Supporting Idaho families and Idaho values
We’re a month into the legislative session, and Idaho’s citizens are practically begging our legislators to respect librarians, fund education, and stop trying to change the definitions of words that have actual legal, scientific, and medical meanings. The budgeting approach has been Read More
Each member of the community should lean into their civic responsibility. As the legislative session begins, we know we should keep an eye on our legislators. However, as a community, we should focus not only on the significant issues argued in the Read More
As a mainline Protestant who strongly believes in the separation of church and state, I find alarming the current efforts of right-wing Christians to remove constitutional safeguards against government-imposed religion. Across the nation, Christian nationalists empowered by the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning Read More
Last year, an attempt to introduce vouchers to Idaho failed. But, while Idahoans want to see more investment in our public schools, our legislators are at it again. We’ve already seen what happens when school vouchers are introduced in other states like Read More
As we gear up for the legislative session, there are two questions to ask ourselves as we watch the posturing in Boise: I’m active in our community, working with nonprofits and speaking with people intimately connected to some of Idaho’s issues. I Read More
The 2023 Congress started with so many promises. A promise to pass a budget, the promise of a productive Congress, and above all a promise that this Congress was going to focus on issues affecting everyday people. I think, from all accounts, Read More
