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Opinion: Idaho's election cycle gives bureaucrats more power
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Opinion: Idaho's election cycle gives bureaucrats more power

  • CHRIS CARGILL Guest Columnist
  • Updated 2 hrs ago

Every two years, something unusual happens in Idaho: every single member of the Legislature is up for election. All 70 members of the Idaho Ho…

Opinion: Attendance vs. enrollment - so what's the big deal?
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Opinion: Attendance vs. enrollment - so what's the big deal?

  • CHRIS CARGILL Guest Columnist
  • Updated Sep 4, 2026

For several years, Idaho’s public school establishment has pushed lawmakers to make a seemingly simple change in the way taxpayers fund public…

Opinion: Fatal flaws of Socialism: The knowledge problem
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Opinion: Fatal flaws of Socialism: The knowledge problem

  • CHRIS CARGILL Guest Columnist
  • Updated Aug 28, 2026

Imagine someone gives you a seemingly simple job: You are now responsible for deciding what should be stocked at every grocery store in your s…

Opinion: How did Idaho end up with a higher income tax rate than Illinois?
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Opinion: How did Idaho end up with a higher income tax rate than Illinois?

  • CHRIS CARGILL Guest Columnist
  • Updated Aug 21, 2026

Idaho has spent years building a reputation as a low-tax, pro-growth state—a place where people can work, build businesses, invest and keep mo…

Opinion: Idaho and Montana are winning the competition for America’s families
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Opinion: Idaho and Montana are winning the competition for America’s families

  • CHRIS CARGILL Guest Columnist
  • Updated Aug 20, 2026

What if the best report card for state government wasn’t a poll or an election? What if it were a moving truck?

Opinion: Fatal flaws of socialism: Why incentives matter
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Opinion: Fatal flaws of socialism: Why incentives matter

  • CHRIS CARGILL Guest Columnist
  • Updated Aug 7, 2026

Imagine it’s the first week of school. Your teacher walks into class with an announcement that immediately gets everyone’s attention.

ON THE AIR: Local amateur radio club to host national Field Day event on Saturday
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ON THE AIR: Local amateur radio club to host national Field Day event on Saturday

  • TAYLOR S. CALDER tcalder@journalnet.com
  • Updated Jun 25, 2026

POCATELLO — Since 1933, American amateur radio operators have participated in a nationwide event called Field Day, and a local club is invitin…

Faster internet coming to Montpelier and Pocatello through major Direct Communications expansion in Southeast Idaho
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Faster internet coming to Montpelier and Pocatello through major Direct Communications expansion in Southeast Idaho

  • Idaho State Journal Staff
  • Jun 7, 2026

A Rockland-based telecommunications company that has been serving the region since 1954 is making two major moves to bring faster internet to …

Opinion: Idaho’s education choice critics ignore the children being helped
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Opinion: Idaho’s education choice critics ignore the children being helped

  • CHRIS CARGILL Guest Columnist
  • Updated May 28, 2026

The debate over Idaho’s parental choice tax credit has revealed something troubling — not just about politics, but about how much of the media…

Opinion: They say Idaho spends the least per student... does it really matter?
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Opinion: They say Idaho spends the least per student... does it really matter?

  • CHRIS CARGILL Guest Columnist
  • Updated May 7, 2026

"Idaho once again ranks last in the nation in per-pupil education spending."

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