Did rural voters desert the Dems–or the Dems, rural voters?
Years ago, while at a meeting of Democratic women in Ketchum, a friend who lived outside of Wilder introduced herself as living in rural...
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A Dem Speaks Out
Judy Ferro
- Apr 8
- 3 min
The 'worsts' from Idaho's 2023 legislature
I may gripe my way through every legislative session, but I try to stick to issues that make a difference. At this point, with...
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Judy Ferro
- Apr 3
- 3 min
The “what” of legislative actions is clearer than the “why” The “what” of legislative actions is cle
Luke Mayville and the Reclaim Idaho volunteers deserve a thank you from Idaho voters. This year the Reclaim team was active in protecting...
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Judy Ferro
- Mar 28
- 3 min
Idaho Legislature still at work
Appropriation bills seem to come out of the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee later every year. This year legislators were still...
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Judy Ferro
- Mar 19
- 3 min
Vouchers, Launch and a deadline
“Should the State of Idaho…divert tax dollars to private K-12 education, including private religious schools and for-profit schools?”...
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Judy Ferro
- Mar 14
- 3 min
Adjournment in two weeks?
Note: If you live in the Parma, Notus, Nampa or Kuna school districts, this is an election day. Last week a legislator suggested that...
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Judy Ferro
- Mar 6
- 2 min
The bills march on
Rep. Jaron Crane’s bill would cut the amount for each student to $1,500 per year. Rep Wendy Horman and Lori Den Hartog’s bill would leave...
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Judy Ferro
- Feb 28
- 3 min
When voting isn’t enough
One of the difficult things I’ve done recently is ask Democrats why they failed to vote in 2022. Three Canyon County Districts–11, 12,...
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Judy Ferro
- Feb 21
- 3 min
Legislators offer gems as well as threats
Holidays with the family together boost my desire to avoid the negative and find a silver lining somewhere. It’s not hard for the Fourth...
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Judy Ferro
- Feb 8
- 3 min
Republicans again push to fund private schools
Does anyone else find it funny that Idaho legislators–who want to stop school boards from asking voters to vote on bonds time after...
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Judy Ferro
- Feb 1
- 3 min
Sometimes I find things humorous when I shouldn’t
During a summer break from high school, my dad rented a boat and we wafted happily across Redfish Lake. Then the small electric engine...
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Judy Ferro
- Jan 16
- 3 min
Protestors ignore reality
Last week opposition to a policy being considered by the Caldwell School Board got national attention when hundreds turned out to protest...
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canyoncountydems
- Jul 24, 2022
- 3 min
Republican Platform calls for change
The Idaho Republican platform isn’t merely values, but includes details of specific applications–and Republican primary candidates are...
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canyoncountydems
- Jul 24, 2022
- 3 min
Democratic platform embraces Idaho values
By the time this is published, you may know whether those attending Idaho’s Republican Convention adopted a resolution stating that Joe...
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Judy Ferro
- Jun 4, 2022
- 3 min
Republican Quixotes attack investors’ choices and sources
Four hundred years ago Miguel de Cervantes created a protagonist who imagined himself a bold knight as he fought windmills he perceived...
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Judy Ferro
- May 21, 2022
- 3 min
Extremists claim great legislative gains
Idaho elections made the national news this week with Gov. Brad Little’s defeat of Trump-endorsed Janice McGeachin. That had to encourage...
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canyoncountydems
- Apr 23, 2022
- 3 min
It’s not easy to run for office–or to be an informed voter
Last week I talked with a fellow Democrat confused by a postcard she’d gotten singling out one of the 46 Idaho representatives who’d...
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Judy Ferro
- Apr 16, 2022
- 3 min
I can’t buy into ‘blue management’, ‘high’ taxes, and attacks on schools
Recently I attended a forum sponsored by the Star Chamber of Commerce that featured legislative candidates from the new District 10...
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canyoncountydems
- Mar 27, 2022
- 3 min
Save our Senate
Last week CNN, ABC News, and the New York Times all carried news about Idaho politics. After all, our legislature is the first to mimic a...
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Judy Ferro
- Feb 15, 2022
- 3 min
Moon, Beyer seek to up their conservative cred
Republican legislators want to make registering to vote more difficult by ending same-day registration and limiting accepted ID.
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