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Sucking Idaho In: BLM’s Solar Energy 2035 Agenda

The rush to force America, and Idaho, into green energy is on.  The current president has been hell bent on forcing America into a renewable energy waste bin, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is more than happy to participate.  But the rush is on because the solar energy plan must be accomplished by 2035. BLM land has […]

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2024 Legislation

Liberal Smackdown! HUGE Conservative Victory This Week in the Idaho Senate

WATCH: Maria Nate, President of Idaho Freedom Foundation, Says True Budget Reform, “The Biggest Thing to Happen in Idaho State Government in 25 Years.”

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2024 Elections

Meet Glenneda Zuiderveld, Incumbent State Senator, Dist. 24

2024 Republican Primary Magic Valley Candidate Series Approximate reading time: 2.15 minutes. WHAT PROMPTED YOU TO RUN FOR REELECTION? I am running for reelection out of a strong sense of duty to safeguard Idaho’s sovereignty, protect the liberties of my constituents, and preserve and defend our way of life for the generations that will come […]

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Meet Ernie Cahala, Candidate for Lincoln County Sheriff

2024 Republican Primary Magic Valley Candidate Series Approximate reading time: 4 minutes. WHAT PROMPTED YOU TO RUN FOR LINCOLN COUNTY SHERIFF? I feel the people of Lincoln County deserve to be treated equally. The deputies need to have continual training in order to do their job proficiently. We need to crack down on drug issues […]

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2024 Legislation

Breaking News: Coup in JFAC

From Brian Almon, Gem State Chronicle February 2, 2024 During this morning’s meeting of the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee (JFAC), establishment Republicans teamed up with Democrats to submit new budgets that included both the maintenance portion and the new line item increases. As you recall, this year JFAC split agency budgets into a maintenance portion — […]

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2024 Legislation

EMERGENCY BROADCAST: “The Democrats Are Running the Idaho Legislature Now.”

MUST Watch: Maria Nate, President of Idaho Freedom Caucus, REVEALS how RIN0 Republicans sided with Democrats to hijack IDAHO’S BUDGET – JFAC (Joint Finance APPROPRIATIONS CommitteE). THIS IS ALL ABOUT RINOS GAINING CONTROL OF THE SENATE BEFORE FOR THE NEXT ELECTION. TAKE ACTION: SUPPORT HOUSE SPEAKER MOYLE AT (208)-332-1122. TELL PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE CHUCK WINDER […]

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2024 Elections

Meet Josh Kohl, Candidate for State Senate Dist. 25

2024 Republican Primary Magic Valley Candidate Series Approximate reading time: 6 minutes WHAT PROMPTED YOU TO RUN FOR OFFICE? I was born and raised in Idaho. I’m a son of a pastor and was raised in a family and community that held fast to the common conservative values that we all know and love; like […]

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Meet Lyle Johnstone, Candidate for State Representative Dist. 26b

2024 Republican Primary Magic Valley Candidate Series Approximate reading time: 3 minutes WHAT PROMPTED YOU TO RUN FOR OFFICE? The reason I am running for the Idaho legislature is my concern for Idaho’s children, Idaho’s water, and Idahoans’ hard-earned money. The people, the citizens of Idaho, are not being represented by the legislature. The citizens […]

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2024 Legislation

Cracking the Code: Idaho’s Budget Secrets Revealed

Editorial by Senator Scott Herndon, District 1 (Jan. 30, 2024) Idaho’s Spending Problem Looking at the chart below, you can see how Idaho’s state spending has grown 54% over just the last four years.  Three Types of Budget Accounts Spending comes from three different types of accounts – the general fund, dedicated funds, and federal […]

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2024 Elections

Meet Kally Schiffler, Candidate for State Representative Dist. 26a

2024 Republican Primary Magic Valley Candidate Series Approximate reading time: 4.5 minutes WHAT PROMPTED YOU TO RUN FOR OFFICE? I was prompted to run for office when my granddaughters would comehome from the capitol — working as interns — and they would share with me different things that took place during their day and would […]

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2024 Elections

Meet Andrew Easterday, Candidate for Twin Falls County Sheriff

2024 Republican Primary Magic Valley Candidate Series Approximate reading time: 3 minutes WHAT PROMPTED YOU TO RUN FOR SHERIFF? We’ve got Highway 93 running through the county, and it’s a bloodline for drugs. We’ve seen some deputies pull drugs off of 93, but that’s only because they’ve taken upon it themselves to get out find […]

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2024 Elections

Meet Clint Hostetler, Candidate for State Representative Dist. 24a

2024 Republican Primary Magic Valley Candidate Series Approximate reading time: 6 minutes WHAT PROMPTED YOU TO RUN FOR OFFICE? Shortly after arriving in Idaho back in 2021, I started to notice that something seemed a bit off. Things I had witnessed back in California decades ago were starting to creep into the Gem State. Policies […]

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Defending Idaho Families: Announcing Idaho Family Strong

Idaho Family Strong exists to help you know when and how you can effectively defend the family with only a few minutes of your time. With modern technology parents can have a powerful voice from their living room or from the seat of their tractor, if they only know when they are needed and what […]

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Ronald Nate: Governor Little Is Seeing a Lot of Nails

OP-Ed by Ronald Nate, Ph.D., President, Idaho Freedom Foundation When I was a very young kid, my dad gave me a hammer to pound some nails into a 2×4 while he was doing the real work of building a new shed. I pounded a few nails, but then I wanted to see what else that […]

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2024 Legislation Articles

Every Idaho Citizen’s Duty: Staying Informed and Engaged During the 2024 Legislative Session

2024 Idaho Legislative Session began Monday January 8. From Sen. Glenneda Zuiderveld’s (Dist. 24) Substack January 7, 2024 It is the duty of every Idaho citizen to stay informed and engaged with both our state and national governments. To facilitate this, I am providing links that everyone should save for convenience. Staying engaged will assist […]