Idaho Reports: What does a “post-Roe” Idaho look like?
This disturbing admission came during our taping of Idaho Reports. Overturning Roe v. Wade is not the end game. It's the beginning. Republican legislators will next turn to banning forms of contraception they don't like. They seem to be working at the behest of a new...
Dems stand with the majority of Idahoans on abortion
Originally published in Idaho Mountain Express I never expected to see such a grave rollback of our rights in the 21st Century. I am shocked that young Americans just lost rights that their parents were guaranteed and for which their grandparents fought. Friday’s...
Rep. Necochea debates against abortion bounty bill on March 14, 2022
Rep. Lauren Necochea debates against Senate Bill 1309 on March 14, 2022. The bill has Texas-style bounties on doctors and nurses who provide abortion care and even allows family members of rapists to sue for cash awards if the victim has an abortion. The bill was...
OP-ED: GOP tax policies leave working families behind
by Representative Lauren Necochea and Rep. James Ruchti We came into this session with high hopes for what we could accomplish for Idahoans. Our strong revenues meant we could finally deliver broadly shared priorities that have been on the back burner for too long:...
Republican Legislators Embraced Fuzzy Math to Engineer a Future “Surplus”
Idahoans deserve transparency and honesty when it comes to our budget. That’s not what they got this week. I sit on the Economic Outlook and Revenue Assessment Committee, which met Thursday to adopt a revenue projection. That projection will be used by the Legislature...
2022 Legislative Session Preview
I was delighted to sit down with KTVB to discuss our priorities for the upcoming session. We need to take a balanced approach and increase education investment while also delivering tax credits to working families. For example, we should increase Idaho's child tax...