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...
by Terri Pickens | Feb 18, 2022 | 2022 Election News, Extremism, Idaho Legislature
The law should protect, strengthen, and expand our rights. I don’t say that because I am a lawyer—I say that because I am an American. Right now there’s a move nationally and in our state to limit our voting rights. This move is driven by an ambitious political class...
by Terri Pickens | Feb 9, 2022 | 2022 Election News, Idaho Legislature, Jobs / Economic Growth, Public Education, Public Infrastructure
Politicians should approach tax reform like the rest of us approach Idaho’s crumbling, two-lane blacktops: carefully to avoid causing damage. To be clear, the responsible use of this year’s budget surplus would be to pay our bills and invest in essential...
by Terri Pickens | Jan 27, 2022 | 2022 Election News, Extremism, Public Education
Lt. Governor Janice McGeachin has performed one notable public service: she showed us why an extremist should not be lieutenant governor. Let’s not thank her just yet. Plenty of lieutenant governors have used the seat as a personal political springboard. Think...
by Terri Pickens | Jan 21, 2022 | Civil & Human Rights
I never had to struggle with the kind of racial injustice that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., fought. I never faced the vicious discrimination and bigotry. In fact, I was a young kid in Pocatello when our nation first celebrated Dr. King’s birthday. That first holiday...
by Terri Pickens | Jan 14, 2022 | 2022 Election News, Idaho Legislature, Property Taxes, Public Education
I want to see courage in our political leaders. That’s my wish for the 2022 Idaho Legislature that kicked off this week. What does a courageous Idaho leader look like? Look for the person who stands up to speak the truth. If last year is any example, I am sure this...
by Terri Pickens | Jan 6, 2022 | COVID 19, Idaho Legislature, Jobs / Economic Growth, Public Education
Chaos is the new norm after years of Idaho’s single-party politics. Idaho businesses are suffering as a result. The encouraging news is that it’s not too late to step off the destructive path that Idaho’s Republican Party has charted for us. But, until we do,...
