Via Idaho Ed News:  Many school choice advocates believe they have momentum on their side. Donald Trump has pledged to push for school choice. Trump’s nominee for education secretary, Betsy DeVos, unabashedly supports vouchers, educational savings accounts and charter schools. But while the 2016 presidential election could elevate the school choice issue — on Capitol […]

If Washington wants expensive “green energy”, let them pay for it. But don’t make the rest of us subsidize it. Via Pullman Radio:  The Idaho Public Utilities Commission is protecting its residents from Avista Utility’s expensive green energy coming out of Washington.  The commission recently settled a power rate increase request from the Spokane based

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  Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo has been named to the Senate Judiciary Committee, a position that could help him shepherd through the nomination and confirmation of Idaho’s next federal district judge and push for Idaho to get a third federal judgeship. Crapo didn’t give up any of his other committee assignments; he’ll also remain on

This is because we’ve all been catechized that only white males can commit hate crimes.  This from democratic strategist Symone Sanders, who said that the Democrat Party doesn’t need white people.  “I’m gonna say something that’s probably not very popular. We cannot callously go about classifying things as a hate crime. Motive here matters. So, was

On His Philosophy of Government. I have little interest in streamlining government or in making it more efficient, for I mean to reduce its size. I do not undertake to promote welfare, for I propose to extend freedom. My aim is not to pass laws, but to repeal them. It is not to inaugurate new

There is “zero evidence” that Russia influenced the US presidential election, incoming White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer has said, adding that it would be “irresponsible to jump to conclusions” before receiving a final intelligence report.  Read Full Article

All I can figure is that the Dems thought Obama had ushered in their messianic kingdom. Why else would they give such power to the executive branch?  Now we’ll all pay the price.  As members of the 115th Congress were sworn in, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) said that eliminating filibusters for nominations

Donald Trump says that a briefing he was due to receive on Russia’s alleged hacking attacks and meddling with US elections was strangely delayed until Friday, making the President-elect to wonder whether there was enough “intelligence” to “build” such a case.  Read Full Article

WikiLeaks is offering a $20,000 reward for information relating to any destruction of records by a member of the Obama administration. However, it has not made any specific allegations that the administration inappropriately eradicating material.  Read Full Article

 Fake News was reporting that all the former presidents were boycotting the election. That’s false. The only former president not attending is Bush Sr. because of his health. Hillary Clinton will witness the formal handover of power to her former rival Donald Trump when she attends the president-elect’s inauguration on January 20, alongside her husband