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From Hilber Nelson, MVLA PAC Chair: It’s Thanksgiving. What Are You Thankful for?

This Thursday is Thanksgiving Day. I sincerely hope you and your family have a blessed day together. When people think about the history of Thanksgiving, they typically picture the Pilgrims at “the first Thanksgiving” in 1621. That’s a major part of Thanksgiving’s history, but there’s more to it than that. To become a federal holiday, […]

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Hey, Magic Valley Taxpayers! Idaho Doesn’t Have a Revenue Problem…Idaho Has a Spending Problem

What you need to know as legislators prepare for the 2026 legislative session in January Governor Little announced in September a 3% ‘budget holdback’ for state agencies, framing it as ‘fiscal responsibility.’ The truth is, ‘conservative’ Idaho doesn’t have a revenue problem, it has a spending problem. The Gang of 8 (pictured below) warned about […]

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Announcing Magic Valley’s Standard-Bearers of Idaho GOP Platform

We at MVLA PAC are pleased to announce two of Magic Valley’s legislators have been awarded the Standard-Bearer Award of the Idaho GOP platform from The Institute of Legislative Analysis (ILA). The mission of the Institute is to “Advance limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution by increasing transparency within Congress and the 50 state […]

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How Rep. Jack Nelsen’s ‘Constitution First’ Defense Collapses Under Scrutiny

By Jeff A. Pierson, Oct. 14, 2025, from his Substack Representative Jack Nelsen serves Idaho’s Legislative District 26, which includes parts of Blaine, Lincoln, and Jerome counties—a region that bridges the conservative agricultural communities of the Magic Valley with the more progressive enclaves of the Wood River Valley. When Representative Jack Nelsen says, “Constitution First, […]

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Countering ‘No Kings’ Lies in Idaho

If Trump were a king, would he have ‘allowed’ a No Kings protest, or a government shut down? Would he have cited Article 2, Section 2 of the US Constitution that grants the president as commander-in-chief the powers “of militia of the states”? Of course not. To counter No Kings lies, we put together a […]

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Idaho Power’s $199 Million Rate Hike

A Monopoly at Work By Rep. David Leavitt, Dist. 25, Oct. 10, 2025 Across Idaho, families are paying more for everything. The cost of groceries, housing, and fuel continues to rise, and every household is learning to stretch a dollar further just to stay even. But as ordinary people tighten their belts, Idaho Power is […]