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Idaho’s Ban on Transgender Surgeries and Medical Procedures for Idaho Youths

Dear Friends, On Friday, February 16th, I filed an emergency motion with the Supreme Court of the United States regarding Idaho’s ban on transgender surgeries and medical procedures for Idaho youths with gender dysphoria. These medical treatments banned under Idaho law include puberty-blocking hormones, experimental drugs, and irreversible genital removal and mutilations. The Idaho district […]

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Idaho defends law protecting children from harmful medical procedures

Idaho attorney general asks Supreme Court to narrow lower court ruling, allow Idaho to protect children while case proceeds (BOISE) – Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador, with the assistance of attorneys from Alliance Defending Freedom and Cooper & Kirk, filed an emergency motion Friday asking the U.S. Supreme Court to narrow a lower court’s order to cover […]

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Pocatello gives drag queen story time an award for ‘Human and Civil Rights’

While Completely Ignoring Concerns from Parents over Child Exposure to Gender Confusion! They tell us it’s not happening in Idaho. They also tell us it’s a good thing that it is. Earlier this week, the City of Pocatello honored a drag queen story time group with their “Human and Civil Rights” award. They specifically lauded […]

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Attorney General Labrador Supports States’ Rights to Safeguard Minors from Experimental Medical Procedures

Boise, ID – Attorney General Raúl Labrador joined a coalition of 21 states in filing an amicus brief in the Seventh Circuit court urging reversal of the preliminary injunction of Indiana’s Senate Enrolled Act 480 (S.E.A. 480). “The Constitution recognizes the crucial responsibility of states in protecting the well-being of their citizens, especially minors. The decision regarding […]

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Republicans Unwavering in Defense of Truth and Childhood Innocence Against Woke Culture

We all feel that summer is coming to an end, and fall is nearly upon us. School has begun, temperatures are finally coming down, and apples are ripening on the trees. But just as sure as the leaves change color, so too will the banners of Boise turn to an unrelenting parade of rainbows. “Pride” […]

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Our Children are the Future

Our children are the future. When we allow our children to be taught that their physical body is not the correct body for them, we are committing a crime against the future and against God. Our precious babies should be free to live in a world where they can run, and play, where they can experience […]

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Rebirth of the Silent Majority?

May God Bless America Is it possible that America is seeing the rebirth of the silent majority? Well, it would seem so after the public’s reaction to Budweiser’s latest commercial promoting Bud Light with a transgender spokesperson. Not to be outdone, Target has also seen the plush back in their stores that were featuring transgender […]

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May 16th Vote: The Next Battle in The Culture War

Wow! Have we ever been hit with attacks on our culture! What do we mean by “our culture” or a “culture war”? Day by day, year by year, what once was unthinkable has now become celebrated, and even protected by law. Meanwhile, what was once virtuous or admired is seen as hateful and backwards. The […]

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Republicans are fighting to stop sexualization of children, not Democrats

Five days ago, a Boise junior high teacher and basketball coach was charged with the rape and sexual battery of a minor child. Eric McDermott first groomed his victim in class and then over a social media “dating site,” where he asked the boy to send sexually explicit photos. Sadly, McDermott’s conduct has become all […]

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Mental Health Professionals Speaking out on Societal and Political Issues

Op-Ed by an anonymous Mental Health Professional practicing in Idaho. Below is a letter written to some conservative legislators during this last session. It was written and given anonymously with the “ask” to read it into the record either during a committee hearing or during floor debate on House Bill 71. To our knowledge, that […]

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New Republican Legislators Lead Return to Conservative Principles

In July of 2022, the Republican Party gathered in Twin Falls for our summer convention to elect new leadership of the party. The grassroots came together and overwhelmingly voted for change from the top down, setting a mandate that the party return to conservative principles.  When I took the gavel, I made a commitment to […]

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Do Not Let Violence Become the Norm: Make HB71 Idaho Law

Violent activists entered the capitol building — vandalizing public facilities, threatening legislators, assaulting law enforcement, and interrupting official proceedings. Some readers might be thinking of January 6, 2021. But the sentence above actually describes events that took place this week, at the statehouse in Nashville, Tennessee.  Radical leftists, some wearing satanic garb, stormed the Tennessee […]

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