by Terri Pickens | May 13, 2022 | 2022 Election News, Jobs / Economic Growth, Property Taxes, Public Education, Public Lands
After Tuesday, we will know the name of the person I am running against for Lieutenant Governor. But we already know what I am running against. I am running against a pervasive sense of entitlement that settled over Idaho government like a toxic fog. The politicians...
by Terri Pickens | May 6, 2022 | 2022 Election News, Civil & Human Rights, Health Care
A constitutional right will likely be taken away from us. We see our rights diminish at a time when extremists in the Republican-dominated Idaho government are attacking librarians, school teachers, and universities. This loss of rights comes as Idaho’s elected...
by Terri Pickens | Apr 29, 2022 | 2022 Election News, Extremism, Health Care, Public Education
I’ve traveled to Twin Falls and Coeur d’Alene recently and can tell you that people don’t want to see extremist politicians continue to chip away at our freedoms. In Twin Falls, I spoke with students. Many were concerned about the direction Idaho is taking. I spoke...
by Terri Pickens | Apr 26, 2022 | 2022 Election News, Extremism, Idaho Legislature
Last week marked the anniversary of when Idaho’s acting governor delivered the “oath of office” to a band of extremists. That was Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin on April 19, 2019. She was in high spirits at a rally outside the Idaho Capitol where she emboldened her allies...
by Terri Pickens | Apr 14, 2022 | 2022 Election News, Idaho Legislature
It’s tempting to feel like our voices don’t matter, like our votes don’t matter. Maybe it feels like powerful politicians can simply ignore us, as if we are too small to matter. That’s the lie. The truth is in the actions of Republican candidates for Lieutenant...
by Terri Pickens | Apr 1, 2022 | 2022 Election News, Extremism, Idaho Legislature, Public Education
In Speaker Scott Bedke’s House of Representatives, Republican politicians don’t want small government–they want control. They want to control women. Bedke’s House passed an unconstitutional law that eliminates a woman’s right to make personal reproductive...
by Terri Pickens | Mar 22, 2022 | 2022 Election News, Extremism, Health Care
Last week a family and their chaplain could not reach the bedside of their dying father. Why? Politicians. Extremists gathered in front of St. Luke’s Medical Center in Boise to wave signs, block traffic, and swap conspiracy theories. The catalyst was a malnourished...
by Terri Pickens | Mar 10, 2022 | Civil & Human Rights, Idaho Legislature
What do you do when you see your neighbor? Do you tell them what you think their kids should be reading? Do you insist that they consult you before making their personal medical decisions? Do you insist that they stay home during elections because you think they’ll...
by Terri Pickens | Mar 4, 2022 | Idaho Legislature, Public Education
Rep. Priscilla Giddings voted this week to punish the University of Idaho, Boise State University and Idaho State University. Why? Because the schools won’t give in to extremist opposition to programs designed to help underprivileged students. Fortunately, the...
by Terri Pickens | Feb 25, 2022 | 2022 Election News, Property Taxes, Public Education, Public Lands
If you live two hundred miles or so north of the Idaho Capitol, it looks like Idaho’s political leaders are running against the people. On my campaign swing through Latah, Nez Perce, and Idaho counties, I heard a version of the same question again and again: why...
