Election 2012: Larry Grant, Chairman of the Idaho Democratic Party
Election 2012 was exciting for Idaho Democrats and we are proud of our candidates and the commitment they showed to offering Idahoans a better choice. We thank the candidates for their countless hours...
View ArticleIdaho Speaker Race–Who Cares?
Posted: Sunday, December 2, 2012 12:00 am | Updated: 6:41 pm, Fri Nov 30, 2012. Marty Trillhaase This week, Idaho’s 57 Republican House members will emerge from a sealed chamber and announce their...
View ArticleIdaho Democratic Leaders Message: Businesses, communities and Families Must...
Idaho Senate Minority Leader Michelle Stennett (Ketchum) and House Minority Leader John Rusche (Lewiston) jointly gave a speech, Jan. 8, in Boise. The two leaders pledged to make sure our children have...
View ArticleNew Idaho Democratic Party Chairman Larry Kenck
Idaho Democratic activists chose Larry Kenck of Post Falls as Chairman of the Idaho Democratic Party. Kenck replaces Larry Grant, who stepped down after two years in the position. The vote came on...
View ArticleMessage from IDP Chairman Larry Kenck: Low Wages the Result of Years of GOP...
02-28-13–IDP Chairman Larry Kenck made this statement in response to news that Idaho leads the nation in the percentage of workers who earn the minimum wage: Idaho has suffered from decades of GOP...
View ArticleOPINION–Idaho Schools Take Another Hit. Coincidence?
Marty Trillhaase—Lewisotn Tribune, 2/27/13 Idaho’s governor and Legislature couldn’t do a better job of dismantling public education if they tried. And who says they’re not trying? For more than a...
View ArticleIDP Chair Larry Kenck: Tell Idaho GOP to Expand Medicaid
Boise, Idaho—How does half a billion dollars in savings to counties and homeowners sound? How about, at the same time, we get health care to 110,000 Idahoans who don’t have it? That is exactly what...
View ArticleLow Expectations and the 2013 Idaho Legislature
The 2013 Idaho Legislature exceeded expectations. By that measure, it succeeded. Unfortunately, our expectations are so low for this annual GOP-controlled event that we can call it a success if they...
View ArticleIdaho GOP hubris from an Insider Perspective
Former State Sen. Tim Corder, Mtn. Home, nails it when he goes after fellow Republican Sen. John Goedde for ignoring the will of the people. (Corder was too moderate to win re-election in a GOP that...
View ArticleIdaho State Journal: Idaho Dems “Poised to Capitalize”
Idaho public opinion has shifted toward Idaho Dems for the November 2014 election. Idaho newspapers have editorial pages that lean one way or the other. The Pocatello’s Idaho State Journal has...
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