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Rep. Jordan Redman introduces legislation to stop welfare for illegals
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Rep. Jordan Redman introduces legislation to stop welfare...

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16 hours ago

Rep. Redman introduced a piece of legislation today to stop the millions in benefits illegals receiv...

Capitol Clarity: Idaho State Sovereignty
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Capitol Clarity: Idaho State Sovereignty

20 hours ago

Hear from Rep. Josh "Fauci Hunter" Tanner and Rep. Cornel Rasor about how we can reclaim our state's...

Samuel Lair testifies against SB 1025, the "Empowering Parents Grant" expansion
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Samuel Lair testifies against SB 1025, the "Empowering...

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2 days ago

IFF's Director of Center for American Education, Samuel Lair, testified against SB 1025 which expand...

Two Cents: Chaos in JFAC… Again
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Two Cents: Chaos in JFAC… Again

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4 days ago

JFAC chaos AGAIN! Employee pay raises stalled after an hour of debate and FOUR failed motions. Our...

Sen. Ben Toews introduces gold standard bill to ELIMINATE DEI
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Sen. Ben Toews introduces gold standard bill to...

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5 days ago

Sen. Ben Toews introduces legislation that would be the gold standard in eliminating DEI in Idaho's ...

Sen. Ben Adams introduces legislation regarding the cost of ballot initiatives
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Sen. Ben Adams introduces legislation regarding the cost...

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5 days ago

Sen. Ben Adams introduces legislation that would require a financial impact assessment done for very...

Sen  Kelly Anthon introduces a bill to prevent debanking
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Sen Kelly Anthon introduces a bill to prevent...

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5 days ago

Sen. Kelly Anthon introduces legislation to prevent debanking for political or religious beliefs, pr...

Capitol Clarity: School Choice
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Capitol Clarity: School Choice

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5 days ago

Hear from Rep. Clint Hostetler, "Education Choice Stories" Parent Ryan Spoon, and Director of Center...

Two Cents: ISU Speaks on Malfeasance Before JFAC
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Two Cents: ISU Speaks on Malfeasance Before JFAC

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6 days ago

Idaho State University was grilled by JFAC today over the $900K misspent on a failed pathology cente...

Nowhere To Hyde -- Idaho and Authentic School Choice
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Nowhere To Hyde -- Idaho and Authentic School...

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6 days ago

There are a lot of folks trying to "steer" the school choice conversation as the Idaho legislature c...

Fred Birnbaum testifies in favor of HB 40's tax cuts
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Fred Birnbaum testifies in favor of HB 40's...

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6 days ago

IFF’s Fred Birnbaum testified in favor of House Bill 40, arguing that there is plenty of room to c...

Nowhere To Hyde -- Preventing Future Mask Mandates in Idaho
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Nowhere To Hyde -- Preventing Future Mask Mandates...

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1 week ago

HB 32, a bill limiting state entities from enacting mask mandates, has advanced to the full House. L...

Fred Explains All: HCR 4 and the Legislative Pay Raise
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Fred Explains All: HCR 4 and the Legislative...

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2 weeks ago

Fred Birnbaum, Legislative Affairs Director, explains how the House Concurrent Resolution 4 not only...

Two Cents: Illegal Immigration is Costing Idaho
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Two Cents: Illegal Immigration is Costing Idaho

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2 weeks ago

New legislation cracks down on illegal immigration! HB 11 makes it a crime to enter Idaho illegally ...

What's the Deal with the Grocery Tax?
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What's the Deal with the Grocery Tax?

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2 weeks ago

Lilly Allman from @intheknowidaho is here to explain! Want to know more about this amazing tax? vis...

Rep. John Vander Woude introduces bill to repeal medicaid expansion
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Rep. John Vander Woude introduces bill to repeal...

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2 weeks ago

Rep. Vander Woude introduces legislation that would repeal medicaid expansion, saving taxpayers mill...

Capitol Clarity: Repealing the Grocery Tax
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Capitol Clarity: Repealing the Grocery Tax

387 Views
2 weeks ago

Hear from Senator Christy Zito and Senator Glenneda Zuiderveld on how we can finally get rid of the ...

