Monica McKinley for Idaho

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Prayer at 9:30 Third Floor. Session starts at noon!!

CPAC has announced their ratings. District 21 seems to have a few issues....

This is egregious!!

Did you know Sen. Treg Bernt (R-Meridian) voted AGAINST protecting Idaho kids from life-destroying ge***al mutilation surgeries?

There’s something rotten in Denmark....

https://open.substack.com/pub/gemstate/p/is-brad-little-behind-attacks-on?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Is Brad Little Behind Attacks on Conservatives? Come with me down the rabbit hole

This is not an award to be proud of.

Early voting is open NOW.

May 8th-12th.

If you are unable to vote on May 16th., please take time to do it THIS week. See the attached voter guide.

Early Voting locations are open Monday – Friday, 8am - 5pm at the following locations...

Ada County Elections office – 400 Benjamin Ln, Boise, ID 83704

Meridian City Hall – 33 E Broadway Ave, Meridian, ID 83642

Boise City Hall – 150 N Capitol Blvd, Boise, ID 83702

Eagle Public Library – 100 N Stierman Way, Eagle, ID 83616

May 16th - Election Day
Polls are open from 8am - 8pm.
Follow the below link to find your polling location. Many District 21 voting locations have changed.

https://gisprod.adacounty.id.gov/apps/electionday/

See the attached voter guide and spread the word. Historically this will be one of the least attended elections and yet the issues on the ballot are extremely important and can affect all of us in the years to come.

Election Day! Warning! This address has been approximated and is located near a precinct boundary or may be invalid. Please confirm your address or contact Ada County Elections at (208) 287-6860 to verify your precinct.

Meridian, have you noticed the changes to our beautiful city?

Do you know why??

Bike lanes and oversized sidewalks are paid for by the federal government via conditional grants. After a city accepts the money, they are mandated to implement high density housing like you see all along Franklin Rd. and Pine. The same goes for bus routes. That’s called a transit corridor and municipalities are mandated to rezone residential districts. This leads to ADU’s or Accessory Dwelling Units (Granny Units) to meet density requirements. Parking is not allowed to be factored in. Lack of services such as schools and fire departments are not factored in. This ultimately leads to overcrowding of residential neighborhoods, blight and seriously increased crime rates.

This must be stopped at all costs!!

Meridian just got a bus route and crime is already on the rise. Have you noticed the public transit buses around town that have the windows covered by advertising? That’s done intentionally to hide the fact that the buses are EMPTY and being heavily subsidized by YOUR taxpayer dollars for union jobs.

Who is responsible for this?

Robert Simison, Joe Borton, Treg Bernt, Luke Cavener, Liz Strader, Brad Hoaglun and Jessica Perreault

Drive around Meridian to see examples of the massive influx of high rise apartment complexes. District 21, this is happening to us right now.

Democrats Push Radical Equity Plan to Transform Suburbs into Tenement Cities By Dorothy Moon, IDGOP Chairwoman April 21, 2023 Recently, the City of Boise announced that it would spend nearly $2 million to continue using a hotel as a homeless shelter. […]

For anyone interested in a deep dive into where Idaho spends its money, here is the entire ledger...

legislature.idaho.gov

District 21, here's a link to your voting information - location and sample ballot for the May 16th election. Please vote. That is the only way your voice is heard!!

https://gisprod.adacounty.id.gov/apps/electionday/?fbclid=IwAR2YHH2w3qFh_yOkvtbk3i7UQ_Kyfss_og8FlfQ15Sl99Evj4I46LCeHeIU&mibextid=Zxz2cZ

Election Day! Warning! This address has been approximated and is located near a precinct boundary or may be invalid. Please confirm your address or contact Ada County Elections at (208) 287-6860 to verify your precinct.

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In case you missed it...
The Statesman newspaper ran my Editorial on why our new Attorney General's office is taking a different course, and winning. Sharing with you below.

I CHARTED MY OWN PATH ON THE WOTUS CHALLENGE, DESPITE CRITICISM. AND I WAS RIGHT
Opinion By Raul Labrador

The Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rules proposed by the Biden administration are overreaching, extreme, and, if implemented in Idaho, harmful to our economy and freedoms. The Biden administration not only brought the Obama rule back — but expanded it. Now, nearly every droplet of water in the U.S. could be controlled and regulated by the federal government.

The Biden WOTUS rules would subject Idaho citizens to massive federal overreach on their own land and hamper Idaho job creators. They would create a barrier for Idaho’s farmers, ranchers, and small businesses that depend on access to their land and Idaho resources.

That is why my team and I worked hard to evaluate these new regulations for their legality and then pick the best strategy possible to shield Idaho from their harmful effects. The result has been an initial big legal win for the State of Idaho.

