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 […]
Idaho Taxes Bread at 6%. It Caps Billion-Dollar Factories at $400 Million Idaho taxes a low-income family’s groceries at the full sales tax rate. It exempts a billion-dollar factory’s value above $400 million. Both are policy choices, as one side’s cost falls on the other. The Short Version Idaho is one of a shrinking group […]
Where did it all start? Computers, data collection, data storage, artificial intelligence data analysis, advanced data collection technology, interoperability for sharing data between computers, data centers to store more data. With such “investments“ by the government in these new technologies the government now has to take action to protect all of it. Now that the […]
Four weeks out from Idaho’s 2026 election, this episode opens on Proposition 1, the abortion measure on the state ballot. The case made against it runs on three points: the measure uses “viability” without defining it and leaves that reading to the courts; it requires no parental notification or consent and sets no age limit; […]
We’ve been here before. Less than four weeks before an election that could change the course of our nation’s future, all the talking heads are telling you to give up. It’s over, they say. Democrats will win the House, and probably the Senate too. President Trump will be impeached, and the MAGA agenda is dead. […]
Dear Friends, I recently traveled to Burley and had the opportunity to meet with Simply Hope Family Outreach and tour their new facility under construction. Simply Hope Family Outreach started in Burley in 2015 after a local family nearly lost their son to an overdose. The founders of Simply Hope decided that other families should […]
BOISE, ID – Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador released a list of 51 hazardous products subject to a federal recall from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission for the month of September. These recalled products include mattresses, household appliances and furniture, and seventeen items specifically designed for infants and children. The September list ironically includes […]
While I was still in college, my father sent me a poem by one of my favorite Christian apologists, G. K. Chesterton. Entitled “Lepanto,” it was written in 1911 to commemorate the naval battle of October 7, 1571, when the Holy League’s fleet, commanded by Don John of Austria, defeated the Ottoman Muslim fleet. My […]
There are useful comparisons to be made—and important conclusions to be drawn—when we examine failed investments in both the public and private sectors. The settings may appear unrelated: professional baseball, college football, public education, welfare programs, and government contracting. Yet they increasingly share a common economic defect: they guarantee payment or subsidy while weakening the […]
Bottom line – The choice is between a proven Republican incumbent with a measurable record and a capable lawyer whose public life has run through progressive causes. Raúl Labrador (R) has recovered roughly $165–190 million for Idaho since 2023, more than quadrupled arrests for internet crimes against children, cleared a 1,400-tip backlog, and defended Idaho’s […]
If technocracy is not studied it may be difficult to understand how it works and affects everyone, but China offers a clue. While China is often perceived as a communist state, it is really run by one political party, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The CCP controls everything and dissent is not tolerated, no opposition […]
With just over a month to go until Election Day, Idahoans are getting fired up to vote. Absentee ballots are already in the mail, early voting starts in just two weeks, and voters are preparing to decide the most important questions of the day. Chief among those questions is whether or not Idaho will turn […]
Dear Friends, The Ninth Circuit recently ruled that a medical center employee’s sincerely held belief did not count as religion, even though the court never questioned her sincerity. Its rulings bind every federal court in Idaho, which is why I led a coalition of 18 states, Puerto Rico, and the Arizona Legislature in asking the […]