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Little’s property tax relief plan shines as he ponders new handouts

By Wayne Hoffman, IFF’s former President
June 12, 2020
Gov. Brad Little’s decision to apply $200 million of Idaho’s $1.25 billion federal CARES Act funds to property tax relief is a smart one. After months of deserved criticism, finally, a chance to say something positive about the governor’s handling of Covid-19. Little’s staff estimates the tax relief plan could mean lower property taxes by […]
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We know which lawmakers will toss Common Core, write new content standards

By Dustin Hurst
June 12, 2020
Idahoans finally know which state lawmakers will serve on a 10-member joint interim committee tasked with rewriting state’s education content standards, which will likely put Common Core out to pasture for good.  Sen. Steven Thayn, R-Emmett, will co-chair the Legislature’s Study of the Idaho Content Standards interim committee. State Rep. Gary Marshall, a freshman Republican […]
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What the state’s property tax relief option could mean for Boiseans

By Lindsay Atkinson
June 12, 2020
This week, Gov. Brad Little gave local governments throughout the state an option to provide property tax relief to their residents. Back in April 2020, the state of Idaho received $1.25 billion from the federal government, under the CARES Act, in coronavirus relief funds. The state has now committed up to $200 million of those […]
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Parents: Returning to government schools is not your only option

By Wayne Hoffman, IFF’s former President
June 1, 2020
One of the most extreme, inhuman and inhumane extrapolations of the new Covid-era rules are the conditions being put up to reopen public schools. Around the world, students are being conditioned, against their human design, to live a post-apocalyptic obedience regimen. In the Netherlands, students sit at their desks separated by clear partitions. In Taiwan, […]
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Be skeptical about Idaho contact tracing program bait-and-switch

By Wayne Hoffman, IFF’s former President
May 22, 2020
Idahoans need to be skeptical about the state government’s plan to use software and hundreds of employees known as “contact tracers” to investigate and keep tabs on you. They'll know where you’ve been, with whom, and whether you’re experiencing any medical symptoms. Gov. Brad Little’s contact tracing strategy is being implemented without legislative oversight. Worse, […]
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Stay-home stories: Kearsy Hoffman & V-Sports Arena

By Janae Wilkerson
May 13, 2020
Kearston “Kearsy” Hoffman and her husband Colton are proud to run the V-Sports Arena, an entertainment center with virtual reality, laser tag, and nerf guns. “We have a virtual simulation of falling off an eighty story building that’s so realistic, I’ve seen grown men freeze up and back away. Out of our 200 different experiences, […]
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House committee votes to repeal Common Core. What’s next for the standards?

By Dustin Hurst
February 5, 2020
On Wednesday morning, House Education Committee members voted 10 to 5 to repeal the Idaho Content Standards, more commonly known as Common Core standards.  The vote came after nearly two hours of passionate debate amongst legislators, who had previously heard nearly nine hours of public testimony on the topic.  Only committee Democrats, plus House Education […]
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How to guarantee higher college tuition costs

By Idaho Freedom Foundation staff
January 20, 2020
By Scott Yenor | Special to Idaho Freedom Foundation College costs continue to rise. Columbia, the nation’s tuition leader this past academic year, has seen its price tag climb yet again, to about $60,000 annually for tuition alone, bringing its total annual cost to over $75,000, when counting room and board. Ivy League schools are […]
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Credit Little with containing costs after Kustra’s expensive years at BSU

By Wayne Hoffman, IFF’s former President
January 18, 2020
Former Boise State University President Bob Kustra says he can’t understand why Gov. Brad Little has decided to keep a lid on state spending even as the economy is growing. “Someone has left the control room of state government, and the autopilot is off course,” Kustra groaned in a recent column.  Though Kustra is confused, […]
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Moon: Idahoans won't be ignored about Common Core

By Idaho Freedom Foundation staff
January 13, 2020
State Rep. Dorothy Moon | Guest opinion Common Core is exactly what we thought it was. Try telling that to the Idaho State Board of Education, though. The board’s members won’t hear you. Idaho adopted Common Core standards earlier this decade in hopes that the latest federal education package would solve what ails Idaho schools. […]
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2020 resolution: Let’s talk about what ails the public education system

By Wayne Hoffman, IFF’s former President
December 27, 2019
One of the first lessons we learn as small children is: Honesty is the best policy Yet, in 2019, my unvarnished assessment of public schools — that government shouldn’t be in the education business — wound up being the quote that lit the media’s collective hair on fire. I also said that public schools are […]
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Education board didn’t hear Idahoans on Common Core

By Wayne Hoffman, IFF’s former President
December 13, 2019
The optics behind the State Board of Education’s super-quiet decision late last month to reapprove Common Core education standards should not sit well with Idahoans. Residents petitioned the board for hearings on Common Core; five hearings were held across the state. Two days before Thanksgiving, the board reapproved the standards without so much as a […]
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