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Labrador land bill angers Montanans
When a Montana lawmaker voted for an Idaho Congressman’s anti-public lands bill, all hell broke loose. Rep. Ryan Zinke is Montana’s lone member of the House of Representatives. As such, he’s under a great deal of scrutiny, particularly when it comes to something Montanans treasure: public lands. So when Zinke voted in favor of an
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Gun group to celebrate permitless carry
So-called “permitless” firearms carry becomes law in Idaho on Friday, July 1, and Idaho Second Amendment advocates won’t waste any time celebrating the milestone. The Idaho Second Amendment Alliance rally will take place on the Idaho State Capitol Mall from 5-6 p.m. Similar rallies, which pressed for such a law to go into effect, drew
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Abortion ruling disappoints Idaho Rep. Labrador
Rep. Raúl Labrador, R-Idaho, issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-3 decision in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstadt. The Court struck down a Texas law that protected the health and safety of women in the state’s abortion facilities. “I am deeply disappointed that the Supreme Court has sided with the abortion industry
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Christians most persecuted
Via The Associated Press: Christians are the most persecuted of any religious group around the world, facing harassment in 108 countries. A study by Pew Research Center found that harassment of Christians in 2014 by both governments and society as a whole increased from 102 countries in 2013. The study considered harassment to be both
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Supreme Court rejects pharmacists’ religious rights appeal
Via The Associated Press: The Supreme Court is allowing Washington state to require pharmacies to dispense Plan B or other emergency contraceptives, rejecting an appeal from pharmacists who said they have religious objections to providing the drugs. The justices’ order on Tuesday leaves in place rules first adopted in 2007 following reports that some women
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Try Libertarian Candidate
The following Letter to the Editor appeared in the Spokesman Review: Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dumb. That’s my impression of what’s going on in our electoral process. Both the Democrats and the Republicans are in a race to the bottom. Why not take an adult approach and consider the Libertarians? They are headed by two
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Bernie Fever in Idaho Leaves Opening for Republicans
“Be it resolved we adopt in total Senator Bernie Sanders campaign platform for our legislators to work toward.” Idaho Democrat Resolution – June 17 Now, that’s a break from tradition for Idaho Democrats, who for years have assured voters that the Gem State variety of Democrats were far different from those liberal kooks on the
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Idaho Leads Nation In Job Growth, But Trails In Wages
Via the Idaho Business Review: Idaho’s nation-leading job growth has been widely reported, but a report by the Idaho Department of Labor says that Idaho isn’t as far ahead of its neighbors as it appears. Idaho added the most jobs in the country between March 2015 and March 2016. The number of Idaho jobs increased
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Idaho Community Divided Over School District Transgender Policy
Via the Idaho Mountain Express: Blaine County residents came out in droves to voice support for and opposition to a newly developed Blaine County School District policy that would protect transgender and gender-nonconforming students during the school board’s regular meeting in Hailey on Tuesday, May 14. The policy, which was up for discussion last week
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Chief Idaho federal prosecutor warns: “The spread of false information or inflammatory or threatening statements … may violate federal law”
Idaho federal prosecutor’s office issued the following statement: The United States Attorney’s Office extends its support to the five-year-old victim of assault, and her family, at the Fawnbrook Apartments in Twin Falls. The United States Attorney’s Office further encourages community members in Twin Falls and throughout Idaho to remain calm and supportive, to pay close attention
UN Official Found Dead Was Set To Testify Against Hillary Clinton Same Day. “Barbell Fell On His Neck”
From ABC News: DOBBS FERRY, New York — A former president of the U.N. General Assembly awaiting trial in a bribery scandal died in a weightlifting accident when a barbell he was lifting from a bench dropped on his neck, an autopsy revealed Thursday. John Ashe was declared dead late Wednesday afternoon by a paramedic
Supreme Court Rules to Regulate the Murder of Unborn Babies
Words matter. That’s why the pro-killing of unborn baby industry describes their movement as “pro-choice” without ever describing what an abortionist is choosing to do. Those engaged in same-sex sexuality uses words like “gay” and “pride” to mask that their movement is all about immoral sexual choices. For the most part, the pro-life movement has been about
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Supreme Court Upholds Wide Reach of U.S. Gun Ban for Domestic Violence
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the broad reach of a federal law that bars people with misdemeanor domestic violence convictions from owning guns. The justices rejected arguments that the law covers only intentional or knowing acts of abuse and not those committed recklessly — where a person is aware of the risk that an
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Small Businesses Wary of Impact of Increased Minimum Wage
Notice economics at work. When the price of labor is forced to be raised above that of the actual labor price, a various things will happen to compensate: There will be a reduction in labor hired (ie., the lowest skilled workers will be fired There will be a substitution for labor (ie., robots or various
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Idaho Lawsuits: Student Fees Represent a Form of ‘Coercion’
The student fee issue could be headed back to the courts. In separate but nearly identical two class action lawsuits, plaintiffs demand that the West Ada School District return some $2 million in unconstitutional student fees collected in 2014-15, and “hundreds of thousands of dollars” in refunds from the Pocatello-Chubbuck School District. The fees “amount to a form of
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21 Questions With Barronelle Stutzman
21 Questions With Washington Florist Who Refused Gay Couple | The Daily Signal 21 questions with Barronelle Stutzman, the Washington florist who refused to make flower arrangements for a same-sex wedding. Still haven’t subscribed to The Daily Signal on YouTube? This is amazing. Barronelle Stutzman is the Washington florist sued by a gay man, a
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Anti-Fascists ‘Very Proud’ of White Nationalist Counter-Protest That Led to Multiple Stabbing Victims
Progressives, who used to fairly pasifist, have now taken the gloves off, bolstered by the momentum of their liberal causes. They are creating their own brand of liberal Shariah Law in America. Via Reason: At least five people were stabbed in a statehouse skirmish between members of the white-nationalist Traditional Workers Party (TWP) and “anti-fascist”
Republicans, Democrats Interpret Orlando Incident Differently
Republicans, Democrats Interpret Orlando Incident Differently This is because it goes against the Dem’s meta-narritive. From Gallup: Republicans and Democrats have starkly different interpretations of what the recent mass shooting at an Orlando nightclub represents. While 79% of Republicans view it primarily as an act of Islamic terrorism, the majority of Democrats, 60%, see it
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