H493: Prohibiting Mask Mandates
Friday, 2/16/24: H493 passed the House 46-24 and heads to the Senate. Wednesday, 2/14/24: Update: H493 passes out...
What are Natural Asset Companies? (Updated 1/17/24)
UPDATE 1/17/24: The Idaho Dispatch reported on Wednesday that the NYSE has withdrawn the proposal to list NACs...
The Library Bill
It’s been a long journey for the library bill. During the 2022 legislative session, Rep. Gayann DeMordaunt sponsored...
Testimony on H384
I had the privilege of testifying in support of House Bill 384, the Children’s Library Protection Act. About...
H525: Health District Authority
Tuesday, 3/12/24: Sen. Brian Lenney presented H525 to the Senate Health & Welfare Committee this afternoon. Numerous people...
S1253: Cell Phone Porn Filter
Tuesday, 2/13/24: The updated version of this bill was rated -3 by Idaho Freedom Foundation. S1253 passed the...
The Modern Plantation
By the time of the Civil War, the American South was addicted to slavery. It had structured its...
S1221
Thursday, 1/18/24: IFF has rated S1221 -2. During this morning’s House session, Rep. Brent Crane asked without objection...
SUNDAY DEVOTION: The Purpose of Government
In 1776, Thomas Jefferson wrote in the Declaration of Independence that governments were instituted among men for the...
Anatomy of a Gubernatorial Appointment
On Friday morning, the Senate State Affairs Committee heard from former state senator Jeff Agenbroad of Nampa, who...
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