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Over the last few weeks, I’ve been fascinated by the number of people who have written to me, on social media or in their local newspaper, complaining about my proposal to use private charities as an alternative to expansion of government welfare programs like Medicaid. People are dying, they say, and have been for years because […]
Bill description: HB 711 would protect private businesses from unfair competition with the goods sold by the state-run Correctional Industries. Rating: +1 Does it transfer a function of the private sector to the government? Examples include government ownership or control of any providers of goods or services such as the Land Board's purchase of a […]
Bill description: SB 1321 would reduce the hours of experience required to obtain reciprocal licensure by credentials from another state. The hours would be reduced from 1,000 hours per year for the past five years to 3,500 hours total over the past five consecutive years. Rating: +1 Does it increase barriers to entry into the […]
Bill description: HB 551 would require individuals convicted of a first time DUI offense to install an ignition interlock device on all vehicles they operate. Rating: -1 Does it directly or indirectly create or increase penalties for victimless crimes or non-restorative penalties for non- violent crimes? Conversely, does it eliminate or decrease penalties for victimless […]
Two of the major Republican candidates for governor say they’re opposed to Gov. Butch Otter’s plan to add thousands of people onto government healthcare programs. But the third candidate, Lt. Gov. Brad Little, isn’t saying what his position is on the issue. Otter seeks lawmaker support for a federal waiver that would allow 35,000 Idahoans […]
Bill description: SB 1241 would establish a process for reimbursing the fines and fees a defendant might have paid due to a criminal conviction if that conviction is vacated (i.e., nullified). Rating: +1 Does it in any way restrict public access to information related to government activity or otherwise compromise government transparency or accountability? Conversely, […]
Bill description: HB 447 reforms the procedures for seizure of civil assets by law enforcement. Rating: +5 Does it in any way restrict public access to information related to government activity or otherwise compromise government transparency or accountability? Conversely, does it increase public access to information related to government activity or increase government transparency or […]
Bill description: HB 405 would repeal the 1939 Unfair Sales Act, which prohibits businesses from selling their wares at anything less than a six percent margin. Rating: +2 Does it give government any new, additional, or expanded power to prohibit, restrict, or regulate activities in the free market? Conversely, does it eliminate or reduce government […]
After Butch Otter was abducted by aliens and replaced with a replicant (estimated to have occurred sometime around 2008), he’s been increasingly creative with the ways in which he injects government into our lives. This is especially true in healthcare. Five years ago, the Otter replicant convinced the Idaho Legislature to start a state health […]
Imagine this scenario: You’re catching up on the latest news. You learn that your mayor or legislator has made a major decision with which you disagree. Frustrated, you decide to run for office. It’s a long shot. Incumbents have advantages. Name identification. Money. Clout. Connections. Winning seems implausible, but you believe good government requires accountability, […]
Every year since 2012, I have written and complained about Idaho’s Depression-era law that hurts businesses and consumers. Here it is again: In 1939, the Idaho Legislature passed the Unfair Sales Act. That statute says, “The practice of selling certain items of merchandise below cost in order to attract patronage is a deceptive form of […]
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions recently called out Boise State University, among other colleges, for suppressing free speech. “The American university was once the center of academic freedom — a place of robust debate, a forum for the competition of ideas,” Sessions said. “But it is transforming into an echo chamber of political correctness and […]
