Lt. General Michael T. Flynn, USA (Ret.) visited Meridian over the weekend on a stop in his tour across the country showing his film, FLYNN – Deliver the Truth, Whatever the Cost, taking photos, and interacting with audiences in live question and answer sessions. From his website, Gen. Flynn’s bio explains, “With more than 33 years of service in the United States military and current Chairman of America’s Future, General Michael Flynn’s military career culminated as the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) and as the nation’s highest serving military intelligence officer. After ..read more

The following press release was sent out by the Office of Attorney General Raúl Labrador. Press releases do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of those at the Idaho Dispatch. [WASHINGTON] – Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador delivered remarks in front of the U.S. Supreme Court earlier today following oral arguments in State of Idaho v. United States, one of the first abortion cases to be heard by SCOTUS since the overturn of Roe v. Wade in 2022. “I’m very pleased with the arguments made today in defense of Idaho’s law,” said Attorney General Labrador. “Idaho’s Defense of Life A ..read more

Fiscal conservatives secured a major victory when lawmakers voted to split budget requests for each state agency into two bills, one that maintains the existing budget and a second that considers budget increases. Even with this reform, however, taxpayers are still on the hook for this year’s $13.9 billion spending spree. Recent budget numbers show how Idaho still has a very real spending problem, even though the welcomed change to budgeting was not likely to bring immediate relief. Instead, this reform plays the long game, leveraging the increased transparency it provides to both lawmakers ..read more

Several Idaho counties have contested races for the position of County Prosecutor in the upcoming Republican primary election. Here we feature a few of them across the state. Canyon County – Christopher Boyd vs. Greg Chaney. Boyd, who began his prosecuting career in Canyon County, then served in Adams County, is now running again in Canyon. According to his website, “Mr. Boyd started his prosecuting career in 2013 in Canyon County, where he tried 38 jury trials on crimes ranging from domestic violence to DUIs to murders. In Caldwell he earned a reputation as a tough trial attorney who is alw ..read more

By What Authority is The Sheriff the (CLEO) Chief Law Enforcement Officer of the County? Part 1 of this series can be found here. Part 2 of this series can be found here. Part 3: UNDERSTANDING THE SUPREMACY CLAUSE Sometimes state officials cite the “Supremacy Clause” to their constituents as political cover for standing down to federal overreach. The Supremacy Clause is NOT a federal trump card over the states. State officials reference the Supremacy Clause as an “out” to justify standing down to the federal government when they should be standing up on their oath in defense of state sovereig ..read more

Kari Lake visited Idaho Falls yesterday as the keynote speaker for the Bonneville County Republican Lincoln Day Dinner. You will recall Lake was the 2022 Republican nominee in the Arizona gubernatorial race. She lost the election in November of that year, but contested the results, claiming sabotage of the vote count. She is currently running for a U.S. Senate seat representing Arizona. Arizona’s laws on abortion have been a hotly debated topic lately, both by the public and by the Arizona Legislature. In order to understand the discussion surrounding Lake’s position on the Arizona abortion d ..read more

The following press release was sent out by the Office of Idaho Governor Brad Little. Press releases do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of those at the Idaho Dispatch. Boise, Idaho – Governor Brad Little has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff in honor of Representative Sue Chew who passed away Wednesday after her battle with cancer. “Representative Sue Chew was one of the state’s longest serving current members of the Idaho Legislature, and she served her constituents in Boise’s District 17 with passion and dedication. As the Legislature’s only pharmacist, she was a tirel ..read more

Who is Dissing the Dispatch? Devin Burghart, Chuck Tanner, and IREHR (the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights). IREHR is a Missouri-based organization whose vision and mission statement explains, in part, “The combined experience of the Institute for Research & Education on Human Rights’ board members represents nearly a century of direct experience countering racism, anti-Semitism, white supremacy and white nationalist movements. Individually and together, we have investigated the smallest corners of white nationalist activity, in the process building one of the largest ..read more

The Sheriff is the only elected law enforcement officer in the country. This fact alone is the very essence of the word, unique. It is the most authentic law enforcement office in the land by virtue of the fact the Sheriff is elected. This is a significant point. Why? Because he serves from a direct mandate of “We the People.” Remember, it is We the People that ordain and establish the US Constitution (the highest law in the land) and it is We the People who elect our Sheriffs. Sheriffs are executive officers and as such are “Constitutional,” meaning they are required by Article VI of the US ..read more

The following press release was sent out by the Office of Attorney General Raúl Labrador. Press releases do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of those at the Idaho Dispatch. [WASHINGTON] – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Labrador v. Poe to narrow a lower court’s order to apply only to the challengers and allow Idaho to otherwise enforce its law that protects children from harmful and experimental drugs and procedures. Although activists challenged only certain parts of Idaho’s commonsense law, the lower court stopped the state from enforcing its entire law statewide, prohibiting ..read more