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Chuck Malloy
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OPINION: Fulcher says slow down with EV rules
Of all the stupid things coming out of Washington, this one gets the golden dunce cap.
OPINION: Risch breaks with Trump on Ukraine
Don’t get Idaho Sen. Jim Risch started on Ukraine. On second thought, do. That is, if you want to see energy, passion and a dose of common sense. Risch, the ra…
OPINION: Children’s Congress set to deliver timely message
Imagine a Congress that accomplishes something … one that isn’t bogged down by gridlock and political posturing. Now imagine, if you will, a lobbying effort th…
OPINION: Simpson makes the sensible choice
Three members of Idaho’s congressional delegation had a choice: Vote for a measure they did not entirely hate, or face the possibility of an economic train wre…
OPINION: Senators seek accountability from IRS
Idaho Sens. Mike Crapo and Jim Risch have given at least 80 billion more reasons to hate the Internal Revenue Service, which has never been in danger of winnin…
OPINION: Fulcher on debt ceiling: ‘We have the leverage’
It’s not often when the band of conservatives in the House Freedom Caucus are in concert with their more liberal counterparts, Main Street Republicans. But the…
OPINION: Idaho Democrats make the case for Biden
So our 80-year-old president, Joe Biden, is seeking a second term. No big surprise there. And it doesn’t take much of a political prophet to predict that Biden…
OPINION: Fulcher says ‘deep state’ out to get Trump
Crickets. That’s the extent of what we have heard from the three senior members of Idaho’s congressional delegation immediately following the indictment of Pre…
OPINION: Spending cuts alone won’t solve deficit crisis
For the 30 years that Sen. Mike Crapo has been in Congress, he’s tried just about everything to bring federal spending under control, and yet it keeps getting …
OPINION: Bedke: ‘I will not misuse the office’
A lieutenant governor strolling in to talk with the governor or chief of staff is hardly a shocking development — unless you consider how life was before forme…
OPINION: Speaker Moyle settles into new role
After 15 years as House majority leader and 24 years in the Legislature, Rep. Mike Moyle of Star has taken one of the two most powerful positions in the Idaho …
OPINION: Fulcher: Elect McCarthy, move on with business
Idaho Congressman Russ Fulcher is a member of the House Freedom Caucus, where some members of that group are standing in the way of Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s quest…
OPINION: When 'privacy' does not apply
According to the Idaho Capital Sun, Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson underwent surgery recently and will be out until after the new year. He gave his proxy to hi…
OPINION: Crapo sees new power for Republicans
To put it mildly, Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo was disappointed with the outcome of the mid-term elections. But he sees some interesting possibilities when the new Co…
OPINION: Fulcher not ‘all in’ with Trump
Idaho Congressman Russ Fulcher, who like many Republicans is wondering what happened in this year’s mid-term elections, says one thing seems clear.
OPINION: Critchfield sends message to school officials
You’d think that a candidate might want to take a short break after 18 months of campaigning and scoring a landslide victory on election night.