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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: Idaho primary system favors extremists

May 24, 2022May 28, 2022Miranda Marquit

George Washington had a point when he warned us against getting too caught up in political parties. Our political system is increasingly difficult to navigate these days, especially when we look at primaries. Political parties get to set the rules for their Read More

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Opinion: We need policies that support families

May 9, 2022May 14, 2022Miranda Marquit

Let’s talk a little bit about family values. We spend a lot of time insisting that we want to support families. However, when you look at some of the policies that we have, it becomes clear that we talk a big game, Read More

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Opinion: It’s financial literacy month

April 22, 2022April 22, 2022Miranda Marquit

I love this month because, well, as someone who makes a living by writing, podcasting and speaking about money, I don’t think enough can be said about this subject. While bringing more attention to our relationship with money is an important part Read More

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Opinion: We need to get involved in local politics and issues

April 9, 2022April 18, 2022Miranda Marquit

This year’s legislative session has shown us something here in Idaho: We need to be involved. Rather than addressing issues that matter to us, our so-called representatives and leaders have instead focused on culture war issues that do little more than harm Read More

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Opinion: Legislature once again gives tax breaks to the rich

March 26, 2022April 18, 2022Miranda Marquit

Every year Boise State University releases a survey of Idahoans’ legislative priorities. The top five priorities for 2022 include: — Education. — Jobs and the economy. — Health care. — Housing. — The environment. Noticeably missing from the top five priorities — Read More

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Opinion: Is this who we are?

March 17, 2022March 17, 2022Miranda Marquit

“This isn’t who we are.” We hear that a lot around the time of the legislative session. The Idaho House is passing increasingly extreme bills. I wish it were an exaggeration to say that the House has passed legislation criminalizing librarians (House Read More

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