It might seem strange that the Legislature is considering action to declare Idaho's sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. State sovereignty should be a given. Yet, it isn't. "Change" is the latest buzzword in politics; that's what President Obama campaigned for when he ran for office and since he took office in January. He wants "change" in...read more

Senator Brent Hill

A dense fog lay across the Boise Valley this week as if to embody the cloud of dreariness that hovered over our state capital. Although Idaho's economic woes came as no surprise, the governor's announcement that the budget he is recommending to the legislature presumes a 9.5% downturn in Idaho's revenues this year had a sobering effect.

The governor calls for cutting...read more