Tax relief should be the Legislature’s priority in 2021
One of the major disappointments of the last two sessions was the lack of meaningful tax relief for Idahoans. It might surprise people that the state government is rolling in money while the virus impacts
Boise officials vote to make housing more expensive, despite pledging to work on affordability
If you live in Boise and don’t want to pay the costs associated with owning an electric car, too bad. You’re going to pay those costs anyway, that is, if you buy a newly-constructed home.
McLean floats taking back raises promised to first responders
Boise Mayor Lauren McLean has quietly asked Boise police and fire unions forgo this year’s promised pay raises to first responders. The mayor’s request came immediately after the city council set the budget for FY2021
Dear Santa
Dear Santa, I have but one wish for Christmas 2020: Please send one unbiased Idaho news reporter. He or she need not be wrapped. Just leave ‘em under the tree next to the big box
Boise City Hall threatens businesses in Kuna, Eagle over masks
The City of Boise has threatened at least 10 businesses in Meridian, Eagle, Garden City, and Kuna in response to Covid-related customer complaints, despite having no jurisdiction. Last week, the Idaho Freedom Foundation revealed that
Raúl Labrador: Stop Shaming Idahoans
By Raúl Labrador In an effort to win a Pulitzer Prize, the Idaho Statesman published a ridiculous story about me not wearing a mask at the mall. It was based on a Twitter thread about
Media, lawmakers need to start talking about state Medicaid spending crisis
It wasn’t so long ago that Idaho newspaper editorial pages and TV newscasters couldn’t shut up about Medicaid expansion. They’d opine almost daily on how wonderful it would be to extend the government entitlement program
Crisis standards of care
By Dr. John M. Livingston | Medical Policy Adviser The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare oversight board voted earlier this week to have the government play a central role in who lives and who
City of Boise threatens Meridian business with fine, jail, or both over masks
Boise government officials, apparently not content with threatening its own businesses to obey Covid-19 health orders, are now bullying businesses outside its city limits. The city sent a letter to Independence Indoor Shooting, a gun
Media again resorts to fake news about PPP, IFF, and allies
Once again, in their never-ending quest to destroy conservatives, the liberal media distort and lie about the Idaho Freedom Foundation, its board of directors, and others who applied for and received loans via the federal
Medicaid’s cost explosion requires immediate action
In the chaos of a contested presidential election and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Idaho’s greatest financial threat has been able to creep by without much notice. Medicaid, created to provide health care coverage to the
There should be hell to pay for Idaho colleges’ social justice focus
In a little more than a month, Idaho’s public colleges and universities are supposed to report to state lawmakers what they’ve done to reduce administrative bloat and get back to their core missions. It’s hard
Idaho lawmakers must cut taxpayer support for left-leaning public radio
A few weeks ago, former state Sen. Branden Durst took to Twitter to complain about Boise State Public Radio’s liberal bias. The university-based news outlet’s primary news source is National Public Radio, which has become
Idaho teachers union vows not to strike again in response to parents’ lawsuit filed after mass “sick out”
BOISE, Idaho (Nov 23, 2020) — Idaho’s largest teachers union has vowed not to shut down schools again a month after waging an illegal strike that forced 40,000 kids to stay home unexpectedly. The union’s
Let your smile shine free: Disobey McLean’s mandates
You don’t need to wear a mask. Period. Full stop. When you’re confronted (and you will be) for not wearing a mask, politely decline. You can note that each of the government orders that have
