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Some members of the hard-line Freedom Caucus are considering leaving the Republican Study Committee in the next Congress, potentially creating a split between two influential groups of House conservatives. The House Freedom Caucus and its roughly 40 members have long clashed with the RSC over what tactics to use when pushing for conservative legislation. “Certainly […]

Again, the University of Idaho is back in session. Be careful out there. Someone shot 2 parked cars in Southeast Moscow.  Officers received reports on Friday morning that a car and minivan were discovered with bullet holes.  The vehicles were parked on 6th and Logan Streets.  Officers believe the caliber of weapon used was at

No one was hurt when a stray bullet struck a home in Northeast Moscow. Moscow Police were called to a residence on Bonnie Court Saturday afternoon around 3:30. A 22 year old man there told officers he was handling his 357 revolver while he was in the bathroom. He mistakenly thought the handgun was empty

Yes, the University of Idaho is back in session.  A 19 year old Moscow man was arrested for allegedly running through town drunk and naked. Moscow Police Officers say a naked drunk man wearing only shoes ran out in front of their patrol car on Idaho Avenue at Elm Street early Saturday morning around 3:00.

Most high school graduates enroll in college, but one in four will be placed in remedial math or English or both, reports Education Reform Now. At community colleges, a majority of entering students aren’t prepared for college-level work. Not surprisingly, poorly prepared students are more likely to drop out. Those who earn a degree take longer

36% of parents are completely satisfied with oldest child’s education Private school parents far more satisfied than public school parents Little difference in educational satisfaction by race or income As U.S. schoolchildren head back to the classroom, a Gallup review of 16 years of data from its education polls yields five insights into parents’ satisfaction

A federal judge denied an injunction Monday that would have temporarily blocked the implementation of Texas’ campus carry law. The move was led by three University of Texas at Austin professors, who argue the law, which allows for the carrying of weapons on campus, infringes on their right to free speech under the First Amendment and violates the

As I tell my students: if you see long lines or high prices, it’s because the government has inserted itself (in regulations or laws) to reduce competition.  The same is true in the current EpiPen debate. Democrats are bemoaning the cost of EpiPens, but not taking responsibility for creating the regulations that created the medical

There is an interesting debate among libertarians about whether you can freely choose not to be immunized, or if the state has the ability to force that on society because they are responsible for their own microbes.  Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson has apparently had a change of heart with regard to requiring childhood vaccinations. In

Two-thirds of Idahoans have faith in their public and private school education institutions, a new Idaho Politics Weekly poll shows. But that confidence drops when it comes to public charter schools, and falls significantly when adult Idahoans are asked about their favorable opinions of homeschooling and online schooling programs, finds IPW pollster Dan Jones &

Idaho’s prison population is shrinking, thanks to reforms created through the state’s Justice Reinvestment project. But the probation and parole population is expanding dramatically, and that’s got the officers in charge of monitoring those offenders struggling to balance limited resources, large caseloads and increased responsibilities. The problem is compounded in Ada County and the rest

Donald Trump warned Saturday of a “war on the American farmer,” telling a crowd in Iowa that rival Hillary Clinton “wants to shut down family farms” and implement anti-agriculture policies. Trump’s speech at the annual “Roast and Ride” fundraiser for Republican Sen. Joni Ernst came just hours after Clinton received her first national security briefing

The article asks: “Could Clinton save health care overhaul from its problems?” Answer: progressives will want to make Obamacare an entitlement program like Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.  With the hourglass running out for his administration, President Barack Obama’s health care law is struggling in many parts of the country. Double-digit premium increases and exits

We’ve known this for decades now. You can blame the educational-industrial complex for trying to find ways to dumb-down math, thus creating college failures our of our high school graduates.  One local private school in Moscow teaches math using old-school methods. And their graduates are universally successful in STEM curriculums (Science, Tech, Engineering, Math).  Math

Hillary Clinton is insisting her meetings with global leaders and others who had given significant donations to the Clinton Foundation did not influence the things she did as secretary of state. Hillary Clinton slammed Donald Trump and issued a strong defense of the Clinton Foundation Wednesday amid the Republican nominee’s claims that she used public

I’m actually glad that progressives aren’t having children.  The problem with environmentalists isn’t merely that they have destructive ideas about the economy, but that so many of them embrace repulsive ideas about human beings. Take a recent NPR piece that asks, “Should We Be Having Kids In The Age Of Climate Change?” If you want

The advocacy group Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) is hosting its first ever presidential forum on September 7, which will “focus exclusively on issues the next president will have to confront as Commander-in-Chief,” according to IAVA’s website. The hour-long event, which will be broadcast on NBC and MSNBC is not a debate, but rather

“Only 38 percent of test takers tested as college ready in at least three of the four subject areas (English, math, reading and science). Thirty-four percent are not prepared to pass entry-level college courses in any subject.“ ACT scores are dropping as more students — 64 percent of 12th graders — take the exam. Some