Policy

Idaho’s Parental Choice Tax Credit Is Constitutional

By Samuel T. Lair

September 26, 2025

A coalition of Leftist activists, including the Idaho Education Association, the Moscow School District, and Rep. Stephanie Mickelsen (R), has filed a challenge to block the implementation of Idaho’s parental choice tax credit. However, petitioners’ frivolous claims lack any basis in either our state constitution or Idaho Supreme Court precedent. Idaho’s school choice program is […]

TAGS: Article IX Section 1, EdChoice, education choice legal challenge, education funding lawsuit, education reform, education tax credit, expressio unius est exclusio alterius, H93, Idaho Constitution, Idaho Education, Idaho Education Association, Idaho Parental Choice Tax Credit, Idaho school choice, Idaho Supreme Court, K-12 education funding, Magee v. Boyd, nonpublic schools, parental choice, private school tax credit, public purpose doctrine, refundable tax credit, Rich v. Williams, school choice constitutionality, school vouchers, Stephanie Mickelsen, teachers union

Weight Loss Drugs Pack on the Fat to State Spending

By Rachel Hazelip, M.A.P.P.

September 19, 2025

Well, isn’t that generous? The Group Insurance Advisory Committee (GIAC), under the Office of Group Insurance (OGI) within the Department of Administration — ever the example of fiscal responsibility — unilaterally decided to extend the GLP-1 weight-loss drugs to the employee health benefits plan for the previous few years. But don’t worry, when it was […]

TAGS: accountability, Department of Administration, Director Steven Bailey, employee health benefits, GLP-1 drugs, GLP-1 medications, government oversight, government spending, government waste, Group Insurance Advisory Committee, healthcare costs, Idaho Freedom Foundation, Idaho politics, Idaho state government, legislative oversight, misappropriation of funds, Office of Group Insurance, OGI, public funds, Representative Brooke Green, Senator Kevin Cook, state budget, transparency, weight loss drugs

The Political Bait and Switch: When Promises Become Propaganda

By Rachel Hazelip, M.A.P.P.

September 16, 2025

Imagine there’s a business you are looking to invest in. The businessman pitches you a compelling plan, explains how your money will be used, and promises long-term returns. You cut them a check and leave them to their work, excited for the future. A month later, you check in — only to find the original […]

TAGS: accountability, America First, campaign promises, conservative politics, elected officials, government overreach, government spending, grocery tax, House Bill 11, House Bill 335, House Bill 382, House Bill 94, Idaho Freedom Foundation, Idaho lawmakers, Idaho legislature, Idaho politics, IFF, Illegal Immigration, legislative session, political corruption, political doublespeak, political fraud, political strategy, Property Tax, Republican party, spending cuts, tax reform, voter accountability, voter trust

The ITD Money Pit of Idaho: Stop Digging!

By Ronald M. Nate, Ph.D.

September 9, 2025

Want to save the state nearly $100 million and help fix the budget hole created by years of overspending? Stop digging the money pit of the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) headquarters on State Street. A couple of weeks ago, the governor’s office of the Division of Financial Management revised its tax collections forecast and reported […]

TAGS: Brad Little, budget deficit, Chinden Campus, Chuck Winder, financial management, fiscal policy, government efficiency, government spending, HB 770, Idaho budget, Idaho economy, Idaho Freedom Foundation, Idaho legislature, Idaho news, Idaho politics, Idaho transportation department, ITD, legislative decisions, Mike Moyle, public finance, spending index, state budget crisis, state government, taxpayer money

Public Recommendations to Idaho's DOGE Task Force to Increase Government Efficiency

By Idaho Freedom Foundation staff

September 1, 2025

Dear Members of the Idaho DOGE Task Force, At the request of members of this Task Force, we have attached our analysis and recommendations for the committee's consideration. Each proposed reduction, consolidation, or elimination falls within the committee's stated purpose and offers realistic options for waste reduction. The Idaho DOGE Task Force is positioned to […]

TAGS: agency consolidation, budget reduction, Department of Labor, fiscal conservatism, government accountability, government efficiency, government reform, government waste, Idaho budget, Idaho DOGE Task Force, Idaho Freedom Foundation, Idaho politics, Idaho Public Television, Idaho state government, legislative action, Medicaid expansion, public policy, spending cuts, state employee travel, taxpayer savings

Where Has All The Money Gone?: Why Idaho’s Spending Bomb is Global

By Fred Birnbaum

August 29, 2025

Those of us of a certain age remember the old anti-war song, most famously sung by the lefty folk rock band, Peter, Paul and Mary: “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?” The song tells the story of the cycle of life, with the flowers ending up on military graves. Remember, this was during the Vietnam […]

TAGS: Arizona, Brad Little, budget crisis, economic policy, fiscal conservatism, fiscal policy, France, Germany, global debt, government finance, government spending, Idaho politics, Idaho spending, Margaret Thatcher, spending cuts, state budget, tax revenue, taxpayer money

Returning America's Universities to Their Classical Roots

By Austin Rose

August 28, 2025

American education is dying. Public universities across our country are becoming nothing more than an extension of high school, where students go to check off a box on their resume rather than receive a meaningful education. The staff and administration at these universities have begun to view the institution as merely a business, whose sole […]

TAGS: academic integrity, AI in education, American universities, Center for American Education, ChatGPT, cheating, classical education, college degree value, college enrollment, college standards, conservative leadership, credentialism, education reform, education system, Founding Fathers, Higher Education, higher education decline, liberal arts, liberal arts curriculum, public universities, School Choice, student debt, Thomas Jefferson, virtue, wisdom

