by Terri Pickens | Aug 20, 2022 | Public Education
Back-to-school time is expensive and it’s a huge time commitment–but I love it. Okay, I don’t love how my kids keep changing sizes so I have to keep buying clothes. I don’t love that they need enough school supplies to equip an army. I don’t love the endless driving:...
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 | 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 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 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...
