At the top of the list of complaints from Idahoans, especially in Nez Perce County, is high real estate taxes.  Both the Homeowners Exemption and Circuit Breaker program need to be updated. We asked for relief, but instead received a budget-busting income tax cut that mainly benefits the wealthy. That, and the $50 million school voucher tax credit have left our state in a huge budget deficit, causing severe budget cuts. These actions were and continue to be irresponsible and avoidable. We need to balance our budget, but not on the backs of the working class and poor.

Idaho ranks dead last in the U.S. for per-pupil spending. Boise’s solution? Give $50 million in tax credits to private/religious schools to fund them - with no oversight or accountability to the state. Our rural schools are sure to suffer or permanently close their doors, resulting in decimated small towns.  
 

Our libraries are the pillars of our communities.  They need to be able to serve the public and schools without culture war harassment.  

Idaho ranks at the bottom of the nation in doctors per capita.  We need to repeal the legislation that caused 35% of our OB/GYNs and half of our maternal/fetal specialists to move to other states to practice.  We are on  the cusp of losing Medicaid Expansion which will leave 85,000 Idahoans without healthcare and cost 9,000 jobs in the state.  We must take action to reverse the flight of our healthcare professionals so that we can provide the best quality of healthcare here at home.