EDITORIAL: Invincible Ignorance
By Brent Regan “There are none so blind as those that will not see.” John Heywood The Democrats...
EDITORIAL: The Chickens and the Eggs
By Idaho GOP Chair Dorothy Moon This week, a legislative committee held a hearing on a bill that...
EDITORIAL: The True Cost of Growth
By Rick Hogaboam We need an updated report showing the revenue versus cost of service ratios for various...
EDITORIAL: Article V Convention Fails in Idaho
By Idaho GOP chairwoman Dorothy Moon The Idaho House overwhelmingly rejected House Concurrent Resolution 10, aimed at petitioning...
EDITORIAL: Idaho HB 98 needed to restrict teachers’ unions’ abuse of taxpayer funds
By Stacey Kinnick. Originally published at The Centre Square. As a veteran public school educator, I’ve learned a...
EDITORIAL: The Truth You Deserve to Know: Why We Really Have A “Convention” in Article V
By Julianne Young After four months of intense deliberation, on September 15, 1787, the Founders were engaged in...
EDITORIAL: Why We Killed Idaho’s Blood Labeling Bill
By Sen. Brian Lenney Last week, we on the Idaho Senate Health and Welfare Committee buried House Bill...
EDITORIAL: What If?
By Rep. David Leavitt What if Donald Trump had never been elected? Would America’s political landscape be any...
EDITORIAL: Idaho’s Wine Industry: A Toast to Taxpayer Waste
By Rep. David Leavitt The Idaho Wine Commission (IWC) touts itself as the unified advocate for the state’s...
EDITORIAL: An Open Letter to Brian Almon at Gem State Chronicle
By Rita Peters, Senior Vice President for Legislative Affairs, Convention of States Action Mr. Almon, I was sorry...
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