Effective July 1: City elections by district
At the beginning of each year, 105 elected representatives gather in Idaho’s Capitol building to pass new laws governing Idahoans’ daily lives. This gathering is called Idaho’s legislative session. The 2020 legislative session was cut
BSU prof uses university email to encourage support for group that wants to defund police, end capitalism
A Boise State University assistant professor used her publicly-funded email account and access to students’ contact information to raise funds for a group that seeks to end capitalism and defund police nationwide. The assistant professor,
Little’s property tax relief plan shines as he ponders new handouts
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
We know which lawmakers will toss Common Core, write new content standards
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,
What the state’s property tax relief option could mean for Boiseans
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
IFF thanks Little for property tax relief plan, calls for state to do more
Idaho Freedom Foundation President Wayne Hoffman issued the following statement in response to Gov. Brad Little’s property tax relief proposal: “In April, the Idaho Freedom Foundation urged Gov. Brad Little to use federal CARES Act
Boise mayor gives cover to her panels that recommended free abortions, sex-ed for pre-k students
Boise Mayor Lauren McLean is dishonest in trying to deflect criticism of her transition team’s radical policy recommendations, which infamously included taxpayer-funded abortions for all and sex education starting in pre-kindergarten. If Donald Trump were
Parents: Returning to government schools is not your only option
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,
Fake sportsmen group wades into Ada County commissioner’s race
A group posing as Idaho gun owners has waded into a hotly-contested race to decide the Republican nominee for an Ada County commission seat. According to a recent Secretary of State filing, Sportsmen for Idaho
Quiz: Boise or Portland?
Last week, the Idaho Freedom Foundation wrote about Boise Mayor Lauren McLean and her transition team’s radical vision for the city of Boise. If you missed it, see that story here. We suggested that the
McLean defends report that calls for free abortion & sex ed for pre-K students
Boise Mayor Lauren McLean is defending a radical document produced by her transition team, saying that it will inform her administration but can’t be automatically translated into policies. McLean, in her first term as mayor,
Be skeptical about Idaho contact tracing program bait-and-switch
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,
McLean’s transition team envisions Boise as the next Portland, San Francisco
Boise Mayor Lauren McLean is looking to mold the city of Boise from a sleepy capital to a regional hub of art, entertainment, commerce, and, apparently, communism. The details are in a report, “A more
Throughout May, many government officials have been preparing for an economic downturn
Idaho elected officials have the responsibility to take action now to prepare for the economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and the statewide stay-at-home order. During the past month, many units of government have made
Pro-Biden leftists pose as gun owners to support Marco Erickson, others
A dark-money environmental organization is funding a phony sportsmen group to bolster the campaign of moderate Republican Marco Erickson. The dark-money group is also funding other pseudo “conservatives.” According to recent filings with the Idaho
