
SATURDAY ROUNDUP: 8/17/24
Are you ready for the fair? The Western Idaho Fair started yesterday, and I’ll be heading over with...

Daily Minute 8/16/24: New Title IX Rules Blocked For Now
About Brian AlmonBrian Almon is the Editor of the Gem State Chronicle. He also serves as Chairman of...

The Perpetual Now
Early in George Orwell’s novel 1984, the all-powerful Party announces that chocolate rations must be reduced to 20...

Who Doesn’t Pay Property Tax?
Yesterday I wrote about the mechanics of the property tax. Before we can fix the system, we need...

Daily Minute 8/14/24: Property Taxes
About Brian AlmonBrian Almon is the Editor of the Gem State Chronicle. He also serves as Chairman of...

The Truth About Property Taxes
According to the recent Gem State Chronicle reader survey, 54% of respondents selected property taxes as the top...

Update on District 11 Candidate Switch
Update 8/14/24 10:20pm: Clarified the role of David Leroy in the LD11 GOP’s letter to the Attorney General....

Daily Minute 8/12/24: Grocery Tax Survey Results
About Brian AlmonBrian Almon is the Editor of the Gem State Chronicle. He also serves as Chairman of...

Grocery Tax Survey Results
Last Friday, after sharing the background on Idaho’s sales tax on groceries and the pros and cons of...

SATURDAY ROUNDUP: 8/10/24
It’s Saturday already — where has the summer gone? My children start school in two weeks and it...