Recently, the President signed into law the John S. McCain 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, fulfilling one of Congress’s most serious responsibilities...
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For those who have spent years serving in and rising through the ranks of the U.S. military, embarking on an entirely new path in the civilian sector after service can be...
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Many have seen pictures of the flames that threatened Dubois. Heroic efforts saved the town from the Grassy Ridge Fire that has burned thousands of acres. ...
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An important part of furthering progress in combatting opioid abuse is ensuring resources are in place for every piece of the response to this pervasive problem. Medical...
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A message I have heard clearly from Idahoans in the town meetings I have been holding across our great state and in discussions with Idaho producers and agricultural leaders...
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Holding town meetings in all of Idaho’s communities enables me to hear clearly some of the most pressing issues on the minds of Idahoans. Oftentimes those concerns...
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Our nation’s first president, George Washington, wrote in 1789, “The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government.” The judicial...
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The U.S. Forest Service reports that between 2010 and 2016, Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (CFLRP) projects resulted in the treatment of more than 2.4...
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I often think about the Americans in communities across this nation who have sat at their desks well into the night trying to make sure they filed necessary paperwork and kept...
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On the Fourth of July, we celebrate independence—the heart of Americanism. Our shared responsibility to safeguard our independence serves as a unifying force.
Our...
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I was contacted by an Idaho veteran who was denied U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) coverage for an emergency hospital visit because he had not been to a VA doctor in...
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Unemployment is down, way down to the lowest national rate in many years, at 3.8 percent in May.
As of April, unemployment was at 2.9 percent in Idaho.
Employers added 223,000...
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“Blessed are the Peacemakers . . .” is etched in a stone waterfall at the center of the Idaho Peace Officers’ Memorial in Meridian. The names of the 71...
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“We are fed up. In our view, the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) management of the Health Net contract has been a failure. While Health Net is the...
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Thank you to all those who gather to honor our fallen heroes at Memorial Day events throughout Idaho, and especially, thank you to all those who have served our nation and...
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Rebecca (Becky) Mitchell, who is the head of the language arts program at Vision Charter School in Caldwell, was selected to be the 2018 Idaho Teacher of the Year. Becky...
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When I think about the impacts of domestic violence, I think about a couple of young children I met years ago at a safe house in Twin Falls County. I will never forget...
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In recent weeks, several financial services firms have issued new guidelines that could effectively cut off financial services to law-abiding firearm manufacturers, retailers...
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The political divisiveness in Washington, D.C., may make advancing sensible legislation seem nearly impossible. But, legislation ending fire borrowing was pushed over...
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