Well folks the legislative session is over and the people we elected to office have once again outdone themselves. They have given us a few new dumb laws and regulations but the real kicker is the big fat $95 million tax increase with a 7 cent increase in the gas tax they passed late last […]
As you know I’ve been personally involved in this battle on fixing our education system and getting rid of Common Core for the past 2 years, so I do appreciate that you are spending time with parents who care enough about their children to homeschool them. Outside of a private school this is the only […]
In a recent Idaho Statesman article “IDAHO HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS TICK HIGHER” we are finally seeing the beginning of the end of the Obama Battle Cry. The president said “His health care law is reducing the overall costs – $1,800 in people’s pockets.” We all know what has really happened. Costs have doubled in many […]
We find Governor Otter’s guest opinion in a recent issue of the Idaho Statesman “Idaho is serious about increasing transparency” amusing and at best disingenuous. We realize our Governor was talking about Idaho’s Public Records Act, but why do we need a special “Transparency and Ethics” law to have public officials we are paying to […]
Two months ago we had an opportunity to visit The Ambrose School. This is a private not for profit Traditional Christian school with about 400 students from K-12. When we first drove onto the school grounds you would think your were visiting some billionaire’s Tudor Mansion, yet upon entering the doorway we were amazed by […]
A few weeks ago I went to our State Capitol Building to see about acquiring capitol correspondent credentials or basically a press pass for the capitol, for the Gem State Patriot. I walked into the “Press Room” and there were several reporters busy typing on their computers. Betsy Russell saw me standing there and recognized […]
ENOUGH WITH POLITICAL CORRECTNESS Liberal Media at it again attacking the conservative members of our Idaho legislature. Betsy Russell and several other liberal writers have put out some scathing articles, which could only have been written by true progressives, vilifying Senator Sheryl Nuxoll for not attending the reading of a prayer by a Hindu priest […]
WHO REALLY CONTROLS IDAHO’S LEGISLATURE?? IS IACI HERDING OUR LEGISLATORS?? SAY IT AIN’T SO, ALEX LABEAU. What is happening to Greg Pruett and his Constitutional Carry bill is the same thing that happens to any bill that the establishment or the lobbyists are against. They either say there is something wrong with the language, or […]
To: Chairman Palmer and members of the House Transportation & Defense Committee. Congratulations Representative Palmer for your bold proposals on fixing our transportation problem, but why are you laying most of the burden on the middle and lower income families of Idaho? Your suggestion of raising the gasoline tax by 8 cents and the diesel […]
NOTICE IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR IDAHO FAMILIES HELP DUMP THE SBAC TEST THERE IS A BILL IN THE HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE FOR IDAHO TO OPT OUT OF THE SBAC TEST (BILL HB 65) THIS BILL IS BEING HELD HOSTAGE BY THE HOUSE WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE. Our legislators just spent a week holding hearings […]
HOUSE HEARING ON HB 2 “ADD THE WORDS” JANUARY 26, 2014 This is our perspective from a business point of view and was turned in as written testimony this morning to the committee. Good Morning Mr. Chairman and distinguished members of the committee: My name is Bob Neugebauer, I’m publisher of the Gem State Patriot, […]
President Obama Sings the Same Off Key Song in Boise that He Sang in Washington. Predictions aside, it is unfortunate for the conservationists there was no mention of the Boulder White Clouds in his speech, but this was a plus for those who want to take control of our land from the feds. The reason […]