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Guest Editorials (by Gem State Chronicle) By Secretary of State Phil McGrane This week, a discrepancy was discovered in Elmore County where the number of ballots counted did not match the number of voters who voted. Our Office immediately partn…

Guest Editorials (by Gem State Chronicle) By Attorney General Raúl Labrador Dear Friends, For years, even before I became Attorney General, I’ve traveled the state meeting with Idahoans at county fairs, coffee shops, and kitchen tables. One que…

Guest Editorials (by Gem State Chronicle) By the Idaho State Tax Commission The My School Choice website now offers updated FAQs and information about the Idaho Parental Choice Tax Credit program. The updates clarify details on eligibility requ…

Idaho Freedom Foundation It’s no exaggeration to say that Idaho taxpayers spend millions of dollars every single day on wasteful and sometimes unconstitutional state-run programs. The Idaho Freedom Foundation’s (IFF) goal is to find and eliminat…

Guest Editorials (by Gem State Chronicle) For Immediate Release November 20, 2025 Media Contact: Dan Estes daniel.estes@ag.idaho.gov [BOISE, ID] – Attorney General Raúl Labrador has announced investigators with his Idaho Internet Crimes Against…

Guest Editorials (by Gem State Chronicle) By Idaho GOP Chairwoman Dorothy Moon You can’t escape it. Every time you turn on the news, there’s another world-shaking headline. Epstein, Venezuela, the Federal Reserve, the price of oil—take your pic…

Gem State Chronicle Last week, Rep. Lance Clow announced he would step down from the House of Representatives at the end of this month, before the 2026 legislative session begins. He had already said he would not seek reelection next year. Clow…

Idaho Freedom Foundation Sometimes, events suggest action. At other times, they require action. As has been widely reported and we have written about, Idaho’s state government faces a growing deficit for the upcoming fiscal year based on current…

Idaho GOP By Dorothy Moon, IDGOP Chairwoman November 20, 2025 You can’t escape it. Every time you turn on the news, there’s another world-shaking headline. Epstein, Venezuela, the Federal Reserve, the price of oil—take your pick. It’s enough to drive …

Sen. Brian Lenney

Idaho Freedom Foundation Did you know that many Idaho government agencies are sitting on hundreds of millions of your tax dollars with no obligations or direction on how to spend them? Single departments are sitting on cash balances large enough…

Guest Editorials (by Gem State Chronicle) by Suzanne Knorr Water remains a vitally important component for life, and a topic of concern not only nationally but here in Idaho. One thing I have noticed as I have sat in on several water meetings i…

Sen. Tammy Nichols I just came back from a few destinations and wanted to share the first one with you on my trip to our Nations Capitol. I was invited to speak this past week in D.C. regarding our Child Custody and Domestic Relations task force here …

Media Right News Last week eight-year-old Mora Gerety was walking across a Boise street with her family when Elvin Ramos-Caballero, a Honduran illegal with a final removal order since 2016, allegedly struck her while impaired by alcohol. Mora died from…

Gem State Chronicle On the final day of the 2024 legislative session, lawmakers broke an impasse over the former headquarters of the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) on State Street in Boise. Then–Senate President Pro Tempore Chuck Winder,…

Idaho Freedom Foundation The term cognitive dissonance is applied to people who hold two conflicting beliefs in their heads at the same time. In no other public policy is this more apparent than how Idaho has handled the topic of Medicaid expans…

Gem State Chronicle As conservatives, we cherish the free market. We believe businesses should compete for customers by offering lower prices or better products and services, and that government should not put its thumb on the scale to help or …

Rep. Heather Scott As your representative, I’m committed to keeping you informed about issues facing government that could impact our daily lives, our freedoms, and our state’s sovereignty. Because of this commitment, I want to share information on a r…

Gem State Chronicle It’s November. Leaves are changing color and falling, frost is appearing in the morning, and Thanksgiving is less than two weeks away. Political junkies like you and me have a very short respite between Election Day and the …

Guest Editorials (by Gem State Chronicle) By Brent Regan There is a divide in the Republican Party. You have the establishment, Neocon Republicans like Mitt Romney, Liz Cheney, Lindsey Graham, and Nikki Haley. Then you have the common sense con…