Updated Revenue Numbers Expose Idaho’s Spending Problem

By Fred Birnbaum

August 20, 2025

REVISION (August 21, 2025): Due to inconsistent reporting between the Division of Financial Management and Legislative Service Office, this article has been updated. The article now reflects the data that was provided by the LSO following the article's publication. For several years, the Idaho Freedom Foundation (IFF) has been sounding warnings about Idaho's excessive spending […]

TAGS: Brad Little, budget cuts, budget shortfall, conservative think tank, Division of Financial Management (DFM), Donald Trump tax cuts, fiscal discipline, General Fund, government spending, Governor Brad Little, Idaho economy, Idaho fiscal year 2026, Idaho Freedom Foundation, Idaho government, Idaho politics, Idaho State Legislature, Idaho tax revenue, IFF, Legislative Services Office (LSO), PERSI, Property Taxes, state spending, tax reform

Idaho’s DOGE wants efficiency? This proposal checks all the boxes

By Wayne Hoffman, IFF’s former President

August 18, 2025

I have, so far, sent one and only one recommendation to the Idaho Legislature’s new DOGE task force that is supposed to be on the hunt for efficiencies in government. I could send more, but I wanted to offer something that checks all the boxes for legislators who want to: Make government more efficient. Save […]

TAGS: DOGE Task Force, fire, fiscal responsibility, government efficiency, government spending, Idaho Freedom Foundation, Idaho government, Idaho legislature, Idaho politics, Idaho public employees, Idaho taxpayers, IFF, pension reform, PERSI, private sector, Property Taxes, Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho, retirement benefits, taxpayer money

Nampans Are Speaking. Will the Mayor and City Council Listen?

By Rachel Hazelip, M.A.P.P.

August 15, 2025

Since our last article, criticism of the proposed transfer of the Ford Idaho Center (FIC) to the College of Western Idaho (CWI) has escalated monumentally. Nampans are speaking out to express their disapproval — and they are not being quiet about it. At the August 11, 2025, “listening” town hall, the Mayor and members of […]

TAGS: Canyon County, civic generosity, College of Western Idaho, community outrage, CWI, Debbie Kling, fiscal responsibility, Ford Idaho Center, government accountability, government transparency, grassroots opposition, Idaho, Idaho politics, local government, Nampa, Nampa City Council, Nampa residents, political protest, property transfer, public assets, public engagement, public trust, Snake River Stampede, taxpayer money, urban development

Nampa’s Ford Idaho Center: A Multi-Million Dollar Giveaway?

By Rachel Hazelip, M.A.P.P.

August 7, 2025

In what may well be the most extraordinary act of unsolicited civic generosity on this side of the Treasure Valley, Nampa Mayor Debbie Kling and the Nampa City Council are contemplating the “conveyance” of the Ford Idaho Center (FIC) to the College of Western Idaho (CWI) — no appraisal, no payment, and an utter lack […]

TAGS: city governance, College of Western Idaho, CWI, Debbie Kling, fiscal responsibility, Ford Idaho Center, government transparency, Idaho Code, Idaho Freedom Foundation, Idaho politics, levy override, municipal debt, Nampa, Nampa Auditorium District, Nampa City Council, Natalie Jangula, progressive institutions, property appraisal, Property Taxes, public assets, public hearings, public property, real estate transfer, Snake River Stampede, taxpayer money, Treasure Valley, Victor Rodriguez

IFF Spending Index: Unmasking Idaho's Overgrown Government

By Fred Birnbaum

July 29, 2025

Last week’s kickoff of the Idaho DOGE Task Force highlights the need to rein in Idaho’s spending growth. It’s a tall order. Since 2019, the Idaho Freedom Foundation’s Spending Index has been the only yardstick for measuring the impacts of individual agency appropriations bills. And necessarily, the votes on these bills by legislators provide the […]

TAGS: agency appropriations, budget analysis, budget process, conservative policy, Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE, DOGE Task Force, Elon Musk, enhancement budgets, fiscal conservatism, government growth, government inefficiency, government spending, Idaho budget, Idaho Freedom Foundation, Idaho legislators, Idaho politics, IFF Spending Index, JFAC, legislative accountability, legislative spending, maintenance budgets, public lands, spending cuts, state finance, taxpayer money, waste reduction

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Idaho’s Parental Choice Tax Credit Is Constitutional

Weight Loss Drugs Pack on the Fat to State Spending

The Political Bait and Switch: When Promises Become Propaganda

The ITD Money Pit of Idaho: Stop Digging!

Public Recommendations to Idaho's DOGE Task Force to Increase Government Efficiency

Where Has All The Money Gone?: Why Idaho’s Spending Bomb is Global

Returning America's Universities to Their Classical Roots

Updated Revenue Numbers Expose Idaho’s Spending Problem

Idaho’s DOGE wants efficiency? This proposal checks all the boxes

Nampans Are Speaking. Will the Mayor and City Council Listen?

Nampa’s Ford Idaho Center: A Multi-Million Dollar Giveaway?

IFF Spending Index: Unmasking Idaho's Overgrown Government

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Weight Loss Drugs Pack on the Fat to State Spending

The Political Bait and Switch: When Promises Become Propaganda

The ITD Money Pit of Idaho: Stop Digging!

Public Recommendations to Idaho's DOGE Task Force to Increase Government Efficiency

Where Has All The Money Gone?: Why Idaho’s Spending Bomb is Global

Returning America's Universities to Their Classical Roots

Updated Revenue Numbers Expose Idaho’s Spending Problem

Idaho’s DOGE wants efficiency? This proposal checks all the boxes

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Nampa’s Ford Idaho Center: A Multi-Million Dollar Giveaway?

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