by Terri Pickens | Mar 21, 2025 | Civil & Human Rights, Extremism
My take on the state of our democracy? Right now we’re standing in the road, trapped in a collision between crazy and cruel. If we have any hope of regaining our lives and our liberties, we must make our voices heard. That’s what the group, 50501, is all about....
by Terri Pickens | Mar 20, 2025 | Health Care, Idaho Families
Governor Little’s decision to sign House Bill 345 is a blatant attack on voter-approved Medicaid expansion. This bill’s cruel work requirements will rip health care away from thousands of Idahoans—patients battling serious illness, workers who’ve lost their jobs, and...
by Terri Pickens | Mar 6, 2025 | Health Care, Reproductive Rights
We should celebrate the light that shines around us. It is the one thing that overcomes darkness. In that spirit, take some time to thank St. Luke’s healthcare system for standing up to GOP extremists who passed an anti-abortion (anti-science, anti-women) law that...
by Terri Pickens | Feb 26, 2025 | Extremism
“Do we live in a country where if you speak out of turn the result is three men assaulting a woman?” –Dr. Teresa Borrenpohl, after being cuffed and dragged out of a Coeur d’Alene town hall meeting for using “free speech” that the local GOP leaders objected to. ...
by Terri Pickens | Feb 19, 2025 | Idaho Legislature, Public Education
While guzzling taxpayer dollars as he circled Air Force One over the Daytona 500, the President gave a shout out to Governor Brad Little: To paraphrase: A New York felon who leads a shady gang of billionaires is gutting our national security, relief programs for...
