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Another Reason Why Illegal Aliens Are Needed

When thinking about illegal aliens there is a generally understood idea that they are being brought to the U.S. for the primary purpose of voting for one particular party. But it should also be considered that these human beings are being manipulated and used to achieve other goals. The “The Problem-Reaction-Solution theory, often intertwined with […]

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Attorney General Labrador Successfully Defends Idaho Voter ID Laws in Federal Court

[BOISE] – Attorney General Raúl Labrador successfully defended Idaho’s voter identification statutes in federal court today, overcoming a constitutional challenge from March for Our Lives Idaho and the Idaho Alliance for Retired Americans. Both groups sued the Idaho Secretary of State alleging statutes, which list Idaho driver’s licenses, Idaho identification cards, tribal identification, and federal […]

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Student IDs No Longer Allowed for Voting

Dear Friends, This week we delivered another victory in protecting Idaho’s election security. The U.S. District Court upheld Idaho’s statutes that eliminated student IDs as an acceptable form of identification when it came to registering to vote and voting itself. As everyone knows, student IDs lack any kind of uniformity and security measures, as well […]

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Candidate Recommendations

The Kootenai County Republican Central Committee (KCRCC) held a special meeting on Tuesday to review the candidates for the November election and then to vote by secret ballot on which candidates the KCRCC would recommend. Many organizations, groups and associations endorse candidates for office. These groups typically are composed of individuals who are bound together […]

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To Debate Or Not To Debate

On Tuesday night, the American people were once again reminded that Donald Trump is not only fighting the Democrats but an entrenched system that is using lies and lawfare to stand in the way of making America great again. As Republicans, we are all too familiar with how our candidates are forced to debate not […]

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Update on the Lava Ridge Fight

Dear Friends, Over the last week, I’ve filed two separate suits in strategic opposition to the Lava Ridge wind turbine project proposed for the Magic Valley on Bureau of Land Management property. The project itself is promoted by Magic Valley Energy, LLC, an East Coast energy consortium which plans to ship most of the power […]

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Idaho State Medal of Honor Presented to Boise Police Officer Chris Dance

[BOISE] – Today, the State of Idaho Medal of Honor Commission awarded the 2024 Medal of Honor to Officer Chris Dance of the City of Boise Police Department in recognition of his heroic acts during the 2021 shooting at the Boise Towne Square Mall, during which two people lost their lives and several others were […]

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Destructive Forest Mismanagement

Our Forests are Dying & Burning due to Poor Forest Management & the Ban on DDT Insecticide which Controlled Pine Beetles. Please work to restore DDT to stop the death & burning of our precious US Forest Service forests. DDT was used very safely to control Pine Beetles. Poor forest management of not allowing the […]

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Why Rank Choice Voting is BAD

“Much of the social history of the Western world over the past three decades has involved replacing what worked with what sounded good.” ~ Thomas Sowell Ranked Choice Voting will be on the ballot in November as Proposition 1, but what is RCV and what will it do to Idaho and you? Prop 1 eliminates […]

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The Math of Ranked Choice Voting

Prop 1, Ranked Choice Voting, will be on the ballot this November. What is it? What impact will it have? Should Idaho support it? The Ranked Choice Voting website explains what it is: “Ranked choice voting (RCV) is an election method in which voters rank candidates for an office in order of their preference (first […]

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Sustains Act – Theft Of Private Property

Along with other state Attorneys General, Raul Labrador was successful in stopping the Natural Asset Companies (NAC), at least for now. However, in its continued quest against the American people, the federal government has essentially put the same agenda into a piece of legislation called the Sustains Act. Basically, the Sustains Act is the same […]

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Idaho Prevails Against Biden-Harris Administration in Federal Stockwater Case

[BOISE] – Attorney General Raúl Labrador secured a significant victory for Idaho water rights against federal claims of unconstitutionality in the United States v. Idaho. U.S. District Court Judge David Nye rejected the Department of Justice’s attempt to block Idaho ranchers from seeking forfeiture of stockwater rights on public lands that the United States is […]

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