Focus on Safety, Family, and Community Meridian, Idaho – [Oct. 23rd, 2023] – Long time Idaho resident and community advocate Mike Hon proudly announces his candidacy for the position of Mayor of Meridian, Idaho, in the upcoming head-to-head election to be held on Nov. 7th, 2023. With a passion for ensuring the safety and well-being […]
I want to bring your attention to a recent victory we have had in the Attorney General’s office. This case concerns House Bills 124 and 340, laws enacted by the Legislature during the 2023 session to impose certain criteria for voting. Specifically, these laws do not recognize student IDs as valid voter identification. To fortify […]
The Devil is in the Details If we can’t fix the problems with our state, how do we expect to fix the problems confronting our country? It appears that the Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry (IACI) are starting early to secure House and Senate seats for their Crony RINOs who continue to infiltrate Idaho’s […]
Do you know what time it is? Too many Republicans still think it’s the 80’s and 90s, when our biggest fights with the left were over marginal tax rates. Let’s take the temperature of our country: The United States of America, the greatest nation on earth, is flailing. President Biden is clearly not running his […]
Dinesh D’Souza, creator of films such as “2000 Mules”, “Trump Card” and “America: Imagine A World Without Her”, will join us live at the Melaleuca Global Headquarters in Idaho Falls, ID. Presented by Stand Up For Idaho, this evening will include dinner, a presentation by Mr. D’Souza, and Q&A. VIP Ticket holders will also enjoy […]
The great anti-communist Russian dissident Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, who warned the West about the communist Evil Empire, had a maxim: “Live not by lies.” Something so simple, yet so profound, is increasingly difficult in the current era. Consider some of the lies that have been passed off as truth by our national media — the Russian […]
What is it about this time of year that brings the ghosts of politics past out from the shadows? A group of so-called Republicans from ten, twenty, thirty or more years ago joined former three-term Governor Butch Otter in endorsing Reclaim Idaho’s ranked choice voting and blanket primary initiative this week. This initiative would overturn […]
I have been saying for many years that Idaho is no longer the Reddest of the Red states as attested to by a recent article in the conservative “Daily Wire”. Read the article here: https://www.dailywire.com/news/dem-lawmakers-vote-for-leftism-in-lockstep-while-republicans-routinely-abandon-conservatism-analysis-finds Idahoans need to think hard about voting for someone just because a candidate has an R in front of their […]
For Immediate Release from the Idaho Freedom Caucus The Idaho Senate Republican Caucus says they’ve reached 60% support for a special session on the presidential primary. However, it’s crucial to emphasize they achieved this number by relying on the unanimous support of every Senate Democrat. In other words, without the backing of the Democrats, they […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAugust 29, 2023 Press Contact: Senator Scott HerndonPh. (208) 610-2680Email: sherndon@senate.idaho.gov Sagle, Idaho – Idaho State Senator Scott Herndon started a petition Sunday in the Idaho legislature to call the house and the senate into a special session to consider ways to fix Idaho’s Presidential primary election that got removed from Idaho law earlier […]
(Abuse does not Negate Use) I have received many e-mails after my last Gem State Patriot article about government corruption. I again state that a corrupt act may or may not be illegal. The danger is when the act benefits a politician, or an enterprise doing business with the government. A developer asking for a […]
In response to the Legislature removing the March presidential primary, the Idaho Republican Party State Central Committee voted overwhelmingly to host a presidential nominating caucus on March 2, 2024. Without this caucus, more than half a million Republicans in Idaho will have no say in our own nomination for president. Now, the Senate President Pro […]