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Idaho's regulatory climate could be significantly improved through the addition of an automatic sunset provision that would rescind regulations unless specifically reauthorized through periodic legislative review, according to a study released by the Mercatus Center, a policy research group centered at George Mason University. "Our results seem to suggest that these provisions, that force regulations […]
Early Monday morning, Sen. Robert Byrd, D-WV, passed away after battling illness for several days. Byrd, who at 92 was the oldest and longest-serving member of Congress in the history of the United States, was known for his ability to bring back pork projects for his state and his fierce opposition to the war in […]
Day two at the Idaho Republican Party's wrapped up as delegates were treated to a pulled pork sandwich dinner at the Riverbend Ranch, owned by businessman and GOP donor Frank Vandersloot, head of the Melaleuca corporation. Republicans were treated to the free food, as well as addresses from Vandersloot, Gov. Butch Otter, Sen. Jim Risch, and Fox […]
The ghost of Herbert Morrison has returned. Morrison was the pioneer radio reporter who, in 1937, summed up the horrific crash of the Hindenburg with the now-immortal words, "Oh, the humanity." Reporters and editors in the media are pretending to leap from flames and bellow "Oh, the humanity" once again after an Associated Press story […]
The Idaho Senate Tuesday approved new regulations for large and small farms and feeding operations for poultry and swine. The regulations would shift oversight for the animals and their waste from the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to the Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA), which monitors similar operations for other animals. Sen. Tim Corder, […]
Legislation Without Representation: Are We Being Counted Out? 1,073 pages. That’s how long President Obama’s economic stimulus plan ended up being when it was passed in February. This $787 billion document increased the federal government’s power more substantially than any in recent memory. A spending plan of this magnitude must have had a lot of […]
