Idaho Democratic Party News and Articles

It takes real strength to fight for the people you serve. But today’s Republican Party has abandoned that idea completely. From Washington to Boise, they’ve replaced courage with performance, loud declarations of “toughness” that vanish when real leadership is required. Too afraid to step out of line, they cast votes that leave Idaho worse off. Take Governor Little. He used to oppose school voucher schemes. But once out-of-state special [...]

In response to Donald Trump ending guidance requiring hospitals to provide emergency reproductive health care to pregnant women, Idaho Democratic Party Chair Lauren Necochea released the following statement: “Women have already died in states with abortion bans after being denied the care they needed. Now the Trump regime is doubling down, making pregnancy even more dangerous. This is the cruel reality Republican control has brought to Idaho: women denied [...]

In response to the confirmation hearing of Trump’s nominee to lead the U.S. Forest Service, Michael Boren, Idaho Democratic Party Chair Lauren Necochea released the following statement: “Michael Boren leading the Forest Service is like letting the fox guard the hen house. This is a guy who built a private airstrip in the Sawtooths, then lied to government officials about it. His company put up an unauthorized cabin on [...]

If you want to know who a politician values, look at their budget. House Republicans just passed a federal budget that makes their priorities painfully clear: handouts for billionaires, paid for by working families, including thousands of Idahoans. Nearly 60 percent of the tax cuts go to the wealthiest 20 percent of households, and more than a third go to people making over $460,000 a year. Meanwhile, families in [...]

Lawmakers are elected to serve the people of Idaho by the people of Idaho. Any Idahoan who approaches our elected leaders with concerns should be treated with dignity and respect. Sadly, we saw an utter breakdown of this basic decency during a recent legislative panel at the College of Eastern Idaho. Dr. Jennifer Cook, one of the state’s leading medical educators, tried to explain to lawmakers the harm caused [...]

In response to House Republicans passing Trump’s disastrous budget bill, Idaho Democratic Party Chair Lauren Necochea released the following statement: “At a time when working Idaho families are already struggling to get by, Mike Simpson and Russ Fulcher just voted to make their lives even harder. On the Trump regime’s orders, they backed a budget that rips away health care, slashes food assistance, and hands billions in tax breaks [...]

Native American Democratic Caucus of Idaho Chairwoman Trish Carter-Goodheart released the following statement on the passing of Representative Jeanne Givens: "We join together in deep mourning and profound gratitude as we honor the life and legacy of Representative Jeanne Givens, a powerful Schitsu'umsh (Coeur d'Alene) tribal member, advocate, and the first Native woman elected to the Idaho State Legislature. Representative Givens was a trailblazer in every sense of the [...]

When Donald Trump ran for president, he promised to fight for working people and the forgotten. But today, the truth is undeniable: his regime has betrayed the people who put their faith in him. Through an overwhelming number of illegal executive orders and actions, the Trump regime is robbing funding that Congress enacted into law. While gutting essential services for regular families, it’s handing billions in tax breaks to [...]

When public schools thrive, so does Idaho. Our classrooms prepare the next generation to lead, build, and care for our communities. Yet year after year, the Republican-controlled Legislature underfunds our schools, abandoning its responsibility to Idaho kids and the future of our state. Once again, on May 20, local taxpayers will have to clean up the mess. Across the state, twenty-seven school districts are asking voters to approve more [...]