The private and religious school subsidy bill is a taxpayer boondoggle

House Bill 93, which passed the Idaho House of Representatives on February 7, would exempt most families who take advantage…

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Private school subsidies will produce a few winners and many losers

Let’s be honest. The push to require Idaho taxpayers to subsidize private and religious schooling is not about “choice.” Experience…

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The referendum is the ultimate answer to the school voucher fight in Idaho

The voucher vultures are circling the Idaho treasury, expecting to soon have government approval to gorge on money paid into…

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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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School voucher boosters use deceptive push polling to mislead voters

The “push poll” is an underhanded political tactic designed to evade campaign finance reporting laws. The Oxford Dictionary accurately describes…

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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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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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 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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