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reclaimidaho.bsky.social @reclaimidaho.bsky.social · Jul 10

Huge turnout in Idaho Falls for the Save Our Schools town hall tour!

“Hundreds of community members, teachers, and advocates gathered at the Waterfront on Tuesday afternoon to hear concerns from stakeholders about public funds being used for private schools.”

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'Public schools are not a business': Stakeholders and legislators discuss private school voucher program - East Idaho News

IDAHO FALLS — Hundreds of community members, teachers, and advocates gathered at the Waterfront on Tuesday afternoon to hear concerns from stakeholders about public funds being used for private school...

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reclaimidaho.bsky.social @reclaimidaho.bsky.social · Jun 18

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reclaimidaho.bsky.social @reclaimidaho.bsky.social · Apr 21

A Utah judge has ruled that Utah’s $100 million school voucher program violates the state’s constitution: "The Program is not ‘open to all children of the state.’”

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Utah’s school voucher program is unconstitutional, judge rules

A judge ruled Friday that Utah’s $100 million “Utah Fits All” scholarship program is unconstitutional.

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reclaimidaho.bsky.social @reclaimidaho.bsky.social · Apr 21

This actually happened: A few weeks after passing a $50 million school-voucher bill for Idaho's private-school families, Idaho lawmakers slashed $30 million in support for public-school families.

Remember: 94% of Idaho students attend public schools.

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Idaho Gave Families $50M to Spend on Private Education. Then It Ended a $30M Program Used by Public School Families.

A Republican lawmaker said ending an Idaho program that helped public school students buy laptops and other materials wasn’t linked to the creation of a private school tax credit. The state’s most pro...

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upandatthem @atholmountain.bsky.social · Apr 9

Idaho voters: add your name to this @reclaimidaho.bsky.social petition to let the ID Legislature know you don’t want a single penny more of our tax dollars spent on school vouchers

🚨📢 #idpol #idleg

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Tell Idaho Lawmakers: Not a Dollar More

During the 2025 legislative session, Idaho lawmakers passed House Bill 93 and enacted a $50 million school-voucher program. For the first time in state history, Idaho tax dollars will be used to subsi...

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Sam Sandmire @samsandmire.bsky.social · Apr 5

Join us. #idpol @reclaimidaho.bsky.social mobilize.us/s/x7R6OV

2025 Legislative Session Sine Die Statewide Zoom · Reclaim Idaho

The 2025 Legislative Session will likely Sine Die at the beginning of April (finally). Join us for a statewide zoom call debrief where we talk about what happened, what the implications are for Idahoa...

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reclaimidaho.bsky.social @reclaimidaho.bsky.social · Mar 18

Please, if you haven't yet added your name, please sign on to the letter to Senator Mike Crapo urging him to reject devastating cuts to Medicaid:

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reclaimidaho.bsky.social @reclaimidaho.bsky.social · Mar 18

Please, if you can, come out this Thursday at noon to the Capitol steps for *Unite to Protect Medicaid*, a rally sponsored by the Consortium for Idahoans with Disabilities and Idaho Voices for Children.

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reclaimidaho.bsky.social @reclaimidaho.bsky.social · Mar 16

**SIGN & SHARE!**

Senator Mike Crapo is playing a leading role in negotiations that could result in $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid.

Please add your name and call on Senator Crapo to protect our healthcare.

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Tell Senator Crapo to Protect Medicaid

Sign the petition and urge Senator Mike Crapo to protect our healthcare and reject harmful cuts to Medicaid!

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reclaimidaho.bsky.social @reclaimidaho.bsky.social · Mar 2

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reclaimidaho.bsky.social @reclaimidaho.bsky.social · Feb 27

In the face of overwhelming public opposition, Governor Little has signed into law House Bill 93, a $50 million school-voucher program. We're organizing to hold politicians accountable. Sign up to join us.

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Join the Fight: Protect Public Schools and Hold Politicians Accountable

This week Governor Brad Little signed HB 93 into law. The bill creates a refundable tax credit for private school and home-school students of up to $5,000 per student and $7,500 per student with disab...

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reclaimidaho.bsky.social @reclaimidaho.bsky.social · Feb 27

“Town hall attendees greeted the legislators’ unified opposition to House Bill 93 with loud applause.”

