Top Story Podcast 2/23/11: The price of oil is up. Why aren't we drilling?
We are once again seeing higher gas prices. Turmoil in the Middle East is being blamed and yet we have done NOTHING to deter our dependence on that oil. When are we going to start drilling our own...
View ArticleDHW Holds Hearings On Possible Cuts
More than 100 people gathered at the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare to attend a hearing over whether they'll be able to appeal cuts to the state's cash assistance program for disabled adults....
View ArticleMedicaid Dental Cuts Begin Soon
Many of the budget cuts passed this year in the legislature will go into effect in just a few days on July 1st. One of the areas taking a big hit is Medicaid and preventative dental care. Continue...
View ArticleIdaho Sets Record In Number Of Food Stamp Recipients
Despite a slowly improving economy and falling unemployment, the agency that cares for Idaho's poor and disabled residents says there's plenty of evidence that people are still struggling. Continue...
View ArticleCommentary: Food Stamps for Dope Dealers?
Mario Cuomo once told me my perception of welfare was wrong. The late Governor of New York insisted most welfare recipients weren’t a troop of lazy men “guzzling beer” on a street corner (they sounded...
View ArticleCommentary: Authentic Liberal Gibberish
We had a conversation on-air today about government transfer payments. I described all of them as being the “dole”. A disabled veteran rightly took exception. He made his deposit in service of his...
View ArticleStudy: Idaho's Child Welfare System Overwhelmed, Overworked
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — State auditors say Idaho's child welfare system is overwhelmed, with too few foster parents, too heavy caseloads for social workers and not enough infrastructure to hold it all...
View ArticleVisiting National Parks? I'm Not Paying Your Tab (Opinion)
When I go to the movies, I don’t ask you subsidize my ticket or pay for my popcorn. Continue reading…
View ArticleIdaho Isn't a Good Place to be Poor
Idaho isn’t exactly a welfare paradise. Continue reading…
View ArticleOpinion: Self-Reliance is What Makes Idaho Great
“I have an ability to have a voice in my life,” said one man. Continue reading…
View ArticleAmmon Bundy Plans to End Idaho’s Property Tax
Eliminating Idaho’s property tax has a sweet sound for a lot of people. Continue reading…
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