THIS WEEK – It’s all about encouraging the Senate to do the right thing and block the House’s extremist agenda. Here’s the info for our legislators: https://www.facebook.com/notes/bonneville-democrats/contact-our-representatives/2071038702912772/ 1. Today the Senate State Affairs Committee passed two dangerous bills: HB500, which bans trans Read More
Idaho has a House of Representatives. The idea is that we elect legislators to go to Boise and they will, on our behalf, write and pass laws that reflect our values. So, as we look at what our so-called representatives are up Read More
ACTION ITEMS: We need your help to let the Senate know that the House’s extreme agenda doesn’t actually reflect our Idaho values. There’s a lot going on and WE NEED YOU to make your voices heard. 1. Support the Idaho Patient Act Read More
I went to college for creative writing. (Save your jokes. This column isn’t about millennial stereotypes.) One of my many writing classes focused on poetry. I remember it not for the quality of the class but for the day I admitted to Read More
Lots of hot button issues this week. Let’s dive in:A batch of anti-LGBTQ bills are moving forward in the House. H500, Rep. Ehardt’s bill to ban transgender women from playing on women’s high school and college sports teams, advanced to the full Read More
We have to ask: When did empathy become uncool? That’s the vibe coming from the Legislature this session. Idaho is facing actual, real challenges. Yet the Legislature seems to be focused on none of them. Our prison spending far outpaces our education Read More