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On Tuesday, April 14, the Idaho Freedom Foundation delivered to Gov. Brad Little a very simple message: Thousands of Idahoans want you to reopen the state’s economy, starting tomorrow.  RELATED: How is the stay-home order affecting you, your family, and your paycheck? Share your story here. Over the course of just a few days, more […]

If you’re easily frightened, I strongly suggest you close your browsing window — now. This story will get terrifying quickly.  As members of the Idaho House of Representatives prepare to vote on legislation to provide property tax relief to Idahoans, local government officials are out in force trying to kill the bill.  And the stories […]

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. Before I begin, let me acknowledge our new First Lady, Teresa, and our family – Adam and Angela, and David and Kelsey. A friend of mine refers […]

By Dr. John M. Livingston | Special Adviser on Medical Policy “Human capital” is defined as the knowledge, skills, and other attributes acquired by individuals during their lifetimes, and used to produce goods, services, and ideas. It is what you would be left with if someone were to strip you of all your worldly goods […]

Often when I look at old photographs and read about Idaho’s early settlers, I’m surprised by their glowing descriptions of the land in its territorial and early statehood days. I anticipate journals that are besieged with stories of death, disease, and despair. They’re not.  It makes me wonder, if we have it so much better […]

Despite repeated misdirection from Democrats in the Idaho House, lawmakers approved a measure to allow Idaho to enter into a working group to examine state management of federal lands. Multiple times on the House floor Friday, Democrats, including Mat Erpelding of Boise and Paulette Jordan of Plummer, told colleagues that Utah, the first state in […]