Rep. Heather Scott (R-District 1), Author at Gem State Patriot News

January 14, 2019 No Responses

The Truth About the Meningococcal (MenACWY) Vaccine and Your Child

271 Last week in the Idaho House Health and Welfare Committee, after much debate and controversy, an administrative rule was passed by a 7-6 vote to mandate 12th-grade high school students receive the Meningococcal vaccine. This rule is not required to...

March 28, 2017 No Responses

Conservatives Fight for Right to Read Bills before Voting on Them

The Final Weeks of the 2017 Legislative Session and Bill Reading in the House It is sad to report that the House continues to operate in the status quo of “never enough time to do it right but always time...

January 15, 2016 No Responses

Idaho Legislators Visit Burns Oregon

Idaho State Representatives Judy Boyle, Heather Scott, and Sage Dixon were among a group of western state legislators who traveled to Burns, Oregon last Saturday (January 8, 2016) on a fact finding mission. We were among a s...

November 14, 2015 No Responses

Idaho’s Administrative Rules

Administrative Rules are rules (or Idaho Code) written by bureaucrats and government agencies (Executive Departments) throughout the year that will be presented, reviewed and approved by the Idaho Legislature at the beginnin...

October 30, 2015 No Responses

Idaho Legislative Update from Rep. Heather Scott

While many of us are enjoying a wonderful fall, bureaucrats and lobbyists are busy drafting more rules, fees and regulations that they hope will slip by without much citizen input or opposition.

July 15, 2015 No Responses

Rules and Regulations in Idaho

0 Are you concerned with the growth of government and the never ending stream of new fees and regulations controlling your work and personal life? If so, I encourage you to continue reading to learn what you can actually do about.....