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My Experience in the Wapiti Fire & The U.S. Forest Service

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, […]

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Labrador Letter: The Fight to Keep Ideology Off of Birth Certificates

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 […]

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Attorney General Labrador Moves to Dismiss Lawsuit Challenging Idaho’s Pro-Life Law

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 […]

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The Casino Mirage

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 […]

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Op-Ed: The Schumer Shutdown Targets American Families

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 […]

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Health Freedom Under Threat in Gem County

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 […]

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Conservative Dilemma – Can Boise Be Saved?

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 […]

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Labrador Wins District Court Ruling in Women’s Sports Case, Awaits U.S. Supreme Court Review

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 […]

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Op-Ed: Violent Threats Must Be Taken Seriously

If you only watch the so-called mainstream media, you might not have heard that the Democratic candidate for Attorney General, Jay Jones, in Virginia sent text messages wishing death not only on his Republican opponent, Attorney General Jason Miyares, but also on Miyares’ wife and young children. Why haven’t you heard about this? Because the […]

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The Road to Hell in Boise

They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Boise is living proof. On the surface, Mayor Lauren McLean’s gestures look noble, promoting inclusion, accountability, and progress. But the results tell a different story: taxpayer dollars wasted, civic unity fractured, and our capital city used as a political foothold for national agendas. Lawsuits […]

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Governance vs. Growth Politics

Idaho is growing faster than most of us can keep up with. New subdivisions appear almost overnight. Cities expand their boundaries. State lawmakers celebrate population increases as a mark of success. Growth has become the headline. But in the middle of this boom, something deeper is being forgotten: the difference between growth politics and governance. […]

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Idaho’s Federal Lands Dilemma

Why State Management May Be Inevitable as Subsidy Economics Collapse Idaho faces converging crises in energy infrastructure, forest management, and federal lands policy that illuminate fundamental questions about resource governance in Western states. Recent congressional discussions reveal not just immediate challenges but systemic problems suggesting major transitions ahead in how public lands are managed and […]

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