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What Happened with ISU and Bannock County Lab Money?

Anatomy of a Malfeasance This article courtesy of the Idaho Freedom Foundation By all appearances, officials of Bannock County and Idaho State University (ISU) colluded to keep control over $850,000 of state money and are using it like a slush fund, even though the law requires them to return unspent appropriated money to the state. […]

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AG Labrador Vows Opposition Despite BLM Decision to Push Lava Ridge Wind Project Forward

For Immediate ReleaseDecember 6, 2024Media Contact: Dan Estesdaniel.estes@ag.idaho.gov Attorney General Vows Opposition Despite BLM Decision to Push Lava Ridge Wind Project Forward [BOISE] – The Biden Administration’s Bureau of Land Management released its Record of Decision (RoD) today for the Lava Ridge wind power project, despite widespread opposition from a myriad of Idaho community interests. […]

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AG Labrador Wins Sweeping Reversal at Idaho Supreme Court for University of Phoenix Case

For Immediate ReleaseDecember 5, 2024Media Contact: Dan Estesdaniel.estes@ag.idaho.gov Attorney General Labrador Wins Sweeping Reversal at Idaho Supreme Court for University of Phoenix Case [BOISE] – The Idaho Supreme Court today overturned a lower court ruling by Judge Jason D. Scott on the controversial and highly-publicized case involving the University of Idaho’s proposed purchase of the […]

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Are The Social Studies Standards Revised Enough?

In October 2023, a committee was formed to review the Idaho K-12 Social Studies Standards for any necessary revisions, and was completed in April, 2024. The previous standards are not available for comparison but an overview is provided here. Social Studies standards are divided into history, geography, economics, civics and government, and global perspectives sections […]

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Unintended Consequences

During the 2024 Idaho legislative session, the Secretary of State advocated for changing the March Presidential primary to align with the May primary for other elected offices – ostensibly to save money. However, the legislation passed by the legislature and signed by the governor ABOLISHED the Presidential primary altogether, thereby disenfranchising all Idaho citizens from […]

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John Livingston

Misandry

There is a lot of HATE being spewed in the post-election commentary by the likes of Joey Behar, Rachel Maddow, and Joy (no irony in her first name there) Reid. Conservatives and Christian conservatives have heard during early election cycles the words “deplorable” to describe “people like us”. Mr. Obama opined that we “cling to […]

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John Livingston

The Social Contract

Over the past several weeks my lovely wife Lynn has decided to “streamline” my library. I love my books—every one of them. I have well over a thousand books and at the end of the exercise we removed a total of seven books from the inventory. One, a book written by Douglas South Hall Freeman […]

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Food Control is People Control

Greetings Senators Crapo and Risch; Representatives Simpson and Fulcher; Governor Little; Lt. Governor Bedke and the Idaho State Legislature: Please stop funding all wind and solar so-called green energy projects including wasteful Carbon Capture as they are not sustainable. Our farmers and ranchers are under attack from the United Nation’s Agenda 2030. Co-sponsor S. 3428 […]

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America’s Second Chance to get it “Right”

Hello Idaho and welcome once again to our weekly podcast from IRDO iradio. This week we have a special guest Tony Olson a native Idahoan who grew up in Weiser. In 2014, Tony wrote a book called “Spin Game” which made it to number 2 on the best-seller list at Amazon. He wrote this book […]

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Trump Flashback

I wrote this in December of 2015, nearly a year before Trump was elected the first time. How did it age? He is bold, brash, bombastic and has an ego that will barely fit in the marble plated atrium of a New York City skyscraper. He is a self-made billionaire who flies his private 757 […]

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Reflecting on Election Victories & Gratitude from Idaho’s Republican Party

The Idaho Republican Party has much to be grateful for this Thanksgiving. Let’s reflect on the recent election that brought us significant victories. This election was one to celebrate, highlighting our gratitude for the grassroots efforts and outcomes that have positively impacted our state and our nation. We are thankful for the hard work that […]

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Labrador Letter: The Defeat of Prop 1

Dear Friends, Proposition 1 was soundly defeated, sending a clear message: Idaho voters are not for sale. Despite millions in out-of-state funding and extensive support from national groups attempting to influence our state’s elections, the common sense of Idahoans prevailed. For most, the decision was straightforward. Idaho voters were not swayed by liberal media narratives […]

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