Moderate Republicans gaining (updated 10/24)
Thanks to what some are calling the “Republican civil war”, the U.S. Congress has been unable to pass bills, including one allotting $105...
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CANYON COUNTY DEMOCRATS
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A Dem Speaks Out
Judy Ferro
- Oct 1
- 3 min
Extremism hurts U.S. at national, state and local levels
More and more leaders are speaking out about the dangers our democracy is facing and they’re not pointing to enemies abroad or street...
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Judy Ferro
- Sep 11
- 3 min
Filing for nonpartisan ballots done
It’s Friday night. Candidate filing for the November elections is done. The Canyon County website has 78 candidates listed as running for...
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Judy Ferro
- Sep 4
- 3 min
“Extremist”: descriptor or insult?
Last week some local Democrats wrestled with the problem of making it clear to voters that there are two conflicting Republican factions...
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Judy Ferro
- Aug 21
- 3 min
Who determines the Common Good?
Rep. Lori McCann, Republican, has now been censured by the Republican central committees of all three counties within legislative...
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Judy Ferro
- Jul 17
- 3 min
Problems with Idaho election laws--intended or not?
This year over 300 bills restricting voting were introduced in 45 states (Brennan Center, June 14). Republican legislators across the...
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Judy Ferro
- Jul 10
- 3 min
Some hard fought contests ahead
It’s July and already I’m hearing a lot about November elections–and, yes, November 2023. Several candidates for school board and city...
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Judy Ferro
- Jun 19
- 3 min
"Woke": a Republican campaign weapon?
The Republican battle for the presidential nomination has begun and, with it, efforts to further weaponize the term “woke.” Some pundits...
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Judy Ferro
- Apr 24
- 3 min
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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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 27
- 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 13
- 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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