Last week I went to a meeting at the State House Sponsored by the Idaho Majority Club. The meeting was informative and featured presentations by the co-chairs of the Joint Finance and Appropriations Committee (JFAC), Senator Scot Grow and Representative Wendy Horman. Full disclosure, I have a professional relationship with Mr. Grow’s Accounting firm. We […]
A Conversation with Sen. Christy Zito & Tea Party Bob Podcast Notes by Bob Neugebauer Legislative Pay Raise Controversy In a notable move that highlighted growing tensions over government spending, the Idaho Senate recently passed a resolution to reject a proposed legislative pay increase, only to see it halted in the House Ways and Means […]
A Conversation with Ron Nate & Tea Party Bob Podcast Notes by Bob Neugebauer Tax Relief Package Details Idaho’s legislature is considering three tax bills that together would provide approximately $400 million in tax relief, but critics argue the measures don’t go far enough given the state’s significant budget growth. Idaho Freedom Foundation President Ron […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Understanding Idaho House Bill 1 A Conversation with Ron Nate, IFF President, & Tea Party Bob LISTEN HERE: IdahoRadio.com Idaho’s legislature is currently considering what could become the nation’s most comprehensive school choice program. House Bill H.001, sponsored by Representative Clint Hostetler, proposes a groundbreaking approach to education funding that would offer refundable tax credits of […]
A Conversation with Ron Nate, IFF President, & Tea Party Bob LISTEN HERE: IdahoRadio.com Budget Expansion once again Signals Shift from Conservative Principles An in-depth analysis of Governor Brad Little’s recent State of the State address and proposed budget reveals concerning trends in government growth and spending that appear to contradict Idaho’s conservative values and fiscal […]
Before the State of The State Address next week, I would like to offer my thanks to Governor Brad Little for placing Alex Adams as the new head of the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. When I look up the definition of LEVITHEAN, it sends me to the Web page of the Idaho Department […]
A Podcast with Idaho State Senator Glenneda Zuiderveld & Tea Party Bob Listen here: idahoradio.com From Local Roots to Legislative Leadership State Senator Glennita Zuiderveld’s journey to the Idaho legislature began in Jerome, Idaho, where she moved at age four. Starting as a teenage waitress at a local truck stop, she met her future husband Tom […]
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. […]
Lynn and I are Westerners. Lynn was born in Caldwell, spent most of her childhood years in Havre Montana, and raised her family in Eagle Idaho. I was born in Minot North Dakota, followed our military family in several States and then I was raised through high school in Ohio. For the last 36 years […]