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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“He who represents himself has a fool for a client” — Abraham Lincoln

Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador should have heeded Honest Abe’s advice before launching his repeated frivolous attacks against the Open…

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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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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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Two remarkable Idahoans were in the news in June

Two native Idahoans were featured in news stories during June–one received plaudits upon his departure from this mortal world, the…

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Will Labrador succeed in an effort to politicize county prosecutor offices?

When I served as Idaho Attorney General in the 1980s, there was a strong bond between my office and the…

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The Attorney General’s dereliction of duty to the Idaho Legislature

Believe me, I did not want to write again about Raul Labrador’s failings, but this time his dereliction of duty…

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Attorney General Labrador has no business meddling in election security

House Bill 470 would create an “Office of Election Crimes and Security” in Raul Labrador’s office. That would certainly be…

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Labrador bets heavily on abortion in his gamble to win higher office

During his first year as Idaho Attorney General, Raul Labrador has placed most of his chips on the abortion issue…

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