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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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Take action NOW: Sign the petition urging senators & the governor to Protect Medicaid Expansion: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

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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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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 www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/e...

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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 www.postregister.com/news/local/i...

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

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“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 magicvalley.com/news/local/g...

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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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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. #idpol

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TOMORROW—Public hearings are scheduled for two very dangerous bills: Medicaid Expansion Repeal (HB 138) in the morning and School Vouchers (HB 93) in the afternoon. You can sign up to testify at www.mobilize.us/reclaimidaho/

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This is pure cynicism and cruelty from Representative Redman. He's selling his bill as a "reform" of Medicaid Expansion when he knows the goal is to eliminate the program completely, ripping away healthcare from 90,000 Idahoans. #idpol www.idahostatesman.com/opinion/read...

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URGENT: PLEASE SHARE FAR & WIDE This morning we witnessed a coordinated attack on initiative rights, culminating in a 5-3 vote to advance a proposal that would gut Idaho's ballot-initiative process. Please sign and share the petition! actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

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Sign the petition and urge lawmakers to protect Idaho’s proud tradition of citizen-led initiatives! actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

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URGENT: PLEASE SHARE FAR & WIDE This morning we witnessed a coordinated attack on initiative rights, culminating in a 5-3 vote to advance a proposal that would gut Idaho's ballot-initiative process. Please sign and share the petition! actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

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"It comes across like some lawmakers are thinking citizens aren’t intelligent enough to think for themselves in coming up with these initiatives." #idpol www.postregister.com/opinion/edit...

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Idaho legislators are actively trying to rip away healthcare from 90K Idahoans. The repeal of Medicaid Expansion will ruin lives. It will drive up debt & dramatically increase chronic illness. Legislators are willing to do it anyway, all in the name of a phony, made-up narrative about the budget.

submitted 27 days ago • 2 comments

"This legislation does not give parents in Butte County — or most other rural Idaho counties — any more choices than they already have. What it does do is subsidize (and prioritize) education for folks who already send their kids to private schools..." www.idahostatesman.com/opinion/read...

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“This is an extreme attack on the rights of Idaho citizens,” Luke Mayville, who co-founded the group Reclaim Idaho…“No other state in the country gives a single elected official the power to overrule the will of the voters.” #idpol idahocapitalsun.com/2025/01/29/b...

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Idaho legislators are now pushing 3 separate bills attacking Idaho's citizen initiative process, all with the goal of silencing voters and consolidating their own power. Reclaim Idaho's Luke Mayville went on Idaho News 6 to defend Idaho's proud tradition of citizen-led initiatives. #idpol

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"At the same time our legislators are proposing $50M for private education, they have decided health insurance for the working poor is too expensive..." #idpol idahocapitalsun.com/2025/01/31/t...

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Idaho legislators are now pushing 3 separate bills attacking Idaho's citizen initiative process, all with the goal of silencing voters and consolidating their own power. Reclaim Idaho's Luke Mayville went on Idaho News 6 to defend Idaho's proud tradition of citizen-led initiatives. #idpol

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“Rep. Skaug’s bill would give Idaho’s governor extraordinary power,” Mayville said. “There’s no state in the nation where a single elected official has the power to overrule the majority of voters.” #idpol www.idahostatesman.com/news/politic...

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Earlier today, the Idaho Legislature launched another round of aggressive attacks on Idaho's ballot-initiative process. Reclaim Idaho's Luke Mayville went on The Ranch Podcast to talk about Idaho's proud tradition of citizen-led initiatives. Listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXjx... #idpol

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"At the same time our legislators are proposing $50M for private education, they have decided health insurance for the working poor is too expensive..." #idpol idahocapitalsun.com/2025/01/31/t...

