The Dems routinely outperform us in absentee and early voting. By the time election day rolls around, we’re already facing a deficit of anywhere from 500 to 700 votes that we need to overcome. This has cost us significantly, as we’ve lost important races by anywhere from two to fifty votes over the last few […]
In 2020, Oregon voters passed Measure 110 and became the first state to decriminalize hard drugs. Possessing fentanyl, heroin, or meth became a $100 ticket with a treatment hotline number attached. Voters were promised that marijuana tax dollars would build a recovery system for everyone who called. Only 4 percent called. Treatment money crawled out […]
Members of the local Catholic, Protestant, and Latter-day Saint congregations will come together Saturday, October 24, for a March for Life in Blackfoot, joining in opposition to Proposition 1 ahead of Idaho’s November 3 general election. The March for Life will begin at noon at Wilbert Cammack Park, located at the intersection of Meridian and […]
I really didn’t want to write this post. There are two major measures Idaho voters are being asked to consider, and there has been plenty said about one of them. But HJR 4 has bothered me for a different reason. At first glance, I was conflicted. HJR 4 would prevent Idaho’s initiative process from being […]
Currently, Idaho parents must be notified and give consent for their child to have an abortion. That is not the case in Montana. Montana parents lost that right in August 2024. Montana’s misfortune offers an important lesson to Idaho voters considering Proposition 1. Montana parents lost their right, not as the result of a new […]
This last week, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints joined the Catholic Church and many Protestant congregations in publicly opposing Proposition 1. Some will suggest that this is inappropriate — that churches shouldn’t address political issues. Others will insist you can’t “legislate morality” at all. Proposition 1 provides a perfect illustration of why […]
This document should not be construed as legal advice.If you need individualized legal advice, please contact an attorney. Summary: On April 11, 2025, an Idaho state trial court issued a ruling clarifying the meaning of the medical exception to Idaho’s abortion bans. The court ruled that Idaho’s abortion bans “do not prohibit performing an ‘abortion’ […]
A week ago Thursday, former state representative Greg Chaney drove over from Boise to speak to the Bonneville County Republican Central Committee. I served with Representative Chaney, who chaired the House Judiciary and Rules Committee, and we worked together on some important issues, including legislation that kept Idaho’s schools and businesses open during COVID. His […]
Fall is not just time for harvest. It’s a season of fresh starts: squeaky tennis shoes, new backpacks, sharpened pencils, and a particular mix of nerves and hope. As Idahoans, we believe in new beginnings. We believe effort matters, that showing up counts, that you can build something better than what you started with — […]