A Complex Fight for Control, Resources and Sovereignty A Podcast with Tea Party Bob and Congressman Russ Fulcher Listen here: idahoradio.com The Historical Foundation of Federal Control The current land management crisis in the American West has its roots in post-Civil War politics. Idaho stands among five states where federal control exceeds half the land […]
Now that the North Idaho College trustee election is over we can set aside the rhetoric and review the facts. At the heart of the NIC accreditation issue was DEI. DEI, alternately known as Social Justice or Woke, had been creeping into the fabric of NIC for two decades. Starting slowly but at an accelerating […]
Idaho stands as a proud bastion of conservatism, its politics reflecting the convictions of a state deeply rooted in Republican values. Yet, recent mischaracterizations of the Idaho Republican Party as extremists by prominent media outlets and opinion writers aim to sow discord and attempt to alienate citizens at a time when unity and collective purpose […]
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. […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]