Idaho
Coverage vs. Care (Part 2): What Was Lost and Why
Before Medicaid, Idahoans who needed medical care and lacked the means to pay for it relied on a number of alternatives: friends and family, charitable care from physicians, church networks, mutual aid societies, and community organizations that knew…
Coverage vs. Care (Part 1)
On Valentine’s Day 1966, Gov. Bob Smylie called a special session of the state Legislature to deal,…
Property Tax Relief Options Explained
The most important point to understand regarding property taxes is that they are budget-driven. This…
Unconstitutional Programs and the Administrative State:…
Over the past century, political progressives have built a bureaucratic machine with the goal of…
The Property Tax: Expensive and Outdated
When my dog gets hold of one of her toys, she won’t let it go. The harder I try to take it, the…
Play for the Team on Your Jersey: It’s an Integrity Thing.
Imagine your favorite sports team. They all wear the same uniform, stand under the same banner, and operate under the same creed — not just to play, but to win according to a shared playbook. Each player brings unique strengths, but when they join…
Saving Money Should Not Be a Thankless Task for…
Not too long ago, I had a conversation with a staff member of one of Idaho’s US Senators. The…
Buried Without a Vote: The Secret Power of Committee…
It isn’t a power afforded in House or Senate rules. It isn’t written into Mason’s Manual of…
The Measure of a Man
House Bill 461, introduced late in the 2025 legislative session, would have required the state to…
Kneecapping Conservatives, Protecting Bureaucrats:…
As the 2026 legislative session reached its disappointing end, so too did Chairman John Vander…
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