Magic Valley Liberty Alliance
Education billsS1046 – Public schools will teach how babies are formed in the wombS1044 – Public schools will teach proficient cursive handwritingH0397 – Public high schoolers will complete a Civics course prior to graduationH0352 – Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation will not be taught in K-12 public schoolsH0239 – Parents must OPT-IN to allow for […]
Excerpts from Sen. Glenneda Zuiderveld’s Substack, April 6, 2025 The 2025 legislative session was nothing short of intense. Approximately 2,969 pieces of draft legislation were written. Of those, 1,036 became RSes (Routing Slips), and an additional 342 saw changes, amendments, or engrossments. More than 75% of this total were formally introduced as bills, resolutions, memorials, […]
Governor Brad Little vetoed last Saturday The Medical Freedom Act (Senate Bill S1023), which would have prohibited masking and medical mandates from happening again and would have ensured medical freedom from government overreach. Good News! To counter the Governor’s veto, legislators today introduced a new medical freedom bill (HB472). Key Talking Points *Kids deserve medical […]
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 […]
By Rebecca Smith, MVLA Contributor, March 13, 2025 Idaho’s House Bill 303 is being debated as a way to protect businesses from lawsuits related to pesticides, agricultural chemicals, and biotech products. While well-intended, the bill goes too far—granting broad legal immunity to companies, even if new scientific evidence later proves their products are harmful.If passed […]
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 Rebecca Smith, MVLA Contributor, March 3, 2025 HB 297, the “Idaho Guest Worker Program Act,” seeks to create a state-administered guest worker program to address agricultural labor shortages, particularly in the dairy industry. However, this legislation directly conflicts with federal immigration law and the U.S. Constitution’s Supremacy Clause, which establishes that immigration policy is […]
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 […]
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 […]
For the Record: MVLA Remains a ‘Hard No’ on Legalizing Recreational Marijuana By Brian Smith, MVLA Board Member Since its inception, MVLA has stood on God’s Word. It guides how we think, what we do and defines who we are. So when topics like legalizing drugs for recreational purposes come up our stance is simple, […]
As you will see in the two reviews of H0001 below, while there is strong support for school choice, conservatives are not united over the bill’s tax credit mechanism. Review One: Pros & Cons of Tax Credit By Rebecca Smith, MVLA Contributor, Jan. 12, 2025 To begin with, I am a proponent of School choice. […]