by Terri Pickens | Sep 3, 2024 | 2024 Election, 2026 Election News, Extremism, Health Care, Idaho Families, Idaho Legislature, Jobs / Economic Growth, Labor, Public Education, Public Infrastructure, Public Lands, Reproductive Rights
Last week, Governor Brad Little showed off his disrespect for gender diversity and the federal statutes that protect our young athletes. Using flagrant showmanship, Little signed an executive order trying to define gender as biological gender–using the heavy weight of...
by Terri Pickens | Sep 18, 2022 | 2022 Election News, Civil & Human Rights, Health Care, Idaho Families, Jobs / Economic Growth, Public Education, Public Lands
Tomorrow, Idaho’s leaders will respect the lives of women. Tomorrow, our leaders will honor our right to make reproductive healthcare decisions. Tomorrow, leaders won’t create outrage over every little thing to raise a campaign dollar. Tomorrow, our kids will...
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 | 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 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,...
