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'I’ve become the target': GOP lawmaker tears into MAGA opponent who sent ICE to her farm

Alternet 01 Apr 2025
One Republican state representative in Idaho was recently caught off-guard when a far-right political activist had Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents sent to her potato farm.
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Right-wing Idaho activist targets Republican legislator with calls for ICE raids

The Roseburg News-Review 01 Apr 2025
President Donald Trump’s second term was only in its second day when Ryan Spoon — vice chair of the local Republican Party apparatus in Idaho’s Ada County — turned the force of the federal government against a political enemy ....
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Medicaid cuts could hurt older adults who rely on home care, nursing homes

The Day 01 Apr 2025
“If we got into a political match with the president, we would lose, no matter how you slice or dice it,” she said ... Idaho state Sen ... The federal government covers about $3 billion of Idaho’s $4.2 billion Medicaid budget.
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March 30 Letters Part 3: Our Readers’ Opinions

The Lewiston Tribune 30 Mar 2025
I’m an Idaho native, senior citizen and Republican who wholeheartedly voted for Donald Trump in 2016 ... must be dealt with, regardless of which political party we support ... Garden City, Idaho.
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Debate over the abortion pill mifepristone resurfaces after new FDA chief confirmed

York News-Times 30 Mar 2025
Government & Politics. Trump has dropped a high-profile abortion case in Idaho ... "It took the political excuses off the table," he said.Medication Abortion.
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Right-wing activist targets Republican lawmaker with calls for ICE raids

The Oregonian 29 Mar 2025
Last year, Spoon was the chairman of the Idaho Freedom PAC, the political action committee linked to the political machine of the Idaho Freedom Foundation, a historically influential think tank that ...
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OPINION: Republicans should demand answers about breach

The Lewiston Tribune 29 Mar 2025
This editorial was published in The Idaho Statesman of Boise ... Whatever your politics may be, it’s hard to disagree with the assertion that accidentally including a reporter in a Signal app thread that ...
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Idaho legislators shave heads to support colleague, raise awareness fo...

The Lewiston Tribune 27 Mar 2025
Tuesday’s event to support Green and breast cancer screening provided several genuinely touching moments that stood in contrast to the divisive nature of modern politics and the contentious Idaho legislative session.
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Letters for March 27

The Spokesman-Review 27 Mar 2025
A sixth-grade teacher in Meridian, Idaho, was ordered to remove two signs from her classroom saying, “Everyone is welcome here.” One showed hands of different skin tones ... Co-president, League of Women Voters of Idaho.
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‘Not a political statement’: West Ada controversy spurs ‘positivity’ in Boise schools

The Spokesman-Review 27 Mar 2025
A sign that reads “Everyone is welcome here” might be considered political and controversial in the West Ada School District, but in Boise, administrators and teachers beg to differ ... It’s not a political opinion.
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GOP-led states push for control of school aid as Trump promises a smaller federal role ...

Chatanooga Times Free Press 27 Mar 2025
In an op-ed in The Hill, a political newspaper, Iowa Gov ... A state teachers union in Iowa noted Tuesday that federal money is tied to certain goals to make sure schools get the money they need regardless of state politics.
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Right-wing Idaho activist targets I.F. legislator with calls for ICE raids

Idaho Press-Tribune 26 Mar 2025
President Donald Trump’s second term was only in its second day when Ryan Spoon — vice chair of the local Republican Party apparatus in Idaho’s Ada County — turned the force of the federal government against a political enemy ... .
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Ferro: Town Hall event brings sharing and commitment

Idaho Press-Tribune 25 Mar 2025
I wish that everyone who’s feeling discouraged about ...
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GOP-led states push for control of school aid as Trump promises a smaller federal role in education

The Enterprise-Tocsin 25 Mar 2025
In an op-ed in The Hill, a political newspaper, Iowa Gov ... A state teachers union in Iowa noted Tuesday that federal money is tied to certain goals to make sure schools get the money they need regardless of state politics.
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(Gerald) Chad Bunn

Provo Daily Herald 25 Mar 2025
He was 61 years old ... Chad deeply loved BYU and began working with the football team in 1984 as a team manager ... He was an active member of the Kiwanis Club, serving in both Utah and Idaho, and was heavily involved in local and state politics ... Millar, Dr.
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