GOP extremists are feeling their oats, but do they misread the tea leaves?

The extremist branch of Idaho’s Republican Party, presided over by Dorothy Moon, has been feeling its oats after the 2024…

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Idaho’s Legislature has an ugly history of playing politics with voting rights

Extreme elements of Idaho’s Republican Party voted in 2011 to close the GOP primary election to purge party ranks of…

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Officeholders who benefit from the closed GOP primary are desperate

It is telling that the loudest voices against Prop 1 are those who hold office because of the closed Republican…

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Idaho voters face a stark “them-or-us” choice in November

Bryan Smith, an ultra-right Republican and vice chair of the extremist Idaho Freedom Foundation (IFF), understands that the Open Primaries…

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Out-of-state sleaze merchants are cranking up their smear campaigns

With the political season upon us, extreme-right dark money interests are gearing up to elect legislative candidates who will sing…

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Raul Labrador wants to deprive Idaho voters of their initiative rights

You have to hand it to Attorney General Raul Labrador. He can’t be shamed out of pursuing a foolish course…

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School voucher promoters smell blood in the water.

Those promoting schemes to use Idaho taxpayer money to pay for private and religious schooling appear to be gearing up…

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Idaho’s Don Quixote targets the Open Primaries Initiative

Idaho’s Don Quixote has found another windmill to tilt. Attorney General Raul Labrador has just hauled off and, once again,…

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 The Open Primaries Initiative will protect public school sports programs

Having grown up in a small farming community, I can attest that public schools are the heart and soul of…

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Idaho voters can be trusted to responsibly exercise their initiative rights

It was a bit surprising to read an opinion piece that Representative Lance Clow (R-Twin Falls) has circulated to media…

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