The Chair
A WORD FROM THE CHAIR, ISSUE 37, VOLUME 1
A BIG Thanks… … to all who contributed to our recent funding appeals. Thanks to your generous donations, we raised well over $4000 to underwrite our field organizing efforts. This is a great start, but there is more to come. Get Out the Vote Also,...
Lt Gov McGeachin Exposed
Gov. for a day does not mean ‘queen’ for a day Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin, who served as a state representative from Idaho Falls for a decade (2002-2012), has often said that she needed some time off from state politics to reflect and gain...
Legislature sets eyes toward restricting city rainy day funds
Possible intervention by state lawmakers to restrict local government “rainy day funds” is creating a thunderstorm among city officials. The Idaho Property Taxes and Revenue Expenditures Interim Committee is charged with studying the state’s...
Issues
Help Idaho get out of last place in education funding.
August 25 Update: Idaho Supreme Court Strikes Down New Ballot Initiative Restrictions. No. 51 Again The sad truth is that Idaho is dead last when it comes to per-student funding of K-12 public education. This unavoidable reality was confirmed by...
Letters
Mob Tactics Undermine Public Discourse
Bully tactics have no place here When I look at the yelling, anger and even alleged threats by some people at local government meetings or toward specific government officials, I’m dismayed at what is happening to governance and civility in our...
Community
March for Ousted NIC President MacLennan
North Idaho College students, alumni, faculty, staff, and community members plan to show support for former college President Rick MacLennan through a march on Oct. 27, prior to the next scheduled regular meeting of the NIC board of trustees. “I...
Upcoming Events
KCDems Facebook Feed
Kootenai County Democrats
The official page for the Kootenai County Democrats
Black 'American' flags at right-wing protests, on front porches vow ‘no quarter’ against liberals
www.dailykos.com
Far-right extremists over the years have adopted a number of flag designs as their representative banners. First it was the yellow “Don’t Tread On Me” Gadsden flag flown by the Patriot movement ...
Shawn Vestal: Kootenai County GOP gives thumbs-up to anti-Semitic carpetbagger
www.spokesman.com
What do you do when you hear that a dude who’s running for school board once claimed that it was a “mistake” to give women the right to vote or that women should not be allowed on social media?
kootenaidemocrats.org
Lt Gov McGeachin Exposed Oct 13, 2021 | Opinion, Post Slider | 0 comments Gov. for a day does not mean ‘queen’ for a day Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin, who served as a state representative from Idaho ...
A new Idaho law could affect who is on your November ballot
www.boisestatepublicradio.org
The law, which took effect in July of 2020, adds cities to the list of entities that don’t have to hold elections if all seats are uncontested.
The Chair
A WORD FROM THE CHAIR, ISSUE 37, VOLUME 1
A BIG Thanks… … to all who contributed to our recent funding appeals. Thanks to your generous donations, we raised well over $4000 to underwrite our field organizing efforts. This is a great start, but there is more to come. Get Out the Vote Also,...
Lt Gov McGeachin Exposed
Gov. for a day does not mean ‘queen’ for a day Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin, who served as a state representative from Idaho Falls for a decade (2002-2012), has often said that she needed some time off from state politics to reflect and gain...
Legislature sets eyes toward restricting city rainy day funds
Possible intervention by state lawmakers to restrict local government “rainy day funds” is creating a thunderstorm among city officials. The Idaho Property Taxes and Revenue Expenditures Interim Committee is charged with studying the state’s...
Issues
Help Idaho get out of last place in education funding.
August 25 Update: Idaho Supreme Court Strikes Down New Ballot Initiative Restrictions. No. 51 Again The sad truth is that Idaho is dead last when it comes to per-student funding of K-12 public education. This unavoidable reality was confirmed by...
Letters
Mob Tactics Undermine Public Discourse
Bully tactics have no place here When I look at the yelling, anger and even alleged threats by some people at local government meetings or toward specific government officials, I’m dismayed at what is happening to governance and civility in our...
Community
March for Ousted NIC President MacLennan
North Idaho College students, alumni, faculty, staff, and community members plan to show support for former college President Rick MacLennan through a march on Oct. 27, prior to the next scheduled regular meeting of the NIC board of trustees. “I...
Upcoming Events
KCDems Facebook Feed
Kootenai County Democrats
The official page for the Kootenai County Democrats
Black 'American' flags at right-wing protests, on front porches vow ‘no quarter’ against liberals
www.dailykos.com
Far-right extremists over the years have adopted a number of flag designs as their representative banners. First it was the yellow “Don’t Tread On Me” Gadsden flag flown by the Patriot movement ...
Shawn Vestal: Kootenai County GOP gives thumbs-up to anti-Semitic carpetbagger
www.spokesman.com
What do you do when you hear that a dude who’s running for school board once claimed that it was a “mistake” to give women the right to vote or that women should not be allowed on social media?
kootenaidemocrats.org
Lt Gov McGeachin Exposed Oct 13, 2021 | Opinion, Post Slider | 0 comments Gov. for a day does not mean ‘queen’ for a day Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin, who served as a state representative from Idaho ...
A new Idaho law could affect who is on your November ballot
www.boisestatepublicradio.org
The law, which took effect in July of 2020, adds cities to the list of entities that don’t have to hold elections if all seats are uncontested.