by Terri Pickens | Jan 30, 2024 | 2026 Election News, Civil & Human Rights, Health Care, Idaho Legislature, Reproductive Rights
I’m a mother of a gay daughter and a proud member of the LGBTQia community. Last year, I testified before the Legislature against a bill that had one purpose: to further marginalize our most vulnerable kids–our transgender kids. The Legislature hasn’t changed so the...
by Terri Pickens | Jan 20, 2024 | 2026 Election News, Health Care, Idaho Legislature, Reproductive Rights
Last week was an ugly and scary one for Idaho women. The Legislature is mulling the idea of declaring fetuses to be people. Why does that matter? It sets up women to be charged with murder if they miscarry during pregnancy. This isn’t fearmongering. It’s happening...
by Terri Pickens | Jan 11, 2024 | 2026 Election News, Idaho Legislature
Who is Idaho’s governor? I’m not asking, “who is Brad Little?”. Everyone knows who he is because he hung around the Capitol for two decades waiting for Butch Otter to retire. What I want to know is who I am really running against for governor. After Brad Little’s...
by Terri Pickens | Nov 6, 2022 | 2022 Election News, Extremism, Idaho Legislature
When I saw our Lt. Governor promoting extremism, flirting with white nationalists, attacking teachers, and much more, I was compelled to run. I knew I could be a rational voice in the Capitol. I could stop the chaos. I could stand up to extremists. My values of...
by Terri Pickens | Oct 5, 2022 | 2022 Election News, Civil & Human Rights, Health Care, Idaho Families, Idaho Legislature
Imagine Idaho’s rightwing extremists working full-time, all year long, in the Legislature to decide what the government will let us do in our bedrooms and bookshelves (or insert whatever offensive choice of the day needs to be snuffed out for our own good). That’s...
by Terri Pickens | Jul 13, 2022 | 2022 Election News, Extremism, Idaho Legislature
I have had enough of this one-party system of government that breeds corruption. The latest affront comes with news that lame-duck Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin is openly gifting the vice chair of the Idaho Republican Party with tens of thousands of dollars in wages. Yes,...
