Stories from Wednesday, May 24, 2023

The U.S. Department of Education announced it has approved nearly 616,000 borrowers nationwide for approximately $42 billion in Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) since October 2021. PSLF covers public employees—such as teachers, firefighters, and members of law enforcement, as well as those who work for a non-profit organization—in a variety of fields by forgiving the remaining federal student loan balance for those who make the required 120 qualifying monthly payments...

A consistent theme in the Left’s push for power has been their attempts to remake election processes. No-fault absentee voting. “Nonpartisan” redistricting commissions. Drop boxes. Noncitizen voting. Now, their latest push for Ranked Choice Voting. The Framers of our Constitution grounded our elections on a simple principle: one person, one vote. ...

Congratulations graduates! Funny enough, I was in your shoes not too long ago. My message this week is for our Mountain Home High School graduates, but not only the graduates; my message is for anyone who is questioning decisions, going through a major change, perhaps a new job, retirement, a marriage, buying a new car, graduating high school, the list is truly endless...

In 1964, only 568 people lived in one legislative district in Nevada, while approximately 127,000 lived in another. Idaho had a similar gap in voting power, with 969 people in the smallest district and 93,400 in the largest. These types of differences in the power to choose state legislators led to the United States Supreme Court decision in Reynold v. ...