BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 8 -- The Idaho Democratic Party issued the following news item in a blog entry: * * * A Message from the Chair: Freedom Fades When Leaders Fail Democracy is not guaranteed. Every generation must defend it. Today, we face the greatest threat to American democracy in modern history: Donald Trump's second term. Just weeks in, he is illegally consolidating power, letting billionaires loot our institutions, and dismantling the pillars of democracy. The silence from Idaho's Repub  more

BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 6 -- Boise State University issued the following news: * * * Distinguished Lecture Series presents Danielle Allen Feb. 18 The Institute for Advancing American Values sponsors and presents Boise State University's Distinguished Lecture Series. Twice a year, the series brings eminent speakers to campus from the realm of politics, academics and humanitarian activism to promote the discussion of important issues. The spring 2025 speaker is Danielle Allen who will present "Educ  more

BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 7 -- The Idaho Democratic Party issued the following news item in a blog entry: * * * Funding Freeze Puts Idaho Head Start Kids and Teachers at Risk In response to Trump and his Project 2025 loyalists forcing Head Start locations to close down, Idaho Democratic Party Chair Lauren Necochea released the following statement: "Donald Trump isn't helping Idaho families; he's hurting them. His reckless actions put Head Start preschool programs on the brink of closure, leaving Id  more

BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 6 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2025: Attorney General Raul Labrador joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in defending a religious organization's broad authority to make employment decisions based on religious beliefs to accomplish the organization's mission and goals. The coalition filed an amicus brief with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday. In the case of Union Gospel Mission of Yakima Washington v  more

BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 6 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2025: Following two years of legal defenses of Idaho's statutes led by Attorney General Raul Labrador, President Trump's Department of Education reversed the Biden-era rule re-defining sex discrimination to include "gender identity." The Department will now be enforcing the previous 2020 guidelines for Title IX, which protects opportunities for girls and women across K-12, colleges, and   more

BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 6 -- The Idaho Democratic Party issued the following news item in a blog entry: * * * Idaho Democratic Party Chair: Trump's U.S. Department of Education Shutdown Will Harm Idahoans In response to reports the Trump administration is preparing an executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, Idaho Democratic Party Chair Lauren Necochea released the following statement: "Donald Trump and his billionaire buddies are coming for our schools. This is a blatant at  more

BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 4 -- The Idaho Democratic Party issued the following news item in a blog entry: * * * Idaho Democratic Party Rural Caucus Chair: Idahoans to Bear the Burden of Trump's Reckless Tariff War With Donald Trump signing blanket tariffs that will ensure American families - not corporations - pay higher prices, Idaho Democratic Party Rural Caucus Chair Sally Toone released the following statement: "Donald Trump's reckless tariff policies mean Idahoans will pay more at the grocery   more

BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 4 -- The Idaho Democratic Party issued the following news item in a blog entry: * * * Idaho Democrats Sound Alarm on Musk's Takeover of U.S. Treasury Payments, Agency Shutdown In response to reports that Elon Musk has taken control of U.S. Treasury payment systems and is shutting down the United States Agency for International Development, Idaho Democratic Party Chair Lauren Necochea released the following statement: "An unelected billionaire is hijacking our government. E  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 5 -- HarperCollins Publishers issued the following news release: * * * PUBLISHERS AND AUTHORS GUILD FILE LAWSUIT AGAINST STATE OF IDAHO FOR DISCRIMINATORY BOOK-BANNING PROVISIONS WITH HOUSE BILL 710 Libraries, librarians and educators are punished by HB710 for having award-winning books and classics on public and school library shelves Lawsuit follows recent legal action in Florida by Penguin Random House, Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins Publishers, Macmillan Publishers, Si  more

BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 8 -- The Idaho Democratic Party issued the following news item in a blog entry: * * * Trump and Project 2025 "Chief Architect" Russell Vought's Out-of-Touch Agenda Will Devastate Idahoans In response to Senate Republicans confirming Trump's nominee Russ Vought to lead the Office of Management and Budget, Idaho Democratic Party Chair Lauren Necochea released the following statement: "Project 2025 is the centerpiece of Donald Trump's dangerous second term agenda -- so it sho  more