Supporting Idaho families and Idaho values
A bill recently introduced before the Idaho Legislature to greatly restrict Idaho’s citizen initiative process would in reality break a long-standing Idaho tradition allowing voters to directly influence how we govern ourselves. The bill is antidemocratic. On February 17, a record number Read More
By DAVID ROTH | Democratic columnist | Feb 5, 2021 For a Legislature that prides itself on frugality and efficiency, I have to admit that I am taken back by some of the actions of the Legislature this session. I don’t understand Read More
Repeal of the state grocery sales tax would be disastrous for Idaho education and infrastructure already reeling from woefully inadequate funding. In his Jan. 13 column, Bryan Smith suggested that he and I support the repeal of the grocery tax. He stated Read More
On July 26, 1990, President George Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into law. An iconic image from that time shows a group of demonstrators abandoning their wheelchairs and crawling up the steps of the U.S. Capitol. Their actions graphically Read More
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
I had intended to use this space to talk about upcoming legislative priorities in the Idaho Legislature. However, I feel that I cannot possibly ignore the events of this week including the unprecedented attack on our nation’s capital in an attempt to Read More