#idpol

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Town hall highlights opposition to Idaho school voucher bill

Hailey’s Town Center West was packed on Saturday during a wide-ranging town hall discussion with Idaho’s District 26 legislators.

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reclaimidaho.bsky.social @reclaimidaho.bsky.social · Feb 19

The Idaho House just voted 38-32 for the REPEAL of Medicaid Expansion. We're now in a do-or-die moment for the future of Medicaid Expansion, and we need thousands of Idahoans to get engaged in this fight. Please sign the petition and share it far & wide:

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reclaimidaho.bsky.social @reclaimidaho.bsky.social · Feb 20

Take action NOW: Sign the petition urging senators & the governor to Protect Medicaid Expansion:

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reclaimidaho.bsky.social @reclaimidaho.bsky.social · Feb 20

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reclaimidaho.bsky.social @reclaimidaho.bsky.social · Feb 19

Here's how legislators voted on HB 138. The names in red voted to protect Medicaid Expansion, the names in green voted to repeal Medicaid Expansion and eliminate healthcare for 90,000 Idahoans.

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reclaimidaho.bsky.social @reclaimidaho.bsky.social · Feb 19

The Idaho House just voted 38-32 for the REPEAL of Medicaid Expansion. We're now in a do-or-die moment for the future of Medicaid Expansion, and we need thousands of Idahoans to get engaged in this fight. Please sign the petition and share it far & wide:

actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

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reclaimidaho.bsky.social @reclaimidaho.bsky.social · Feb 19

Shocking but not surprising: A public records request has revealed that over 1,000 Idahoans emailed the House Rev & Tax committee about HB 93--Wendy Horman's school-voucher bill.

94% of the emails opposed the bill while just 6% were in favor.

#idpol

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Most emails to Idaho Legislature opposed private school tax credit. The margin was large

“Instead of using public funds to subsidize private schools, I urge the Legislature to invest in strengthening our public education system.”

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reclaimidaho.bsky.social @reclaimidaho.bsky.social · Feb 19

The Greater Idaho Falls Chamber of Commerce is publicly opposing the repeal of Medicaid Expansion, saying it would "devastate our local economy, workforce and healthcare system."

#idpol

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Idaho Falls Chamber of Commerce speaks against bill to ‘repeal Medicaid expansion’

The Greater Idaho Falls Chamber of Commerce has announced it opposes a bill in the Idaho Legislature that seeks to “repeal Medicaid expansion,” according to a written statement from chamber

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reclaimidaho.bsky.social @reclaimidaho.bsky.social · Feb 18

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Josh Cowen @joshcowenmi.bsky.social · Feb 15

An underappreciated danger in school voucher schemes is families may take on new debt—to private schools or other vendors—beyond what vouchers cover.

HS degree grantors and for-profit microschools can hike tuition and all but force families to take out top-off loans to complete.

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reclaimidaho.bsky.social @reclaimidaho.bsky.social · Feb 15

"Some 80 million people now get health care from Medicaid, including many working-class voters in the president’s base."

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Republicans May Find It Harder to Cut Medicaid Than They Think

The program’s surprising superpower? It’s popular.

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reclaimidaho.bsky.social @reclaimidaho.bsky.social · Feb 14

“Idaho’s grass-roots democracy in the form of citizen-led initiatives could be ‘squashed’ if certain legislators have their way, the co-founder of a political group warned...”

Reclaim Idaho’s Luke Mayville spoke Monday at a community forum in Twin Falls.

#idpol

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Speaker: Efforts to restrict ballot initiatives could 'squash' grass-roots democracy

Some lawmakers have sought to make it more difficult to put initiatives on the ballot, but would that put a damper on grass-roots democracy?

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reclaimidaho.bsky.social @reclaimidaho.bsky.social · Feb 12

Testimony AGAINST Medicaid Expansion repeal outnumbered testimony in favor by a margin of 25 to 1. The committee still approved the repeal bill 8-7.

The swing vote was cast by Rep. Tanya Burgoyne, whose Pocatello district approved Medicaid Expansion with 64% of the vote. Who does she represent?

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reclaimidaho.bsky.social @reclaimidaho.bsky.social · Feb 12

This is the overflow room for today’s hearing on Medicaid Expansion repeal (House Bill 138). The main room is jam-packed. Idahoans want their healthcare protected, not taken away.

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