Idaho Freedom TV

Brian Holmes with a swing and a miss!

ISBA's Quinn Perry says the measure will have unintended consequences. Um, ok.

So, so bad.

KTVB bombshell: Many people in the Idaho Statehouse pay attention to IFF's research

This explosive story reveals that, well, people listen to the Idaho Freedom Foundation! Scandalous!

Ron Nate is doing everything he can to repeal Idaho's grocery tax and Scott Bedke is doing everything he can to keep this immoral tax.

Rep. Ben Adams hints that vaccine freedom legislation

Funding students, not systems empowers families and produces better results all around!

It's time for Idaho to adopt full school choice! Nationally respected ed choice advocate Corey DeAngelis has a message for establishment politicians: Parents are the new special interest group and they are pissed.

Gov. Brad Little's budget calls for massive spending hikes in several sectors. If lawmakers trim back the governor's bloated requests, they can provide aggressive tax relief to Idaho families and businesses. If not, they will continue the Little agenda of growing government.

You need to understand this math.

Rep. Tammy Nichols said Tuesday that while she supports a tax reduction bill proposed by Gov. Little, she would like to see bigger, more ambitious cuts and reforms. Nichols, in her second term, suggested the committee take up grocery tax repeal and property tax reform in the 2022 legislative session.

Gov. Brad Little wants to hike spending by a whopping 17.1%! What in the world is going on in the governor's office? Fred explains the budget and sheds some light on this massive spending hike.

IFF President Wayne Hoffman spent an hour with KMVT's Candace Hare to discuss how Idaho has actually embraced socialism and how to defeat it. Hoffman also shares his thoughts on Luke Malek and Scott Bedke, plus he details why the government shouldn't be in the education business.

Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra resorted to lying about the quality of education in Idaho in a recent press release. IFF President Wayne Hoffman corrects the record.

Join the Idaho Freedom Foundation and Hillsdale College, plus Sen. Steven Thayn and Treasure Valley Classical Academy Principal Stephen Lambert for an important, timely discussion on how Idaho parents can take back Idaho schools. Panelists discuss how to use available resources to import Hillsdale College's 1776 curriculum into Idaho schools. Plus, panelists share important resources for homeschool parents, too.

Gov. Brad Little vetoed two bills that would have limited his power and the power of future governors in emergency situations. Five senators flipped their votes to help sustain the governor's veto. Little and these senators, known as the Flip Flop Five, earn the Statist of the Quarter crown!

Critical race theory is a toxic ideology that threatens everything Idahoans and Americans hold dear. In this webinar, Idaho Freedom Foundation Education Policy Director Anna K. Miller explains what critical race theory is, how schools implement it, and what parents can do to combat this new threat. To download Idaho Freedom Foundation's toolkit for fighting critical race theory in Gem State classrooms, visit https://IDFree.us/CRTKit

It’s not surprising that the Idaho Supreme Court ruled against a new law requiring more uniform collection of petition signatures in order for an initiative to qualify for the ballot. What is shocking is how badly the court twisted itself into knots to justify its decision to the satisfaction of the state’s leftists. Contrary to what the court said, the true story of the state’s constitutional amendment allowing for direct democracy starts in 1911. This is when the Legislature took up, in earnest, the “progressive” era’s goal to let the people propose and pass laws at the ballot box. But lawmakers got stuck on two key details: how many signatures should be required to put a question before voters, and what threshold should be required for passage. Lawmakers even contemplated an 80% threshold for passage. Read the rest here: https://IDFree.us/CourtR

Want to get a better understanding of property taxes? IFF's Fred Birnbaum explains just what property taxes are and why reform of this troublesome tax is so difficult.

If you have a youngster in Idaho’s government-run schools, now would be a good time to either start demanding answers from state and local education officials or reconsider your schooling options. The latest in a long string of disappointments comes in the form of Gov. Brad Little’s decision to sidestep the Legislature and order $30 million for COVID-19 testing for the state’s public schools. Read the rest here: https://idahofreedom.org/education-officials-plot-covid-19-tests-while-showing-little-concern-for-academic-performance/

Kayla Dunn, a conservative Idaho mom, wants nothing to do with critical race theory. That's because she believes Blacks are more capable than CRT theorists believe, and that people of color don't need the government's help to get ahead.

Idaho's U.S. Senators, Mike Crapo and Jim Risch, earn this week's Statist of the Week award because these fake conservatives voted for Joe Biden's bloated infrastructure plan! Be sure to vote for Statist of the Quarter: https://IDFree.us/StatistoftheQuarter

An Idaho school district is promoting critical race theory and lying about it to the general public. One Idaho dad is fed up with the BS.