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“We’ll pull the rug out from under them later.” That’s what school-voucher advocate Ryan Spoon said a few weeks ago, admitting openly that the end game is to defund our public schools. Today Spoon made his case for vouchers at a Freedom Foundation event at the Capitol. #idpol

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“Rep. Skaug’s bill would give Idaho’s governor extraordinary power,” Mayville said. “There’s no state in the nation where a single elected official has the power to overrule the majority of voters.” #idpol www.idahostatesman.com/news/politic...

submitted 23 days ago • 2 comments

Earlier today, the Idaho Legislature launched another round of aggressive attacks on Idaho's ballot-initiative process. Reclaim Idaho's Luke Mayville went on The Ranch Podcast to talk about Idaho's proud tradition of citizen-led initiatives. Listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXjx... #idpol

submitted 24 days ago • 0 comments

“This is an extreme attack on the rights of Idaho citizens,” Luke Mayville, who co-founded the group Reclaim Idaho…“No other state in the country gives a single elected official the power to overrule the will of the voters.” #idpol idahocapitalsun.com/2025/01/29/b...

submitted 24 days ago • 2 comments

"This legislation does not give parents in Butte County — or most other rural Idaho counties — any more choices than they already have. What it does do is subsidize (and prioritize) education for folks who already send their kids to private schools..." www.idahostatesman.com/opinion/read...

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Another Reclaim Idaho request for action, this one involving school vouchers. Zoom testimony will NOT be allowed, so email testimony is the only way if not in person. Contact for the Rev & Tax Committee is [email protected] Guidelines for a short, direct email are included. #idpol #idleg #idaho

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This, #Idaho ! Please make sure to follow @reclaimidaho.bsky.social to stay updated and learn how you can get involved!

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“Hundreds of our neighbors died before we forced the state to expand Medicaid… Is that the world these lawmakers want to return to, people dying of asthma and other preventable and treatable conditions?” amp.idahostatesman.com/opinion/opn-...

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“Hundreds of our neighbors died before we forced the state to expand Medicaid… Is that the world these lawmakers want to return to, people dying of asthma and other preventable and treatable conditions?” amp.idahostatesman.com/opinion/opn-...

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After 61% of Idaho voters approved Medicaid Expansion, legislators are trying to repeal the program. They claim the voters were “lied to” and that they “didn’t know what they were voting for.” But guess what? Polling shows that 73% of Idahoans want Medicaid Expansion kept as is. #idpol

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After 61% of Idaho voters approved Medicaid Expansion, legislators are trying to repeal the program. They claim the voters were “lied to” and that they “didn’t know what they were voting for.” But guess what? Polling shows that 73% of Idahoans want Medicaid Expansion kept as is. #idpol

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

Idaho legislators are actively trying to rip away healthcare from 90K Idahoans. The repeal of Medicaid Expansion will ruin lives. It will drive up debt & dramatically increase chronic illness. Legislators are willing to do it anyway, all in the name of a phony, made-up narrative about the budget.

submitted 27 days ago • 2 comments

In states with large rural populations, voters across the political spectrum oppose school-voucher schemes. Voters understand that vouchers siphon funds out of rural communities in order to subsidize private-school tuition in suburbs and cities. #SayNOtoVouchers

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This is a false narrative cooked up by people who would rather leave their fellow Idahoans to suffer without healthcare. The truth: Medicaid Expansion is generating millions in savings and revenue for taxpayers while providing life-saving coverage for nearly 100K Idahoans. #idpol

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The truth: Medicaid covers millions of seniors, millions of people with disabilities, and OVER 30 MILLION children. 42% of all child births in the U.S. are financed by Medicaid. It’s stunning to see such willful ignorance from those who would rip healthcare away from their fellow Americans. #idpol

submitted 28 days ago • 5 comments

This morning, legislators introduced a bill that would eliminate Idaho’s entire Medicaid Expansion program, stripping healthcare coverage from nearly 100K Idahoans. Soon we’ll need you to show up to a public hearing (date/time TBA). In the meantime, here are 4 reasons to protect Medicaid Expansion.

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New report: Medicaid's Role in Small Towns & Rural Areas "Families and non-elderly adults in rural areas rely on Medicaid for their health insurance at higher rates than those living in metro areas, underscoring that large cuts will have dire consequences" ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/01/15/m...

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Idaho’s voucher proponents are insisting their program will be capped at $50 million. It won’t happen. In AZ they said the program would cost $65 million and it grew to $332 million in just 2 years. No fiscal conservative can support this in good faith. #idpol www.propublica.org/article/ariz...

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Idaho’s voucher proponents are insisting their program will be capped at $50 million. It won’t happen. In AZ they said the program would cost $65 million and it grew to $332 million in just 2 years. No fiscal conservative can support this in good faith. #idpol www.propublica.org/article/ariz...

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“We’ll pull the rug out from under them later.” Idaho’s voucher proponents are admitting openly that their end game is to defund our public schools. It was never about “school choice.” #idpol

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