Back in 2016, President Donald Trump made the phrase “Drain the Swamp” a popular theme of his campaign.  This struck a chord with most Idahoans frustrated with cronyism, nepotism and backroom dealing in government.  It now seems that certain local Idaho legislators are working hard against simple transparency and accountability. Recently, the House State Affairs Read more about Scott, Barbieri, and Giddings Oppose Personal Accountability And Financial Disclosure for State Elected Officials[…]

Ada County Treasurer Vicky McIntyre, running for state office, on Tuesday decried criticism of her use of a public credit card as “a smear campaign run by a gang of establishment Republicans to deny a conservative candidate from entering office.” County commissioners earlier in the day asked her to close her county-issued credit card amid Read more about State treasurer candidate told to cancel her Ada credit card after improper spending[…]

John Green isn’t quite the spitting image of Phil Hart, but the two North Idaho candidates for Idaho Legislature bear some uncomfortable, if not untenable, similarities. Hart, who has surfaced in the Silver Valley where’s he’s seeking a House seat in District 7, was under intense ethics pressure for much of his eight years as Read more about Questions In District 2 Need Answers[…]

A legislative candidate in the May primary said he’s unfazed by a federal tax lien notice against him, two county building code violations and another lien claim made by a former concrete materials company. All of the notices against Rathdrum’s John Green, who is opposing fellow Republican Doug Okuniewicz in the May 15 primary for Read more about Green’s Liens Raise Questions[…]