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Author: Miranda Marquit

Miranda Marquit is a freelance financial journalist and money expert. She has a keen interest in politics and social justice and is excited to share news of interest to citizens in Bonneville County as the Chair of the Democratic Central Committee. Miranda enjoys reading, the outdoors and spending time with her son. She writes at Planting Money Seeds and Progressive Mormon Mom.
Local Issues, Op-Eds

Opinion: Hold elected leaders accountable

June 15, 2021June 19, 2021Miranda Marquit

It’s time to hold our elected leaders accountable. According to the annual Boise State University public policy survey, Idahoans’ priorities included education, jobs/economy, health care, coronavirus response and housing. Constituents have been clamoring for meaningful help with property taxes for two legislative Read More

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Opinion: Idaho should be funding education

May 14, 2021May 15, 2021Miranda Marquit

“The stability of a republican form of government depending mainly upon the intelligence of the people, it shall be the duty of the legislature of Idaho, to establish and maintain a general, uniform, and thorough system of public free common schools.” — Read More

Local Issues, Op-Eds

Opinion: SB 1110 allows representatives to silence constituents

April 11, 2021April 12, 2021Miranda Marquit

This week the Idaho House passed Senate Bill 1110, a bill already passed in the Senate and designed to make getting citizen initiatives on the ballot practically impossible. In one of the worst legislative sessions ever, and our so-called representatives seem to Read More

Local Issues, Op-Eds

Opinion: Stand up to bullies trying to recall school board members

March 5, 2021March 5, 2021Miranda Marquit

There’s holding elected officials accountable. And then there’s bullying. Holding elected officials accountable is about voting them out in the next election and providing civil communications expressing your opinion. Bullying is trying to recall volunteer elected officials for doing their job thoughtfully. Read More

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The issues that representatives need to focus on

January 18, 2021February 6, 2021Miranda Marquit

With the first week of the 2021 session ending, I’d like to see our “representatives” push to invest in our communities. Perhaps this year, we’ll have more focus on actual issues and less time spent creating harmful policies to remedy made-up problems. Read More

Op-Eds

Democratic column: Look at voting record of legislators

October 19, 2020February 6, 2021Miranda Marquit

Make no mistake. Local elections matter. And this local election is about representation and how we’ve been represented here in District 33. Some would have you believe it’s about party. It’s not. We’re all Idahoans here. Rather than getting hung up on Read More

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