The campaign against Proposition 1 in Idaho last year was remarkable. Republicans and independents united like never before to defeat a cynical attempt to rewrite our state’s election system. It was a true demonstration of the “big tent” vision that Ronald Reagan championed so long ago. Republicans who might disagree on a dozen different issues […]
January 20th 2025 was one of the best days for Republicans, and the country, in a long time. We now have an actual president, not a titular sock puppet that signs Executive Orders without knowing what they are about. We have a president that can converse freely and unscripted with the press while demonstrating his […]
This article is courtesy of the Idaho Freedom Foundation The Idaho Freedom Foundation has written extensively about Idaho’s budget and will continue to do so. Numbers and financial analyses can be difficult for people to understand who don’t focus on it. Let’s discuss some of the basics. Let’s start with a few terms from the […]
Idaho Attorney General Applauds President Trump’s Executive Order Halting Lava Ridge Wind Project and Vows to Continue Idaho’s Fight in the Courts [BOISE] – Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador commends President Donald J. Trump for his decisive action in signing an executive order that temporarily halts the Lava Ridge Wind Project in Idaho. The Lava […]
Note: Carbon Dioxide is the gas of life. It is NOT a poison. CO₂ is utilized by plants in the process of photosynthesis to produce the food we eat and the oxygen we breathe. The projects in the works nationwide are to remove CO₂ from the atmosphere. This is a ludicrous, ridiculous waste of taxpayer […]
Now more than ever we need to innovate to survive. The Artificial Intelligence Pandora’s Box has been opened. We will have practical humanoid robots by the end of the decade. High minimum wages are incentivizing automation in the service and manufacturing sectors. The number of instances where people can work remotely has skyrocketed. The world’s […]
The first week of confirmation hearings opened with significant moments for Idahoans and conservatives across the nation. On Tuesday, Pete Hegseth, nominee for Secretary of Defense, took center stage, delivering a powerful and captivating opening statement that underscored his commitment to restoring America’s warrior ethos. Hegseth’s poised and resolute demeanor was evident as he addressed […]
Dear Friends, This past Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court announced it would not hear a Utah public lands lawsuit filed in August of 2024 to move undesignated Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands to individual state control. This decision was made without consideration of the constitutional merits of the case. I filed an amicus brief […]
The Idaho Republican Party (IDGOP) State Central Committee meets every 6 months to receive reports from our party officers and to consider new rules and resolutions. The Winter Meeting was held last week in Boise and was well attended. The IDGOP State Central Committee (SCC) is the ultimate authority for the Idaho Republican Party. The […]
This article is compliments of the Idaho Freedom Foundation Monday, we gave a rundown of what Gov. Brad Little should say and what he likely would say in his annual State of the State address for Idaho. Unfortunately, we got very little of what he “should say,” and we were mostly correct on what he […]
This article is compliments of the Idaho Freedom Foundation “Idaho was DOGE before DOGE was cool.” That was Gov. Little yesterday in his State of the State address, and subsequent press conference, invoking the now “infamous” DOGE, the Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy led Department of Government Efficiency. Let’s give the governor his due on […]
Dear Friends, 2024 was a great year for the Office of the Attorney General and I want to share some of the accomplishments we have delivered for the people of Idaho over the last year. Every day brings a new and interesting challenge, and the diversity and complexity of issues can be staggering. But regardless […]