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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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DEI is a Powerful Component of NEA Contracts

It has been a year since the attempted assassination of President Trump at his rally in Butler Pennsylvania and we still have very few answers. You would think that after a year of investigation we would have some idea of why the shooter made this assassination attempt. Evidently there are some serious issues with the […]

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Sophistry

Sophistry is the use of fallacious arguments with the intent to deceive. Critics will use sophistry to make an argument when the facts do not support their position. We see this all too often in the political realm where false arguments are epidemic. An example would be “Trump drinks water, and you know who else […]

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Idaho Wins Major Victory Against Bureaucratic Corruption While National Education Establishment Reveals Marxist Priorities

A Conversation with IFF President Ron Nate & Tea Party Bob Podcast Notes by Bob Neugebauer The Idaho Supreme Court delivered a significant victory for government accountability this week, ruling that Attorney General Raul Labrador has full authority to investigate the Department of Health and Welfare for potential misuse of taxpayer funds. This decision represents […]

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Labrador Letter: Idaho’s Legal Fight Helps Trump End Nationwide Injunctions

Dear Friends, I promised when I became Idaho’s 33rd Attorney General that I would be aggressive in defending the laws of our state and the constitutional rights of our citizens. Recently, the United States Supreme Court delivered a landmark victory that proves this approach was correct—and Idaho’s legal work helped make it possible. In Trump v. […]

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AG Labrador Wins at Idaho Supreme Court Over Taxpayer Misuse Investigation

BOISE — Attorney General Raúl Labrador won a unanimous Idaho Supreme Court victory affirming his authority to investigate alleged misuse of government grants issued to charitable organizations in the state of Idaho. The Court reversed the ruling that blocked the Attorney General from obtaining information from 19 grant recipients. The Court affirmed his authority to issue civil investigative demands (CIDs) under the Idaho Charitable Assets Protection Act (“ICAPA”), […]

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Op-Ed: The GOP Gets Results

I know politics can be infuriating. Believe me—as an original Tea Partier, I understand the frustration many of you feel with our government. So I get it when I hear people say the system is broken and we need to try something new. But let me tell you right now: a third party is not […]

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John Livingston

Who is Serving Whom?

The country club class and The Chamber of Commerce Class may own our country, but they don’t run our country. For almost 50 years they did. After World War II, an entire system of recapitalization of our economy grew from the model of what President Eisenhower called the MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX. Instead of demand signaling […]

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The Rebirth of a Nation

As Americans look back on our country’s history, they should clearly see the wisdom of our forefathers who came up with the not so crazy idea that men could govern themselves. We should all be grateful to those who had the foresight to see the future of our country, although I’m sure there were some […]

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Fulcher Votes to Codify President Trump’s Policy Agenda Into Law Through Historic Reconciliation Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Congressman Russ Fulcher (Idaho-01) issued the following statement after voting in favor of the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The reconciliation package now heads to President Trump’s desk to be signed into law ahead of Independence Day. “Today, I voted to deliver what effectively will result […]

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Labrador Letter: Idaho’s Fight to Protect Female Sports Reaches the Supreme Court

Dear Friends, Five years ago, Idaho made history by becoming the first state in the country to pass a law protecting women’s sports from biological males. This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear our case, Little v. Hecox, giving us the opportunity to defend that law before the nation’s highest court. After years of […]

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US Supreme Court to Hear Idaho’s Case Protecting Women’s Sports

BOISE — Attorney General Raúl Labrador announced today that the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear Idaho’s case to protect women’s sports from biological males. The Court will review Little v. Hecox, where Attorney General Labrador is defending Idaho’s Fairness in Women’s Sports Act after the Ninth Circuit blocked enforcement of the law. “Idaho’s women and girls […]

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AG Labrador Secures $24 Million for Idaho in Purdue Opioid Settlement

BOISE — Attorney General Raúl Labrador announced today that all 55 attorneys general, representing all eligible states and U.S. territories, agreed to a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family. The Sackler family has also informed the attorneys general of its plan to proceed with the settlement, which would resolve […]

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