As I look at the current turmoil we have in our country, I ask myself, “How did we get to this point, and where are we heading?” It is interesting to note that back in the middle of Barrack Obama’s first term, coming out of the 2008 housing recession, a university professor predicted that the […]
Dear Friends, Last week, my office filed a motion asking a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit challenging Idaho’s Defense of Life Act. The plaintiff claims that Idaho’s pro life laws are unconstitutional and prevent doctors from providing necessary emergency medical care. However, the evidence tells a remarkably different story. The physician bringing this challenge, […]
A Parent’s Real-World Example: Imagine this: you live in Boise, enroll your kids, and get used to the Boise School District’s app. You upload medical records, contact information, emergency numbers — your family’s whole life into the system. Then life changes, you move to Nampa, and suddenly you are told to download a brand-new app. Start over. […]
You know, I think I’ve traveled more in the three and a half years since I was elected chair of the Idaho GOP than ever before in my life. In that time, I’ve visited nearly every county in Idaho—sometimes crossing from one end of the state to the other in the course of just a […]
My wife and I own property near Bonneville Hot Springs. What makes our land unique isn’t just its beauty — it holds water rights and a diversion system that provides one of the only places in the area where helicopters can safely dip water. Our property also surrounds a small cottage neighborhood with 17 homes, […]
Dear Friends, For seven years, Idaho has been blocked from enforcing a law requiring birth certificates to reflect biological facts recorded at birth. That block, known as an injunction, was imposed in 2018 by a federal court in Idaho. But recent Supreme Court decisions have changed the legal landscape, and now we’re asking that court […]
BOISE — Attorney General Raúl Labrador filed a motion for summary judgment asking a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit challenging Idaho’s Defense of Life Act. The motion reveals that Dr. Stacy Seyb, the physician bringing the challenge, never understood Idaho’s law nor read the January 2023 Idaho Supreme Court decision clarifying the state’s abortion laws […]
Why Gambling’s Economic Promise Often Conceals Devastating Social Costs Listen to the Podcast here: https://idahoradio.com/podcast/idaho-casino-hidden-costs/For a Deep Dive into the Background: https://gemstatepatriot.org/idaho-casino-gamble/ Idaho policymakers are weighing a familiar proposition: legalized gambling promises jobs, tax revenue, and economic prosperity for the Treasure Valley. The pitch echoes similar campaigns in Colorado, Oregon, and New Jersey, where voters […]
I have to admit I’m of two minds on the federal government shutdown. On one hand, our government is too big, too pervasive, and too entwined in our daily lives. Our Founding Fathers would be rolling in their graves if they knew that the federal government now employs millions of people and regulates nearly every […]
This upcoming legislative session, we have a rare opportunity to protect Idaho families, children, and communities from the toxic sprays and chemicals that threaten our health, our water, and our way of life. Health Freedom Idaho is working tirelessly to pass common-sense bills that would restrict or ban toxic mosquito abatement sprays and similar chemical […]
I walked into the “God Country” vigil for Charlie Kirk with hesitation. Events like this are not usually my style. I am more reserved, and there has always been a certain unease for me in large public gatherings where faith and politics intertwine. Inspired by Faith and Country: But being there changed me. The participation […]
BOISE — Attorney General Raúl Labrador announced today that U.S. District Judge David Nye rejected plaintiff Lindsay Hecox’s attempt to dismiss the district court case in Hecox v. Little, the landmark challenge to Idaho’s Fairness in Women’s Sports Act. Judge Nye granted Idaho’s motion to strike the dismissal notice, keeping the case pending in district court […]