Property taxes in Idaho — and across the nation — are fundamentally immoral. No one truly owns their home when the government can seize it for failure to pay a perpetual annual rent disguised as a tax. It’s time for Idaho to break ranks with the status quo and lead...

For nearly two decades, Idahoans have called for one simple, sensible policy reform: repeal the grocery tax. Candidates have campaigned on it, voters have demanded it, and yet here we are—still taxing groceries in 2025. While House Bill 231 claims to offer relief by...

Idaho State Representative Stephanie Mickelsen was recently in the news for having an illegal alien, who choked his wife in front of his child while carrying meth in his wallet, employed by her family farm.  It appears that someone turned her in to ICE for...

This is a tough one to write because I have good and close friends who are split on this issue. Many have dug in their heels. But… It’s time to start working together again. As many know, there is a split right now within the ACTUAL conservative movement in Idaho. No,...

Idaho, we have a “friend problem.” Parents of teenagers likely know this subject matter well, having doubtlessly given the “you are the company that you keep” advice to their teens. But, have you talked to them about those who see their light and choose to exploit it...

by Beverly Guenette, Vice President of the Kootenai County Republican Women Federated Several of the woman listed on the Canyon County Republican Women executive board have expressed disappointment in the leadership of the Idaho GOP.  Some of these same women are...

June 22, 2023 Members of the IDGOP State Central Committee: One rule that will be addressed at our Summer meeting is a holdover from January, 2023. Rule 2023-7 would amend Article 2, Section 2 of the Rules and was passed by the Rules Committee at the 2023 winter...

One of the earliest flags utilized by the American colonists during the American Revolution was the Appeal to Heaven flag. This flag prominently displayed a white pine tree with the phrase "AN APPEAL TO HEAVEN" written in capital letters above it. It was designed by...

May 17, 2022, was a bad day for some and a great day for others. People like Tracey Wasden saw their power slip. Not only was her husband, Attorney General Lawrence Wasden (Idaho’s Attorney General of 20 years), defeated 52% to 38% by Raúl Labrador, but many of her...

The need to protect children from pornography and other sexualized content in Idaho's libraries should be easily agreed upon. However, we currently have two different bills for our legislature to choose from. First, we were presented with a bill from Representative...