Nowhere To Hyde -- Reining In Idaho's Government Spending
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Nowhere To Hyde -- Reining In Idaho's Government...

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2 weeks ago

From grocery tax repeal to legislator pay to prohibiting official mask mandates, there's a lot going...

Sen. Dan Foreman presents legislation protecting Health Freedom
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Sen. Dan Foreman presents legislation protecting Health Freedom

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2 weeks ago

Sen. Foreman presented legislation to protect health freedom. This bill would prevent denial of heal...

Rep. Heather Scott reads HJM 1, rejecting the redefinition of marriage
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Rep. Heather Scott reads HJM 1, rejecting the...

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2 weeks ago

Rep. Heather Scott testifies for House Joint Memorial 1, arguing in favor of states' rights and to r...

Rep. Wendy Horman reads school choice bill
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Rep. Wendy Horman reads school choice bill

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2 weeks ago

Rep. Wendy Horman presented an Idaho parental choice tax credit bill, allowing $5,000 per child and ...

Rep. Kent Marmon testifies for SCR 101, resolution to stop the legislator pay raise
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Rep. Kent Marmon testifies for SCR 101, resolution...

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2 weeks ago

This morning, Rep. Kent Marmon presented SCR 101, the resolution to stop the legislator pay raise, t...

Professor Ron explains why House leadership is ignoring Idaho's families
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Professor Ron explains why House leadership is ignoring...

535 Views
2 weeks ago

It turns out Idaho's Senate has more of a conservative backbone than the House! After the Senate pa...

Nowhere To Hyde -- Federalism Returns to Idaho
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Nowhere To Hyde -- Federalism Returns to Idaho

247 Views
2 weeks ago

The Lava Ridge Wind Farm that the feds were about to force onto the people of Southern Idaho has bee...

Professor Ron on the governor's spending proposal
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Professor Ron on the governor's spending proposal

543 Views
3 weeks ago

Something big went under everybody's radar at the Capitol last week: the governor's spending proposa...

Senate votes on the Legislative Compensation (SCR 101)
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Senate votes on the Legislative Compensation (SCR 101)

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3 weeks ago

Senate votes on SCR 101 from Senator Christy Zito: LEGISLATIVE COMPENSATION – States findings of t...

Fiscal Fridays: JFAC Stumbles Over Big Employee Pay Increase
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Fiscal Fridays: JFAC Stumbles Over Big Employee Pay...

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3 weeks ago

There was chaos in Idaho's budget committee, JFAC, this week as they set key numbers for state emplo...

Senator Dan Foreman proposes some promising legislation
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Senator Dan Foreman proposes some promising legislation

104 Views
3 weeks ago

Sen. Foreman proposed 4 pieces of legislation this morning which would: 1. Allow concealed carry on...

Capitol Clarity: Defending Our Constitutional Rights
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Capitol Clarity: Defending Our Constitutional Rights

192 Views
3 weeks ago

Listen to Brian Festa of We The Patriots USA speak on how we can best defend our constitutional righ...

Rep. Hill responds to HB10, banning woke flags in the classroom
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Rep. Hill responds to HB10, banning woke flags...

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3 weeks ago

Rep. Ted Hill expertly addresses the details about HB10, which keeps woke, divisive flags out of the...

Nowhere To Hyde -- Idaho's Classrooms Aren't Laboratories
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Nowhere To Hyde -- Idaho's Classrooms Aren't Laboratories

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3 weeks ago

House Bill 10 advanced out of a legislative committee today. It seeks to ban ideological flags from ...

Fred Birnbaum Testifies in Favor of HB7 (Mandatory Fine for Marijuana)
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Fred Birnbaum Testifies in Favor of HB7 (Mandatory...

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3 weeks ago

IFF Legislative Affairs Director Fred Birnbaum testifies in favor of House Bill 7, which would creat...

Sen. Christy Zito Proposes Resolution to Reject Legislator Pay Raise
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Sen. Christy Zito Proposes Resolution to Reject Legislator...