A federal court has ruled in our favor, granting both Idaho and Texas a preliminary injunction against implementing these rules in our states.

We won this initial victory because I decided to join Texas in this legal effort rather than join a different lawsuit advocated by others.

Joining the other lawsuit would have been easier because it only required us to do minimal work. But joining the Texas lawsuit required more strategic thinking and more legal work by our attorneys. As this victory demonstrates, my decision to join the Texas lawsuit was not only right but also made Idaho a leader in the fight forstate sovereignty.

During my campaign, I promised to assemble the best legal team the Office ofAttorney General had ever seen. I brought back the solicitor general role to Idahoand hired top litigators who are smart, aggressive and strategic. Our team broughtmeaningful contributions to this case, and because of the savvy legal minds handlingthis litigation, we got the correct result and the quickest relief for Idaho. Today, theseterrible new regulations are in the process of being implemented in 48 other states,while Idaho and Texas have received a reprieve as our full lawsuit moves forward.

Various editorial boards, political pundits, members of the governor’s team and U.S. Congressman Mike Simpson publicly chastised me for joining the Texas lawsuit and accused me of not leading on this issue. They advocated that my team and I take a different course. They claimed that I was putting my interests ahead of the interests of Idaho.

Ironically, the other lawsuit has yet to move forward. Who is leading now? And what have we heard from my many critics - silence.

I appreciate my naysayers expressing concern over these rules. In fact, it was a welcomed surprise to see some of Idaho’s most liberal newspapers advocating for state sovereignty.

Our office’s strategic decisions in this case resulted in Idaho winning an initial victory against these rules.

This action alone demonstrates why challenges against overreaching federal incursions and the legal strategy employed are best left in the purview of the Attorney General’s Office, where it belongs, rather than in the back-room discussions of government bureaucrats and the media.

As promised, my team and I will continue to be proactive in the Attorney General’s Office, defending Idaho’s sovereignty and our personal freedoms.

https://idahofreedom.org/its-raining-money-in-idaho-fy24-sees-the-biggest-state-government-spending-increase-in-22-years/

It’s raining money in Idaho - FY24 sees the biggest state government spending increase in 22 years - Idaho Freedom In fiscal year 2020 (FY20), the total appropriation (including federal money) for Idaho’s state government was $9 billion. The 2020 fiscal year ended at the

https://youtu.be/2LEOQyyp1S4

Fiscal Fridays: Federal spending with Ron Nate IFF Research Assistant Niklas Kleinworth sits down with Senior Policy Fellow and economics professor Ron Nate to discuss how federal spending impacts both Id...

District 21 is not being represented properly!

The following Republicans voted against H71 which will ban ge***al mutilation of minors.

Matt Bundy (D8)
Linda Hartgen (D24)
Abby Lee (D9)
Treg Bernt (D21)
Julie Van Orden (D31)
Geoff Schroeder (D8)

Last Friday, March 10, 2023, when most in the Idaho Legislature took time off to honor the life of former Governor Phil Batt, a handful of legislators pushed through a resolution calling for amnesty for illegal immigrants!

Senators TREG BERNT (District 21), Linda Hartgen, Chuck Winder, and Reps. Judy Boyle, Chenele Dixon, Rod Furniss, Stephanie Mickelsen, Jack Nelson, and Jerald Raymond co-sponsored Senate Joint Memorial 101, which calls for the federal government to reform our immigration system. SJM 101 includes an explicit call for amnesty of illegal aliens currently working in the United States.

Rather than holding a public hearing on the measure, Senate leadership sent the proposal straight to the floor for a vote. On Monday, conservative senators moved to send it back to a committee where it belonged so that the public could weigh in. But the motion was voted down. Not only that, but Sen. Winder chastised them for daring to do such a thing!

Does Sen. Winder — the President Pro Tempore of the Idaho Senate — represent legal citizens or illegal migrants? Does he answer to the people of Idaho or to the big businesses who want to import a servant class of cheap labor? Does he care at all about the flood of fentanyl, other drugs, and human trafficking across our borders? Border security should be the priority.

Senate leadership is afraid to allow SJM 101 to get a committee hearing because they’re afraid of what the public has to say. They want to rush this memorial through without any feedback from you!

Second, the Idaho Senate passed Senate Bill 1147 to fund abortion education and transgender medicine at Idaho’s only publicly-funded medical school. The Idaho WWAMI program is a program that allows the University of Washington to operate a medical school on the University of Idaho campus. The program teaches all medical students how to perform abortions and to provide transgender health care as a basic part of becoming your next family doctor.

