North Idaho is largely populated by good and friendly people. People who volunteer their time for civic and charitable causes. People you would want for neighbors. People who inspired the joke: “I was at the local hardware store and while I was searching for what I wanted, three different people asked if I needed assistance…. […]
Origins of Idaho’s Grocery Tax: Idaho had briefly experimented with a 2% sales tax (including on food) in 1935 to raise revenue, but that early tax proved hugely unpopular and was repealed in 1937. Idaho’s taxation of groceries is rooted in the state’s adoption of a general sales tax in the mid-1960s. While many assume […]
There’s nothing quite so American as an old-fashioned county fair. It’s a veritable smorgasbord of animals, games, vendors, and more food than you could eat in a week, drawing thousands from surrounding communities to celebrate summer and American traditions. Wherever American traditions are celebrated, the Idaho GOP is there. Stop by your county or regional […]
The Idaho Republican Party has undergone a fiscal conservativism transformation, but some political establishment cronies are so habituated to spending that when presented with fiscal conservatism facts they refuse or are unable to understand. It is outside their world experience, as if you were trying to discuss fire with a fish. What is a “fiscal […]
Conducting honest and fair elections is a cornerstone to our Republican form of government. However, only 69% of adults are confident their votes would be counted accurately. Nearly a third of Americans are not confident in our election systems. Why? Elections are conducted by the states where the actual process of voting is typically managed […]
Idaho is one of the most reliably Republican states in the nation, a bastion of conservative values where the GOP has dominated politics for decades. From its rural landscapes to its small-town ethos, Idaho’s political identity is rooted in principles like limited government, individual liberty, and traditional values. Here in Kootenai County the Republicans have […]
This article courtesy of the Idaho Freedom Foundation Among the most important triumphs of the 2025 legislative session were the steps taken to advance educational freedom. After years of stubborn resistance from the education establishment, Idaho joined the ranks of conservative states with a meaningful school choice initiative thanks to the leadership of several key […]
It doesn’t matter if you are talking about the Federal Government in Washington, DC., our State Government in Boise, or Municipal government in Garden City or many other Idaho small towns; the single biggest problem and threat to governance everywhere, is the co-opting of the governance process itself by special interests and lobbyists. In Washington, […]
There is an old saying, “Be careful what you wish for as you might just get it.” Most people don’t realize that, along with the positive changes, there are many negative consequences that accompany growth. Idaho is a great place to live, and much of that has to do with the fact that it still […]
Elon Musk and his “band of merry guys and gals” has created controversy and consternation in the hearts of the entrenched political bureaucratic deep state in Washington DC. We need the same thing to happen in Idaho State Government, and the entrenched Republican establishment in Boise is doing everything within their power to not let […]
Elon Musk and the Chief Operating Officer of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Steve Davis—both rocket scientists, and the six DOGE executives running the DOGE-XAI software reconciliation of government accounts, were interviewed by Bret Baier on Fox News yesterday. A couple of observations and then some comments about the media narrative surrounding DOGE. First […]
What is Going On in Salmon School District No. 291? This article courtesy of the Idaho Freedom Foundation Kids should not have to be subjected to sexually and politically charged flags and banners in their junior and senior high school classrooms. They should not be punished for expressing support for traditional family values in school […]