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Education myth No. 3: Public schools are held accountable while private schools are not

By Kaitlyn Shepherd

January 17, 2022

These excerpts were taken from “Myth-Educated: Debunking common education choice misconceptions in Idaho.” Read our full analysis online at: https://idahofreedom.org/research/myth-educated/. Fact: Private schools are accountable to parents and the public, while public schools lack democratic, financial, and academic accountability. “As stakeholders in their children’s education, parents can withdraw their children and enroll them elsewhere if […]

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Brad Little’s budget boasts 17.1% spending increase, not 8.1%

By Fred Birnbaum

January 12, 2022

When Gov. Brad Little took over the reins from Butch Otter, fiscal conservatives were hopeful. The last four years of Otter’s tenure were marked by the growth of unsustainable spending. For example, Otter requested in Fiscal Year 2019 a 6.6% increase for the general fund, but it ended up being 9.2% because his administration cleverly […]

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Education myth no. 2: Education choice programs defund public schools

By Kaitlyn Shepherd

January 12, 2022

These excerpts were taken from “Myth-Educated: Debunking common education choice misconceptions in Idaho.” Read our full analysis online at: https://idahofreedom.org/research/myth-educated/. Fact: Giving families money to spend on their children’s education through a choice program does not defund public schools or irreparably harm the remaining students. In fact, forcing families to subsidize public schools their children […]

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Myth 1: Education choice does not benefit rural students

By Kaitlyn Shepherd

January 10, 2022

This excerpt was taken from “Myth-Educated: Debunking common education choice misconceptions in Idaho.” Read IFF's full analysis online at: https://idahofreedom.org/research/myth-educated/. Fact: Education choice helps rural students who are not adequately served by their local public school by expanding the number of educational opportunities available to them and enabling them to supplement the limited opportunities available […]

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Full text of Gov. Brad Little's 2022 State of the State address

By Idaho Freedom Foundation staff

January 10, 2022

Mr. Speaker, Mr. Pro Tem, Madam President, honored legislators, my fellow constitutional officers, Mr. Chief Justice and members of the judiciary, my family, friends, and my fellow Idahoans. It’s good to deliver this speech back in the chambers. Last year I closed my State of the State address by saying, “In times of hardship, opportunity […]

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A pre-response to Gov. Little’s upcoming State of the State address

By Wayne Hoffman, IFF’s former President

January 10, 2022

There’s a possibility that I’m completely wrong about what Gov. Brad Little will say and propose in his State of the State address today. But Little has dropped enough clues over the years that I think it’s fairly reasonable to release my response before he gives his speech. If I’m wrong and I need to […]

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This new year, students can make smarter choices on higher education

By Anna Miller

January 3, 2022

The pandemic’s disruption of the traditional college experience combined with daunting prospects of student loan debt have left students wondering: Is college really worth it? From an economic perspective, the answer is yes. Higher education still has the ability to be an engine of upward mobility, opening up new opportunities to students. But these outcomes […]

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Make 2022 a year for being fearless

By Wayne Hoffman, IFF’s former President

January 3, 2022

A number of years ago, a friend advised me that one must never say these words in sequence in public: "The government should not be in the education business." I didn't listen. My new year’s resolution is all about being fearless, saying a lot of other things that need to be said but aren't. The […]

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Business advocacy groups should learn from the data which degrees are bad bets

By Anna Miller

December 20, 2021

Idaho students, parents, businesses, and taxpayers rely on universities to produce graduates ready to contribute and compete in the workforce and lead fulfilling lives. Dozens of programs at public universities do so, but dozens more leave their students with dangerous levels of student loan debt and taxpayers on the hook when graduates default on their […]

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Policy

Iowa gets singled out for ‘bold’ tax relief while Idahoans make do with high rates

Education choice generates massive cost savings for taxpayers, according to new study

Idahoans could do much better than Little’s tax plan

Education myth No. 3: Public schools are held accountable while private schools are not

Brad Little’s budget boasts 17.1% spending increase, not 8.1%

Education myth no. 2: Education choice programs defund public schools

Myth 1: Education choice does not benefit rural students

Full text of Gov. Brad Little's 2022 State of the State address

A pre-response to Gov. Little’s upcoming State of the State address

This new year, students can make smarter choices on higher education

Make 2022 a year for being fearless

Business advocacy groups should learn from the data which degrees are bad bets

Latest Research

Idaho Freedom Index

Policy

Iowa gets singled out for ‘bold’ tax relief while Idahoans make do with high rates

Education choice generates massive cost savings for taxpayers, according to new study

Idahoans could do much better than Little’s tax plan

Education myth No. 3: Public schools are held accountable while private schools are not

Brad Little’s budget boasts 17.1% spending increase, not 8.1%

Education myth no. 2: Education choice programs defund public schools

Myth 1: Education choice does not benefit rural students

Full text of Gov. Brad Little's 2022 State of the State address

A pre-response to Gov. Little’s upcoming State of the State address

This new year, students can make smarter choices on higher education

Make 2022 a year for being fearless

Business advocacy groups should learn from the data which degrees are bad bets

Latest Research

Idaho Freedom Index

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