Where Did the Money Go?
When the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee (JFAC) met on Tuesday morning, members reviewed the budget for the Executive Office...
School Choice Heads to Governor
House Bill 93, the much-debated and much-discussed parental choice tax credit bill, cleared its penultimate hurdle this afternoon,...
Actual DOGE in Idaho
Three weeks ago, I wrote about how DOGE has become the new buzzword in politics. Republicans throughout the...
Why I Don’t Support a Convention of States
In May 1775, representatives from twelve (later thirteen) British colonies in North America gathered for the Second Continental...
Shooting Yourself in the Foot
It’s safe to say that Texas-based Young Americans for Liberty (YAL) / American Action Fund (AAF) has been...
On Legislative Scorecards
Every political figure in Idaho claims to be conservative, even Democrats deploy that magic word. Yet the question...
School Choice Passes Senate Committee
House Bill 93, the parental choice tax credit, passed a Senate committee today on a 6-3 vote. Sens....
The Malign Influence of the Teachers’ Union
If you ask conservatives about their biggest frustrations with the public school system, it won’t be long before...
Homeschooling and School Choice
In 1982, brothers Sam, Robert, and Floyd Shippy were sentenced to six months in jail. Their crime? Homeschooling...
Pulling Loose Threads
Last week, Rachel Hazelip of the Idaho Freedom Foundation (IFF) reported that Idaho Business for Education (IBE) had...
