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Dear Friends: We at the Gem State Patriot are a not-for-profit service for the people of Idaho. We have been serving Idahoans for nine years and we seldom, if ever, ask for donations. Unfortunately, like so many other conservative organizations, we suffer from time to time from a lack of recognition of the services we […]

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Bob's Words of Wisdom

Corporate Physicians, Heal Thyselves

We have two types of medical care in our country. The first is that given by the godless corporate hospitals and the second is that given by the independent physicians who don’t have to depend on corporate rules and regulations that seem to have crept into our medical system. We have shifted from a physician […]

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John Livingston

Pardon Dr. Ryan Cole

I was asked by a group of concerned citizens to give my opinion about the actions that have been taken against Dr. Ryan Cole by both the Washington State Board of Medicine and The Idaho Board of Medicine. I have not recently reviewed the allegations made against him, nor have I reviewed all of the […]

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Trump’s Legislative Victory Signals New Era of Economic Nationalism and Federal Reform

A Conversation with Congressman Russ Fulcher & Tea Party Bob Podcast Notes by Bob Neugebauer Trump’s Legislative Victory Signals New Era of Economic Nationalism and Federal Reform The House passage of President Trump’s comprehensive legislative package marks a pivotal moment in American governance, combining immediate economic relief with long-term structural reforms that challenge decades of […]

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Idaho in the Crosshairs

Idaho is one of the most reliably Republican states in the nation, a bastion of conservative values where the GOP has dominated politics for decades. From its rural landscapes to its small-town ethos, Idaho’s political identity is rooted in principles like limited government, individual liberty, and traditional values. Here in Kootenai County the Republicans have […]

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The Time to Encourage Local Land Management Is Now, Here’s Why

In our great state of Idaho, God has graciously blessed us with the vast natural resources we need to be self-sufficient and prosperous, but we must have governance that allows us access to our resources. After seven years in Congress, it is clear to me what does not work—depending on the federal government to wisely […]

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John Livingston

THE HMP’s (Handmaiden Manservant Party)

On May 1 Hiliary Clinton spoke at the Newmark Civic Life Series in Manhattan at the 92nd Street Y, New York. She argued that there is a “very blatant effort to basically send a message, most exemplified by Vance and Musk, and others, that, you know, what we really need from you women are more children… and […]

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John Livingston

Faith and Patriotism

The greatest war in the history of the world was fought and won without a shot ever being fired or a soldier or sailor having been killed in battle. Three men leveraged and then deployed their moral fiber and virtue, and their profound belief in God, that was the bases of the moral pillars they […]

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Bob's Words of Wisdom

What’s up with Education in Idaho? More Levies?

I always hear people complaining about taxes and how they keep going up, but when I told a group of our homeowners today that there was an election this Tuesday to raise their taxes, many of them did not know about it. So let me educate all of our readers about the 27 counties that […]

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Opinions / Op-eds

The 2nd Amendment Doesn’t End At State Lines

This op-ed was co-written with Austin Knudsen, the Attorney General of Montana. Imagine if your freedom of speech applied only with a store owner’s express permission, or if your right to worship disappeared the moment you entered a public park. That’s the logic behind a Hawaii law that bans gun carry preemptively on private property […]

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Congressman Russ Fulcher on Natural Resource Committee Advancing a Historic Package for the Reconciliation Bill

CONTACT: Christianné Allen, Christianne.Allen@mail.house.govCONTACT: Marisa Melton, Marisa.Melton@mail.house.gov WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Congressman Russ Fulcher (Idaho-01) issued the following statement after the House Committee on Natural Resources held a successful full committee markup and advanced its portion of the reconciliation bill: “After a long night on Capitol Hill, my Natural Resources colleagues and I passed our portion of the reconciliation […]

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What’s Next for Universal School Choice

This article courtesy of the Idaho Freedom Foundation Among the most important triumphs of the 2025 legislative session were the steps taken to advance educational freedom. After years of stubborn resistance from the education establishment, Idaho joined the ranks of conservative states with a meaningful school choice initiative thanks to the leadership of several key […]

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Op-Ed: Time for Congress to Get to Work

After four disastrous years of the Biden regime, the American people chose to return power to the one man they trusted to finally do what they’ve been demanding for years. Donald Trump is a fighter, and he triumphantly returned to the White House with an audacious plan to bulldoze the bureaucratic rot, challenge the D.C. […]

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