The Biden administration's announcement last month that will punish school districts that do not accept and cater to gender fluidity among students should be a wake up call for Idaho parents and elected officials. There are actions lawmakers, the governor, and school boards can take immediately to protect students from the White House’s woke agenda. […]

Supporters of education choice and parental rights will remember Idaho’s 2022 legislative session as the Year of the Micro-reform. Instead of implementing meaningful changes that give families control over their children’s education, the Legislature passed inconsequential bills that failed to make major headway in solving the problems plaguing Idaho’s education system.  2022 Session Recap: Education […]

Bill Description: Senate Bill 1376 would criminalize ballot harvesting in a manner that may well have unintended repercussions. Rating: 0 Analyst Note: Senate Bill 1376 is similar to, and is competition for, House Bill 547, which deals with the same issue. Does it violate the spirit or the letter of either the U.S. Constitution or the […]

Bill Description: House Bill 720 would clarify that personhood and the rights it entails are reserved exclusively to human beings. Rating: +1 Analyst Note: House Bill 720 is similar to House Bill 647, introduced earlier this session. House Bill 720 clarifies that the provisions of the bill do not apply to the legal status of municipalities, organizations, […]

Bill Description: House Bill 684 would prevent Idaho’s public colleges and universities from restricting the freedom of expression of members of the campus community. It would also require these educational entities to publish their policies on free speech and enable students and student organizations to seek legal remedies for violations of their rights. Rating: +3 […]

It's not surprising that the Idaho Supreme Court ruled against a new law requiring more uniform collection of petition signatures in order for an initiative to qualify for the ballot. What is shocking is how badly the court twisted itself into knots to justify its decision to the satisfaction of the state's leftists. Contrary to […]

Bill Description: House Bill 676 would clarify and strengthen Idaho's preemption law on firearms, which prohibits most local regulations.  Rating: +2 Does it violate the spirit or the letter of either the U.S. Constitution or the Idaho Constitution? Examples include restrictions on speech, public assembly, the press, privacy, private property, or firearms. Conversely, does it […]

Bill Description: House Bill 647 would clarify that personhood and the rights it entails are reserved exclusively to human beings. Rating: +1 Analyst Note: There are various organizations, such as the "Nonhuman Rights Project," that are actively engaging in litigation to have "personhood" ascribed to animals in order to establish that they have what are […]

Bill Description: House Bill 622 would allow a judge in a divorce case to approve an unequal distribution of assets based on unproven accusations.  Rating: -2 Does it violate the principle of equal protection under the law? Examples include laws which discriminate or differentiate based on age, gender, or religion or which apply laws, regulations, […]

Rep. Brent Crane reveals the truth about a biennial problem for the Legislature, but he gets the solution wrong. Crane’s House Bill 567 would shorten the window for candidates to file to run for office from two weeks at the end of February to one week. The real problem is that the primary election is […]

Bill Description: House Bill 607 would allow the Idaho lottery to participate in international lottery games, including those involving the U.K. and Australia.  Rating: -1 Does it create, expand, or enlarge any agency, board, program, function, or activity of government? Conversely, does it eliminate or curtail the size or scope of government? Idaho law allows […]

Bill Description: House Bill 545 creates a revolving loan fund to help new public charter schools obtain loans for facility construction and improvements at lower interest rates.  Rating: +3 Does the bill expand the existing government monopoly on education and shrink family and student choice or agency? (-) Conversely, does the bill expand the ability […]