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Call to Action: Tell Rep. Jack Nelsen (Dist. 26) to Stop Voting Like a Democrat

Attention Magic Valley Patriots! With the Idaho 2026 legislative session set to begin January 12, it’s not too early for Dist. 26 voters fed up with Rep. Nelsen’s liberal voting record to put him on notice. Nelson’s record earned him both MVLA’s RINO of the Year Award, and censuring by GOP county committees and precinct […]

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RINOs

2025 Idaho State Legislature Voting Record

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Election Integrity

New Evidence Indicates 2020 Election Theft

By Kathy Thomsen, MVLA, Oct. 20, 2025 You were right! The 2020 election was stolen! 81 Million votes for sleepy Joe is clearly a rigged election. After over four years of relentless research, it has been proven that votes can be injected, manipulated or deleted without detection on election machines.Want proof?  Check out whistle blower testimony […]

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Grocery Tax

End the Checkout Shakedown

by Jeff A Pierson Every time a family in this state buys bread, milk, or fresh produce, the state takes its cut. For an average Idaho family of four, groceries cost between $10,200 and $13,363 a year (CT Insider, 2024; Ramsey Solutions, 2025). At a 6% sales tax, that means $612 to $802 paid right at […]

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Idaho State News

Lawsuit Challenges Constitutionality of Idaho’s $50M School Choice Program

A coalition of education advocates and public officials has filed a lawsuit challenging Idaho’s newly enacted school choice legislation, House Bill 93 (HB 93). Signed into law by Governor Brad Little, HB 93 establishes the Idaho Parental Choice Tax Credit, allocating $50 million annually from the state’s general fund to support private school tuition and related educational expenses. While […]

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Articles Idaho State News

Forty Questions for Opponents of Idaho’s Education Tax Credits

By Jeff A. Pierson, MVLA Contributor, Sep. 23, 2025 When opponents of Idaho’s education tax credits speak out, they often rely on familiar talking points such as claims about drained revenues, constitutional violations, or favoritism toward the wealthy. But when pressed with real questions, those arguments begin to unravel. The following forty questions are not […]

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Articles Local News

I Entered the Lions’ Den and Survived

Precinct Committeeman TF14, Magic Valley Liberty Alliance Board Member, Magic Valley Republican Women 2nd Vice President, and 2026 Candidate for Twin Falls County Assessor Welcome to Speed Repping I recently had the opportunity to attend a “Speed Repping” event held by the liberal group, Indivisible. As many of you know, Indivisible came out against MVLA […]

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Local News Twin Falls Republican Central Committee

County Fair Time – Politics Anyone?

By: Leslie Wolff Precinct Committeeman TF14, Magic Valley Liberty Alliance Board Member, Magic Valley Republican Women 2nd Vice President, and 2026 Candidate for Twin Falls County Assessor The Twin Falls County Fair… The Last Bastion of Summer Exhibit halls full of antiques, photographs, and vendors selling their wares that they say you can’t live without.  […]

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Local News

Twin Falls Civil Air Patrol Terminates Cadet for Sharing ‘Gender Studies’ Babylon Bee Video

AN INTERVIEW WITH TIMOTHY NELSON, FORMER CADET, MVLA, Sep. 2, 2025 MVLA: Tell us what happened that lead to termination. I have been in the Twin Falls Civil Air Patrol cadet program for the past three and a half years, and a commander for a year and a half. And I was an aerospace instructor […]

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Grocery Tax

The Ancient Myth of Idaho’s Food Tax Credit

By Ronald M. Nate, Ph.D., Idaho Freedom FoundationJanuary 3, 2025 One of the weakest arguments against repealing the grocery tax is that because there is a “food tax credit” on your income taxes, it would be redistribution to leave the credit alone while removing the sales tax on groceries. A few squishy legislators insist on […]

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Local Elections Local News

Rep. David Leavitt Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAugust 21, 2025Contact:Rep. David J. LeavittIdaho House of Representatives, District 25BPhone: (208) 358-0203Email: DLeavitt@house.idaho.gov FERC Deficiency Letter Confirms Local Concerns Over SWIP North The people of the Magic Valley received a much-needed win this week. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has rejected Great Basin Transmission’s application as incomplete and deficient, calling into question […]

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Grocery Tax

Taxed at the Checkout, Ignored at the Capitol – Not Anymore

By Sen. Glenneda Zuiderveld, Dist. 24August 7, 2025 Did You Know? A Bit of Idaho History on the Grocery Tax Repeal Back in 2017, the very first bill to repeal Idaho’s grocery tax passed both chambers of the Legislature only to be vetoed by Governor Butch Otter. But here’s the kicker: he issued the veto […]

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Grocery Tax

Op-Ed: It’s Time to End the Grocery Tax

By Dorothy Moon, IDGOP ChairwomanAugust 7, 2025 Did you know that Idaho is one of only a handful of states that still charges full sales tax on groceries? Most states either exempt food from sales tax entirely or tax it at a lower rate than other goods. According to a recent poll by the Mountain […]

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Local News Twin Falls Republican Central Committee

Another Wasted Opportunity

By: Leslie Wolff Greetings Liberty Lovers, I am back with another thrilling tale from the Twin Falls County Republican Central Committee… NOT!  Less than half of the Precinct Committeeman showed up, yet again. There was no old business to discuss.  There was no new business to discuss.  There was nothing to discuss. There was not […]

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Idaho State Central Committee Summer Meeting Recap

Greetings Liberty Lovers, I spent June 20th and 21st at the Idaho State Central Committee Summer Meeting held at Calvary Chapel Church in Pocatello. REGION MEETINGS Friday’s agenda started off with regional meetings.  Each of the ten regions gathered in different rooms.  The Magic Valley is in region 7, which is chaired by Senator Risch’s liaison, Mike Matthews, and contains Blaine, Camas, Cassia, […]