A Parent’s Real-World Example: Imagine this: you live in Boise, enroll your kids, and get used to the Boise School District’s app. You upload medical records, contact information, emergency numbers — your family’s whole life into the system. Then life changes, you move to Nampa, and suddenly you are told to download a brand-new app. Start over. […]
On a recent panel on Fox Business News, Charles Payne and guests discussed how cultural decisions resulting in declining birth rates worldwide will shape future generations’ political and economic choices. For two generations, China enforced a one-child policy per couple, which led to population growth but recent stabilization at 1.4 billion people. Now that the […]
On September 28th, The Idaho Statesman ran an opinion piece by Chenele Dixon entitled “Christian Nationalism Is Not Christian.” Dixon, a former state legislator, raises concerns about the intersection of Christianity and politics. Another Idaho politician defended her article to me, prompting this response. I recommend reading her article before considering my reply. Two points […]
I’m privileged to share coffee on Thursday mornings with a group of men and women who teach me something every time we meet. Between us, there are well over several hundred years of public service represented—district judges, former legislators, educators, law enforcement officers, city planners, former mayors, and county commissioners. Our discussion this week centered […]
You know, I think I’ve traveled more in the three and a half years since I was elected chair of the Idaho GOP than ever before in my life. In that time, I’ve visited nearly every county in Idaho—sometimes crossing from one end of the state to the other in the course of just a […]
I spent most of my weekend staying out of the rain and watching videos of the lefty Lonnies who have been marching in various Blue cities at the “No Kings Rallies”, chanting and dancing dressed as everything from furry animals to the Statue of Liberty. All of these people were protesting against our president, Donald […]
My wife and I own property near Bonneville Hot Springs. What makes our land unique isn’t just its beauty — it holds water rights and a diversion system that provides one of the only places in the area where helicopters can safely dip water. Our property also surrounds a small cottage neighborhood with 17 homes, […]
Dear Friends, For seven years, Idaho has been blocked from enforcing a law requiring birth certificates to reflect biological facts recorded at birth. That block, known as an injunction, was imposed in 2018 by a federal court in Idaho. But recent Supreme Court decisions have changed the legal landscape, and now we’re asking that court […]
BOISE — Attorney General Raúl Labrador filed a motion for summary judgment asking a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit challenging Idaho’s Defense of Life Act. The motion reveals that Dr. Stacy Seyb, the physician bringing the challenge, never understood Idaho’s law nor read the January 2023 Idaho Supreme Court decision clarifying the state’s abortion laws […]
Why Gambling’s Economic Promise Often Conceals Devastating Social Costs Listen to the Podcast here: https://idahoradio.com/podcast/idaho-casino-hidden-costs/For a Deep Dive into the Background: https://gemstatepatriot.org/idaho-casino-gamble/ Idaho policymakers are weighing a familiar proposition: legalized gambling promises jobs, tax revenue, and economic prosperity for the Treasure Valley. The pitch echoes similar campaigns in Colorado, Oregon, and New Jersey, where voters […]
I have to admit I’m of two minds on the federal government shutdown. On one hand, our government is too big, too pervasive, and too entwined in our daily lives. Our Founding Fathers would be rolling in their graves if they knew that the federal government now employs millions of people and regulates nearly every […]
We are blessed in Idaho to have truly remarkable doctors, nurses, and technicians—the people who touch the hearts and souls of those entrusted to their care every day. They continue the long slog forward despite, all too often, being disrespected by those who sign their paychecks and by legislators who permit the continuing arbitrage in […]