Sen. Scott Herndon attempted to send Senate Bill 1147 back to the Joint Finance - Appropriations Committee, but this proposal was shot down. The fact that this budget literally violates state law did not seem to matter.

These two issues demonstrate why party affiliation is a distraction. It doesn’t matter what politicians say on the campaign trail — what matters is how they vote.

I’m very disappointed in our District 21 Representatives for voting against election integrity.

The Idaho Launch bill (H24) passed the House today. This is how your district 21 Representatives voted....

Two hours of debate concluded with the narrow passage of this bill (36-34) and another defeat for Constitutional principle and the Idaho taxpayer. The biggest take away will be the establishment of yet another new government program that will continue to increase in cost, as virtually all government programs do. This is Governor Little's bill, which will benefit his corporate cronies (Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry, or IACI) by reducing training costs for Idaho Big Business; costs which businesses and corporations should be paying–NOT the Idaho taxpayer.
But how will it benefit our graduating students? Those choosing to attend out-of-state college or other training are not allowed to apply. Students who apply and receive this $8,500 will have strings attached (which they should), including payback for non-completion, and limitations to enrollment for “in-demand” career paths, as determined by the Workforce Development Council. Essential vs. non-essential? Choosing winners and losers? Unfortunately, YES! And, no guarantee that these students, once graduated, will stay in Idaho.
What happened to working for what you get? Many of us were incensed that President Biden pushed for student loan forgiveness. How is this any different? If this bill becomes law, what's next? Remember the Medicaid Expansion program? It has already ballooned from the original $400 million to over $1 BILLION in just a few short years.

How many of us worked our way through college or other training, maybe even had to pause and work to earn enough to get through the next semester? This is our hard earned tax money, which should be returned to the Idaho taxpayers, not appropriated into a well-intentioned but wholly unconstitutional program.
This is another redistribution of Idaho taxpayer monies. While the legislature is Constitutionally obligated to fund K-12, after-high school choices should be the responsibility of the individual.

One more point: A majority of the long-serving legislators opposed Idaho Launch because they know once a government program is initiated, it never ends. Our legislature is the only shield against government overreach. This is NOT the proper role of government. Justice Clarence Thomas has said, "The hard case is where your heart really wants to do something for somebody and the law says you have no authority. That's when you see whether or not you are a judge or you're lawless." This applies very well to those individuals serving as legislators. Do they have the righteous authority to obligate Idaho taxpayers to pay for high school graduates' additional schooling? As one representative testified, “We have no business starting this program.”

Contact your representatives and communicate according to their vote today.

And let your senator (Treg Bernt) know this pricey boondoggle must NOT pass the Senate!

Here are a few options if you would like to get out but stay close to home. City of Meridian, Idaho - Government

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DISTRICT 21: Your sample ballot is here:

1. Click on this link: https://sos.idaho.gov/elections-division/2022-general-election-information/

2. Select the link for your county

3. Click View My Ballot

4. Enter your address

5. Click View Details at the bottom

6. Click View Sample Ballot (blue button)

7. Download the image of your ballot

2022 General Election Information – Idaho Secretary of State 2022 General Election Information 2022 General Election Information Sample Ballots State Sample Ballot Link Idahohttps://sos.idaho.gov/elections/data/2022_General_Sample_Ballot.pdf County Sample Ballot Link Ada https://adacounty.id.gov/elections/view-my-ballot/ Adams https://www.co.adams.id.us/depa...

As you research candidates and get ready to cast your ballots on Tuesday, please take note of the spending that is currently happening and pay attention who is doing that spending.....

Transparent Idaho Home ​​​​​​​​Transparent Idaho is my commitment to the citizens of Idaho. This powerful tool provides research capabilities, interactive charts and reports, and access to the people’s data.

For anyone who is confused about this “question” on the ballot....

Here is the timeline...

This bill (H0001 - https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2022spcl/legislation/H0001/) was introduced in the September special session and was was unconstitutional.

Why??

There should only be 1 topic in a bill and this has 2 (tax "relief" and education).

Republicans wanted tax relief and felt backed into a corner. Democrats wanted the money to go to education so there was a spirited debate on the House floor. Heather Scott tried to split the bill, but that request was voted down. The way things shook out, the tax part went to a 5% blanket tax for everyone, raised taxes on the poor and lowered taxes for businessess.

Then came the far left Reclaim Idaho ballot initiative and the Quality Education Act.

This “question“ now appears to have replaced those and gives more to education even though CRT models are continuing, agendas are being embedded in school assignments, books are inappropriate, school boards (BSD) won't listen or care to hear from parents that push back against their agenda. Even Universities...

This is only the tip of the iceberg folks. Please vote DISAPPROVE!!