Magic Valley Liberty Alliance
A Message from The Gang of Eight, March 24, 2025 We’re heading into the final week of the session, and budget votes are coming fast. We’ve seen more ‘NO’ votes than ever before, thanks to a more conservative legislature that’s finally willing to push back. With a projected end date of March 28, there’s growing pressure […]
Not Just More Funding By Senator Glenneda Zuiderveld, March 15, 2025 Being on the Joint Finance and Appropriations Committee (JFAC) has been both a blessing and a curse. It requires a significant commitment, with daily meetings and additional workgroups. The blessing? I’m learning a lot. The curse? I’m learning a lot. Read more.
By Leslie Wolff, MVLA Contributor, March 17, 2025 Greetings Liberty Lovers, I would love to tell you to buckle up for my rundown of March’s Twin Falls County Republican Central Committee meeting, but it was rather humdrum. However, that does not mean that it didn’t have its share of interesting moments. New Member, Same Ol’ Same […]
From Bill Colley, KLIX News Radio, March 14, 2025 He doesn’t even consider himself a Republican, Which is odd because he campaigns as one. Republican County Committees in Blaine and Lincoln Counties have censured state Representative Jack Nelsen. He represents District 26, which includes those two counties and his home of Jerome County. Read More.
By Rebecca Smith, MVLA Contributor, March 10, 2025 As Idaho lawmakers push House Bill 345 to cut Medicaid costs, the debate centers on whether its strict work requirements and managed care model will save the state money—or create a coverage crisis. While the bill promises short-term savings, critics argue it could lead to hospital closures, […]
By Leslie Wolff, MVLA Contributor, March 1, 2025 Greetings Liberty Lovers, The College of Southern Idaho hosted a Legislative Forum on Saturday, March 1st in their Fine Arts building. The forum was well attended for what looked like an opportunity to hear from our State Senators and Representatives from Legislative Districts 24, 25, and 26. […]
By Leslie Wolff, MVLA Contributor, March 1, 2025 SCHOOL PRESENTATIONS Dr. Brady Dickinson, the Superintendent of the Twin Falls School District was invited to speak on our local public schools. He presented the formula used to determine funding and how any absent students affect it. Before wrapping up, he did make his position on vouchers […]
Mike Moyle’s Libel Law: Just in Time for His Campaign? By Rebecca Smith, MVLA Contributor, February 25, 2025 Those who have read my previous columns will notice that I strive, painfully at times, to not let my biases show. To give my readers a fair, simple explanation so that they can make up their own […]
There has been a grocery tax repeal bill ready to go but Mike Moyle and David Cannon refuse to hear it in the Idaho House of Representatives. Tell them you demand them to stop playing politics with our money and repeal the tax immediately! Email the Senate Local Government Taxation Committee to vote NO on […]
A Comprehensive Analysis of Tax Relief for Idaho Residents By Rebecca Smith, MVLA Contributor, February 18, 2025 Idaho lawmakers continue to debate how best to provide tax relief to residents. The twoleading proposals are: Estimated Savings for Idaho ResidentsTo understand how these tax relief proposals compare, let’s analyze their financial impact on an average Idaho […]
By Rebecca Smith, MVLA Contributor, February 13, 2025 Good news for Idaho taxpayers! This bill is a crucial step toward fiscal responsibility and government neutrality in labor relations. This legislation ensures that taxpayer funds are not used to subsidize teachers’ unions, reinforcing the principle that public money should be spent on public services, not private […]
From Senator Glenneda Zuiderveld’s Substack, Feb 9, 2025 It is time to lay out a timeline of truth. I have stood alongside many of our liberty-minded legislators for years, from the birth of the Idaho Freedom Caucus to our involvement with Young Americans for Liberty (YAL). Read more. Further Reading from MVLA: Is Out-of-State Money […]
Let’s pack the room at the Senate State Affairs Committee at the State Capitol Wednesday AM, 2/5/25 (time to be announced) Leslie Manookian, president and founder of Health Freedom Defense Fund, will be presenting the Idaho Medical Freedom Act S1023 before the Senate State Affairs Committee. Sponsored by Senator Dan Foreman, S1023 would BAN ALL […]
Watch Zuiderveld, Zito and Kohl on how we can finally – FINALLY! – repeal Idaho’s grocery tax here on Capitol Clarity. So, what’s the deal with Idaho’s grocery tax? Always-fun-to watch Lilly Allman from ‘In the Know Idaho’ mockingly explains the buffoonery here. Myths and Misunderstandings of the grocery tax repeal by Ronald M. Nate, Ph.D., August […]
Twin Falls County Republican Central Committee Meeting, January 8, 2025 By Leslie Wolff, MVLA Contributor, Precinct Committeeman TF#14 First, let me wish each of you a Happy New Year. While this new year brings hope of change with anticipation of the new Trump presidency, the Establishment still has a strangle hold on our local Central […]