http://www.adademocrats.org Ada County Democrats Sat, 5 Jul 2008 7:39:15 CDT en-us http://www.adademocrats.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/1179705 http://www.adademocrats.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/1179705 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:04:04 CDT By Diana M. Painter The Idaho Young Democrats held a caucus meeting Thursday June 12, 2008 at the Idaho Democratic Convention in Boise. Matt Kopydlowski organized the caucus in just a few weeks. Honestly, when he came up with this idea, I was scared. I've been to statewide young Dems meetings before where 10 people showed up, and that is when I bring 7 of them. I was worried that it would be the same ol' group of young farts networking amongst ourselves, again. Just like in 2005, just like... http://www.adademocrats.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/1179151 http://www.adademocrats.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/1179151 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:14:41 CDT With summer in full swing, Idahoans are outside and enjoying all the natural beauty state has to offer, even if skyrocketing gasoline prices mean they have to stay closer to home. Almost anywhere in Idaho, you don't have to drive through pastoral family farm and ranch country on the way to a rugged mountain range or colorful alpine meadow. The great outdoors is ours to enjoy as we camp, fish and watch our wildlife in all summertime splendors. Being in Idaho in summertime is like living... http://www.adademocrats.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/1178991 http://www.adademocrats.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/1178991 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:04:59 CDT At the 2008 Idaho Democratic Convention, the elected leaders of the party - county chairs, state committeemen and state committeewomen and legislative chairs - met and elected 12 of the 23 members of the Idaho Democratic Party Executive Committee. They renewed their commitment to help strengthen the infrastructure of the Democratic party from the county level to the state level. http://www.adademocrats.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/1178983 http://www.adademocrats.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/1178983 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:51:04 CDT A well-run house party can add excitement to a campaign and is an easy way to meet new people and encourage them to invest their time and money. Republicans prefer big dollar events where lobbyists, corporations and PACs improve their access to the candidate while funding their campaign. http://www.adademocrats.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/1178589 http://www.adademocrats.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/1178589 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:10:16 CDT BOISE - Four Republican legislators from southern Idaho didn't have to pay their own airfares to attend the recent state GOP convention in Sandpoint, because they attended a legislative meeting in North Idaho that conveniently concluded the day before the conventio http://www.adademocrats.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/1178586 http://www.adademocrats.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/1178586 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:45:08 CDT BOISE, Idaho -- While most convention goers were out hitting the town for a Taste of Boise last Friday night, Idaho State Democratic Party Chairman Keith Roark met for refreshments with an handful of Idaho's increasingly important new media communicators. Roark and IDP Communications Director Chuck Oxley met and exchanged thoughts about issues and ideas with writers from (sorry, you'll have to cut and paste the urls from the links at the bottom) New West, 43rd State Blues, The Huffington... http://www.adademocrats.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/1178578 http://www.adademocrats.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/1178578 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:35:40 CDT By R. Keith RoarkIdaho State Democratic Party ChairmanAs I looked out from the convention podium last Saturday onto the hundreds of bright and eager faces our convention delegates I truly had to choke back my emotion. I was looking at hundreds of faces that formed a single face - the face of our party's future. Idaho is still a Red State - but the face of the future Idaho is starting to turn purple around the edges. Part of the problem for Democrats in recent years has been ... http://www.adademocrats.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/1178332 http://www.adademocrats.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/1178332 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:57:33 CDT The launch of Rex Rammell's Senate bid didn't go as planned. The mud pit and the monster trucks were an insurmountable distraction. The would-be supporters were too drunk to think about the election. He quickly gave up hope of even delivering a speech. http://www.adademocrats.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/1177829 http://www.adademocrats.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/1177829 Sat, 14 Jun 2008 22:06:37 CDT Here are the results of the convention election for delegates to the national convention in Denver in August: http://http://www.waltforcongress.org/index.php/walt2008/blog_post/sali_vote_a_stunner/ http://http://www.waltforcongress.org/index.php/walt2008/blog_post/sali_vote_a_stunner/ Sat, 07 Jun 2008 16:14:14 CDT Bill Sali today voted against a bill providing critical funding for schools, law-enforcement agencies and local governments in rural Idaho counties, which now face potential financial ruin. "The people of Idaho sent Bill Sali to Washington to represent their interests," said John Foster, spokesman for Walt Minnick, an Idaho candidate for Congress. "With one vote, he proved that he cares more about oil companies than he does about Idaho schoolchildren and local governments." http://www.adademocrats.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/1176598 http://www.adademocrats.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/1176598 Sat, 07 Jun 2008 16:06:50 CDT In the past few days, a whistleblower report by a state employee has made serious charges against the Idaho Tax Commission. First of all, the Idaho Tax Commission is comprised of both Republican and Democratic appointees, as required by law. The report comes from an auditor who has worked for the Idaho Tax Commission for almost 30 years and says he has personally witnessed taxes being overly reduced for certain companies which challenged the amount of money that the state said the... http://www.adademocrats.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/1174928 http://www.adademocrats.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/1174928 Fri, 30 May 2008 16:24:05 CDT By Chuck Oxley I just want to give you a few humble observations from my vantage point as communications director here at the Idaho Democratic Party. Jim Hansen, your new executive director, and I have been having some good water-cooler conversations about what information we can learn from the primary results, particularly on the Republican side. As the smoke clears, some interesting themes are coming into focus. http://www.adademocrats.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/1172112 http://www.adademocrats.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/1172112 Wed, 14 May 2008 14:32:49 CDT Idaho's 1st District Congressman Bill Sali has backed out of an Idaho Public Television Debate. http://www.idahostatesman.com/readersopinion/story/263334.html http://www.idahostatesman.com/readersopinion/story/263334.html Wed, 23 Jan 2008 23:03:06 CST Idaho Statesman David Langhorst: Communities should have the power to establish local-option sales tax to fund public transit systems Nobody knows our traffic congestion problem here in the Treasure Valley better than the people who drive our roads everyday. The same is true in all of the other growing communities in Idaho. But a cookie-cutter approach or micromanaging from the Legislature is not the way to solve the problem. We need to empower the voters in every one of Idaho's communities with the...