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The Idaho Water Crisis

By now, many may already be aware of the current “crisis” with the Idaho Department of Water Resources (IDWR) “curtailing” the use of ground water to farmers with “junior rights” in eastern Idaho. IDWR based the curtailment on farmers for either failing to submit a mitigation plan, or submitting an unacceptable water mitigation plan, by […]

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Multiplication of Division

America is divided. Ask most anyone and they would likely agree. However, you may not get consensus on the reason for the division, or where the fracture actually lays. It is as if we have a general feeling of division but among your known circle of friends and acquaintances, specific boundaries of disagreement become blurred. […]

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Idaho GOP Convention to Celebrate Republican Values

Next week, delegates from across the Gem State will gather at the Coeur d’Alene Resort for the 2024 Idaho GOP State Convention. This biennial event unites representatives of the Republican grassroots to conduct party business and celebrate the values that bind us together. Delegates and guests will have the chance to meet like-minded individuals from […]

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Labrador Announces FAA Appeal on Lava Ridge Project

[BOISE] – Attorney General Raúl Labrador announced an administrative appeal yesterday with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The appeal asks the agency to reconsider its determinations that the Lava Ridge project, a proposed wind turbine development on Bureau of Land Management property in Idaho’s Magic Valley, poses “no hazard” to aviation in the area. The vast […]

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Congressman Fulcher Votes to Fully Fund Veteran Health Care and Benefits Programs

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Congressman Russ Fulcher released the following statement after voting in favor of the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, H.R. 8580: “Supporting the men and women who served in our nation’s armed forces is of the utmost importance,” said Congressman Fulcher. “Today, I […]

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The Great Awaking

Yes, folks, they just convicted Donald Trump of a Nonexistent Crime. Just in case you haven’t figured it out yet we are definitely a country under siege and Americans are finally waking up to that fact. History was made this past week when the Kangaroo Court in N.Y.C. and a dishonest Judge that was hand […]

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Rational Thinking

In a recent CDA Press editorial, the lingering ghost of the former editor rises like swamp gas over the Florida Everglades to regurgitate tired and biased tropes against the Republican Party whose members are 63% of the registered voters in their market. When will Press management appreciate that insulting 63% of their potential customers is […]

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AG Labrador Sues EPA and Biden Administration to Stop New Rule Violating State Water Rights

[BOISE] – Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador, along with attorneys general from North Dakota, Alaska, Iowa, Nebraska, South Carolina, and South Dakota, sued the EPA and the Biden Administration to protect state rights over their water and wildlife resources. Idaho and North Dakota are leading the coalition of states, which filed their complaint in the […]

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To the White House Cabal, the Joke is on You

Many questions surround the recent trial and conviction of former President Trump. The trial itself was not related to any behavior while in office, but rather through his business dealings as a private citizen prior to taking office. Most likely the group of suspected conspirators, both within and outside of the White House, are dancing […]

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The Dangers of Blockchain

Knowing the federal government has admitted its commitment to the implementation of Agenda 2030, it becomes easier to recognize how Congress aligns with the dictates of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). H. R. 6572, Deploying American Blockchains Act of 2023, introduced by a Republican, is legislation that promotes “the competitiveness of the United States related […]

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Hate Lost

We have the election results and all of the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee (KCRCC) Recommended Candidates won their races. KCRCC Recommended Candidates Leslie Duncan, Marc Eberlein, Bob Norris, Carl Bjerke and Elaine Price won their competitive races by wide margins. This is a repeat of the 2022 primary where all of the KCRCC Recommended […]

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Labrador Defends American Firearms Manufacturers from Liability for Mexico’s Gun Violence

[BOISE] – Attorney General Raúl Labrador joined a coalition of 27 states in defending American firearms manufacturers against attempts to hold the companies liable for gun violence in Mexico. If a lower court’s ruling is allowed to stand, Americans’ Second Amendment rights could be threatened. In their petition, the attorneys general ask the Supreme Court of […]

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