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3 weeks ago

This morning, Sen. Christy Zito proposed a resolution to reject the 22% legislator pay raise and gav...

Nowhere To Hyde -- How the Idaho Freedom Index Works
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Nowhere To Hyde -- How the Idaho Freedom...

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3 weeks ago

When it comes to evaluating bills before the Idaho legislature, the Idaho Freedom Index is a handy t...

HCR 2 - To commend BSU women's volleyball team
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HCR 2 - To commend BSU women's volleyball...

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3 weeks ago

House Reading of HCR 2 - BOISE STATE VOLLEYBALL – States findings of the Legislature and provides ...

Two Cents: The State of the State’s Education System
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Two Cents: The State of the State’s Education...

183 Views
4 weeks ago

Gov. Little gave his State of the State address this week, deciding to push expanding school choice....

Dorothy Moon Speaks at Legislature 101
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Dorothy Moon Speaks at Legislature 101

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4 weeks ago

Idaho GOP Chairwoman Dorothy Moon talks about all the resolutions the party passed this year, and wh...

Nowhere To Hyde -- Idaho Must Go For the Gold In School Choice
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Nowhere To Hyde -- Idaho Must Go For...

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4 weeks ago

Rep. Clint Hostetler has introduced Idaho's first School Choice bill of the new session. It is the g...

Legislature 101
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Legislature 101

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4 weeks ago

Learn how bills are prepared, how to engage with your representatives, and how to advocate for the i...

Nowhere To Hyde -- Idaho's Real State of the State
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Nowhere To Hyde -- Idaho's Real State of...

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4 weeks ago

The Idaho Freedom Foundation warned us what to expect from Gov. Little's State of the State address ...

Nowhere To Hyde -- What's Ahead for the Gem State in 2025
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Nowhere To Hyde -- What's Ahead for the...

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1 month ago

The Idaho legislature convenes on Mon Jan 6 and there's a lot for them to tackle this year. We'll hi...

Nowhere To Hyde - The Truth About Those Commiefornians
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Nowhere To Hyde - The Truth About Those...

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1 month ago

Idaho's population zoomed past the 2 million mark this year. The people who refer to our new residen...

Nowhere To Hyde -- Idaho's DEI Shapeshifters
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Nowhere To Hyde -- Idaho's DEI Shapeshifters

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1 month ago

The Idaho State Board of Education has voted to ban DEI offices in our institutions of higher learni...

Two Cents: Pork is on the menu this Christmas
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Two Cents: Pork is on the menu this...

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2 months ago

Luckily Congress was stopped before they could waste taxpayer money, but the same can't be said for ...

Nowhere To Hyde -- Is Pork Back On the Menu?
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Nowhere To Hyde -- Is Pork Back On...

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2 months ago

There's no doubt that the DOGE mentality is at work in D.C. as an omnibus continuing resolution just...

Nowhere To Hyde -- Why Government Accountability Counts
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Nowhere To Hyde -- Why Government Accountability Counts

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2 months ago

When Idaho State University handed over more than $850,000 to Bannock County, they likely meant well...

Fiscal Fridays: Power politics - The Lava Ridge and Bitcoin
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Fiscal Fridays: Power politics - The Lava Ridge...

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2 months ago

California wants cheap electricity, so the federal government is looking to Idaho to provide it. But...

Nowhere To Hyde -- Will DEI Finally DIE?
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Nowhere To Hyde -- Will DEI Finally DIE?

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2 months ago

Universities throughout Idaho are quietly shuttering their offices of Diversity, Equity and Inclusio...

Nowhere To Hyde -- Is Idaho a Sovereign State or Not?
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Nowhere To Hyde -- Is Idaho a Sovereign...

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2 months ago

Last week the Biden administration announced that the Lava Ridge project will move forward over the ...

Fiscal Fridays: Malfeasance in Bannock County
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Fiscal Fridays: Malfeasance in Bannock County

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2 months ago

Idaho's new forensic pathology center is a complete failure. More than$850,000 of taxpayer dollars h...

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