Magic Valley Liberty Alliance
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 […]
We Report. You Decide. In her newly released newsletter, Idaho GOP Chairwoman Dorothy Moon rightly railed against out-of-state organizations negatively impacting GOP legislator’s abilities to do their jobs: The people of Idaho elected their legislators to get things done, not to be used as pawns in a political circus designed to generate clicks and fundraising […]
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. […]
How the Recent SVH Corp v. NLRB Ruling Supports Idaho’s State Sovereignty Efforts By Rebecca Smith, MVLA Contributor, January 4, 2025 State sovereignty is a critical issue for Idaho, especially as it seeks to assert its authority over areas traditionally governed at the state level, such as labor regulations, land use, and resource management. The […]
By Leslie Wolff, MVLA Contributor, Jan. 3 & 4, 2025 Greetings Liberty Lovers,As I continue to navigate my way through the Idaho political scene, I decided to attend the IDGOP Winter Meeting to see what it’s all about. It was an interesting two days and I’m glad I went. Who makes up the Idaho State […]
December 11, 2024 Greetings Liberty Lovers, I caution you not to blink… oops, you missed it. That is how the Precinct Committeemen felt that night. The meeting lasted a whopping 15 minutes from start to finish. PUTTING US IN OUR PLACE. When we arrived, the chairs were reserved for us to sit in precinct order. […]
Bookmark these sites. Idaho Signal is a daily online broadcast through Citizens Alliance of Idaho providing a platform for conservative legislators and citizens across the state. Idaho Signal broadcasts Monday through Friday, from 11:30 am – 12:30 pm MT. Capitol Clarity Watch on You Tube these weekly informative one-hour presentations (different conservative presenters each week), every […]
Despite years of opposition, that virtually no one wants this in their backyard, and that all Magic Valley County commissioners have publicly opposed it (you can read MVLA’s report here) Biden’s Bureau of Land Management announced on December 6 it has approved the Lava Ridge Wind Project northeast of Twin Falls, Idaho. Read BLM announcement. […]
November 22, 2024 My bill to bring Lava Ridge to a standstill passed the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources this week. This legislation is a powerful step in our fight to completely cancel this disastrous project. We achieved additional victories for Idaho including passage of my:
November’s meetings (13th and 18th) were unbelievable. Read why there were two meetings — and so much more! By Leslie Wolff, Precinct Committeeman, TF #14 In my report on the October meeting, I called out nine of my fellow Precinct Committeeman who had not bothered to attend. This month, four of those nine attended our […]
Approximate reading time: 4.5 minutes As I sometimes do while running errands, I tuned into the radio talk show of the hour. On this particular occasion, my errands ran longer than expected. By the time I got out of my car I was vibrating from an hour of ranting, raving, shaming and blaming (with an […]