Dear Friends, As the old song says, “What a difference a day makes.” Just hours after taking office last Monday, President Trump placed a moratorium on the controversial Lava Ridge Wind Project in Idaho’s Magic Valley. This decision comes as a welcome relief for Idahoans, who have overwhelmingly opposed the project. Until recently, the Biden […]
For Immediate ReleaseJanuary 29, 2025Media Contact: Dan Estesdaniel.estes@ag.idaho.gov Attorney General Labrador Announces Settlement in Medicaid Fraud Case [BOISE] – Attorney General Raúl Labrador announced a $219,321.25 settlement in a Medicaid fraud investigation into Precision Diagnostics for allegedly false claims between January 2013 and December 2022, submitted to the Idaho Medicaid Program. Claims for medically unnecessary […]
CASCADE, IDAHO — Today, U.S. Congressman Russ Fulcher held a roundtable with officials from the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Idaho Department of Lands (IDL), local county commissioners, and key stakeholders. The discussion focused on addressing the financial toll of Idaho’s devastating 2024 wildfire season, the importance of wildfire […]
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 […]
At the National Prayer Service at The National Cathedral the day after the inauguration The Reverend Mariann Edger Budde lectured our President who was sitting in the first-row feet from the pulpit from which she was preaching. Her words were at best officious, sanctimonious, and condescending. They were actually demeaning to the very people to […]
A welcome change of venue for America: As President Trump took the reins of America on Martin Luther King’s birthday, we once again can celebrate the freedoms bestowed upon us by our forefathers who gave us the foundation that our country has been built upon. In my lifetime I cannot remember when I have seen […]
A Conversation with Brandi Swindell & Tea Party Bob Podcast Notes by Bob Neugebauer In the heart of Idaho’s Treasure Valley, a movement is growing that’s reshaping how we think about women’s healthcare and life-affirming choices. Brandi Swindell, a fourth-generation Idahoan and the founder of Stanton Healthcare, has built an organization that’s not just changing […]
A Conversation with Ron Nate, IFF President, & Tea Party Bob LISTEN HERE: IdahoRadio.com Podcast Notes by Bob Neugebauer The Gold Standard Proposal As multiple states across the nation embrace educational reform through school choice initiatives, Idaho finds itself at a crossroads with House Bill 1 leading the charge. Sponsored by Representative Clint Hostetler, the bill […]
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 […]
Since Covid, States including Idaho have used accounting gimmicks to “scam” Federal Medicaid Dollars into programs like food stamps—The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and housing subsidies. In an Editorial in today’s Wall Street Journal, by simply returning Medicaid spending to pre Covid levels adjusted for inflation over $1.4 trillion in savings could be realized […]