There isn’t a lot of reaching across the aisle taking place in politics these days. It’s hard when the conversation sometimes doesn’t go anywhere because people identify so deeply with the label Democrat or Republican, liberal or conservative. It sets people up Read More
Wish you could be more involved with the Bonneville County Democrats? Now’s your chance! On May 28, 2024, we’ll be reorganizing. The newly-elected precinct captains will vote to instate new officers. Here’s the thing: If you want to be an officer, you Read More
One could easily argue that the reason to have a party platform is to have everyone of a similar political persuasion loyally support the same planks and policies. The Bonneville County Republican Party has made headlines trying to enforce their platform to Read More
The end of another legislative session is almost upon us. Our GOP majority has presented a flurry of bills that could not even make it out of committee at the beginning of the session. The work they are doing is an effort Read More
The 2024 legislative session might be inching closer to an end, but the bad bills just keep on coming. Unfortunately, some of these bills—many of which are simply bad policies for made-up “problems”—are very similar to what we saw earlier in the Read More
In order to write this, I asked my 12-year-old son to make a list of reasons why youth need to be involved in and lead in politics. We have talks every now and then about current events, politics, and social issues. He Read More