The Board of Ada County Commissioners recently passed a fireworks ban for those areas of the county outside of city limits AND outside of unincorporated Ada County. The news media is reporting that the ban affects all of unincorporated Ada County without clarifying that areas within rural fire districts are […]
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April revenues for the State of Idaho came in $55 Million lower than anticipated. How do we make ends meet in the state budget, without raising taxes, when revenues are drying up? On February 1, 2009, the Idaho Freedom Foundation’s Wayne Hoffman wrote, “An audit of the Idaho Transportation Department […]
How to Cut Government 101
At today’s Ada County Air Quality Board meeting, it was announced that the average per test price for a vehicle emissions test in Ada County is $18.50 and six cents of that amount goes to education and outreach. If we were to contract with DEQ (and use their contractor, SysTech) […]
Air Quality Board Update
The state is currently violating the Idaho Constitution, Article VII, Section 11 – EXPENDITURE NOT TO EXCEED APPROPRIATION. Claims by the Governor that we have a balanced budget are simply untrue. At the present time, the state has over $650 Million in GARVEE bond debt, for which we taxpayers are […]
Unbalanced Budget
A poster on the Idaho Statesman’s website, calling himself “FreedomWorks,” has been quoting from an old November 12, 1995, story by Dan Popkey that originally appeared in the Idaho Statesman: “Once just a laughable act, Ada County’s commissioners have become so poisoned by hatred and petty resentments they can’t do […]
Those Who Cannot Learn From History Are Doomed To Repeat ...
The Idaho Racing Commission, whose three members are appointed by the Governor, is the regulatory body for Idaho’s horse racing industry. In a meeting of the I.R.C. Board on May 5, it was noted that the Racing Commission will run out of operating funds in October of 2010 if horse […]
10/10/10 R.I.P. Idaho Horse Racing?
Ben Franklin was right when he said, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”, particularly with regard to health care. As taxpayers, we pay the bills for people who cannot afford medical care yet end up in emergency rooms – sometimes with conditions that could have been […]
Health Care Solutions
I pledge allegiance to the flag. I pledge allegiance to the Constitution. I’ve now been asked to sign a “Taxpayer Protection Pledge” I received that states, “I, _________, PLEDGE TO THE TAXPAYERS OF THE STATE OF _________, THAT, AS TREASURER (note: I’m running for Governor), I WILL OPPOSE AND FIGHT […]
Consistent Actions Speak Louder Than Words
I received a packet in the mail today from KTRV Fox 12 regarding my gubernatorial candidacy and the station’s advertising rates. In the packet was a letter, signed by Larry R. Polowski, Sports & Special Projects Coordinator. Although the envelope was addressed to me, the salutation on the letter was, […]
FOX Faux Pas
From an April 2 news release: Boise – Ada County Commissioner and Republican Idaho Gubernatorial Candidate Sharon Ullman today called upon Attorney General Lawrence Wasden to investigate the possibility of gas price fixing in Idaho. In her letter to Mr. Wasden, Ullman points to a March 31 news release from […]