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- MOON: Wins and Losses from the 2026 Legislative Sessionby Dorothy Moon
- BEDKE: Idaho got through this session. Now let’s do the hard work.by Scott Bedke
- CARGILL: Three questions about education spending in Idaho, and where we go from hereby Chris Cargill
- MOON: Voters Must See Through the Liesby Dorothy Moon
- LABRADOR: Supreme Court Should Restore Original Understanding of Birthright Citizenshipby Raúl Labrador
- REGAN: The Unreasonable Manby Brent Regan
- MOON: Drawers Are No Substitute for Debateby Dorothy Moon
- CARGILL: Idaho now has 13,568 reasons to consider expanding parental choice tax creditby Chris Cargill
- MCGRANE: Remembering Mayor Rick Hogaboamby Phil McGrane
- MOON: The Importance of Defending Private Propertyby Dorothy Moon
- FOSTER: Democrats And Their Border And ID Attack On Democracyby J.D. Foster
- MOON: Taxpayers Should Not Have to Subsidize the Teachers’ Unionby Dorothy Moon
- NELSEN: IEA Disrupts Lewiston Schools With Its Anti-Conservative “May Matters” Campaignby Maxford Nelsen
- CONTOS: The Idaho GOP Is What We Make Itby Nicholas Contos
- RISCH: Idahoans Want Secure Elections, the SAVE America Act Ensures Itby Jim Risch
- MCGRANE: Spring Cleaning Isn’t Just for Your Houseby Phil McGrane
- MOON: Government Must Stand for Citizens, Not Illegalsby Dorothy Moon
- TOEWS: A Fork in the Road: The American Dream or Serfdomby Ben Toews
- FULCHER: The 2026 tax season is anticipated to deliver historic savings for Idahoansby Russ Fulcher
- REGAN: Matt Gaetz on the Agendaby Brent Regan
- CRAPO: Honoring American Heroesby Mike Crapo
- MCGRANE: When Idaho Leads, Others Noticeby Phil McGrane
- MOON: Trump Knocked It Out of the Park Againby Dorothy Moon
- OPINION: Independence Shouldn’t Mean Insecurity: It’s Time for Voluntary Portable Benefitsby Justan Rice
- SIMPSON: The State of Our Union Is Strong — Because Economic Relief Is Finally Comingby Mike Simpson
- RISCH: Idaho’s Role in American Energy Independenceby Jim Risch
- MCGRANE: No More Road Trips: Candidate Filing Goes Onlineby Phil McGrane
- The Idaho Supreme Court got school choice rightby Staff Writer
- HANKS: Cultural Bills vs. Budget Crisis: Where Should Idaho’s Focus Be?by Karey Hanks
- MOON: Will You Step Up?by Dorothy Moon
- RISCH: $15 Million Back in Idahoans’ Pocketsby Jim Risch
- MCGRANE: An extraordinary exhibit — and a powerful reminder of who we areby Phil McGrane















