Sen. Mike Crapo said he’s hoping for comments on the “lack of transparency and accountability” in the Obama administration during the second of his four 2013 telephone town hall meetings Wednesday at 7 p.m. MDT. “Since the last townhall, the…
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Idaho’s VanderSloot says IRS audits saved him money, but blasts fed scrutiny
Melaleuca CEO Frank VanderSloot has seized on the brewing IRS scandal in interviews published this week with leading conservative outlets. VanderSloot said what he characterizes as politically motivated federal audits turned out fine — he’ll pay less taxes as a…
Tagged with: Daily Caller, Frank VanderSloot, Heritage Foundation, IRS audits, IRS scandal, Mitt Romney, Obama
Posted in Idaho Politics
Posted in Idaho Politics
An open letter on Abedini to Obama: ‘What are you going to do?’
Pamela Fadness, a Twin Falls woman who is missions coordinator at Lighthouse, organized a fundraiser last month for the family of Saeed Abedini, a Boise pastor who has been imprisoned in Iran since September. Fadness wanted to do more to…
Tagged with: Abedini, Boise, Idaho, imprisoned, Iran, Obama, open letter, pastor, Saeed, Twin Falls
Posted in Our Towns
Posted in Our Towns
Idaho health exchange hearing begins with homage to civility, moves to talk of socialism, fascism
House and Welfare Committee Chairman Fred Wood invoked President Lincoln’s memory Thursday in urging calm and respect on the hot-button issue of the year, GOP Gov. Butch Otter’s push for a state-based health insurance exchange to allow consumers to shop…
Tagged with: affordable care act, butch otter, fascism, health exchange, idaho legislature, Obama, obamacare, socialism
Posted in Idaho Politics
Posted in Idaho Politics
More good press for Labrador: Post calls him ‘middleman for immigration reform’
In a long story in today’s Washington Post, Rep. Raul Labrador says he’s hoping for a face-to-face with President Obama and says he’s convinced skeptical constituents that reform is good for the Republican Party and the country. “I think this…
