Category: Lauren Necochea
By Lauren NecocheaReader Contributor Idaho is building community schools because they work. This evidence-based model is linked to better attendance, fewer disciplinary problems and stronger academic outcomes. But now the Trump regime has canceled...
By Lauren NecocheaReader Contributor For generations, Idaho Democrats have protected the places that make this state what it is. We believe our public lands belong to all of us, not just the highest-bidding billionaires. ...
By Lauren NecocheaReader Contributor Good governance depends on accountability. Idaho just got a hard reminder of why. The nonpartisan Office of Performance Evaluations released a 129-page evaluation of the Idaho Home Learning Academy, a...
By Lauren NecocheaReader Contributor Idahoans should be able to count on their leaders to fight for them in Washington. Instead, our Republican delegation has surrendered that duty, marching in lockstep behind President Donald Trump...
By Lauren Necochea and Sally TooneReader Contributors Family farms built Idaho and grew to feed the world, but they’re being pushed to the breaking point. President Donald Trump promised to fight for America’s farmers,...
By Lauren NecocheaReader Contributor At 1 a.m. on the Sunday of Labor Day weekend, 76 unaccompanied children were awakened without warning and loaded onto planes bound for Guatemala. No explanation. No due process. Just...
By Lauren NecocheaReader Contributor Sixty years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law. It was a promise: no citizen would be denied the right to vote because of race...
Idaho Democrats are fighting to keep them that way By Lauren NecocheaReader Contributor Public lands define Idaho. Whether you’re ranching in Owyhee, hunting near Salmon or hiking with your kids in the Sawtooths, your...
By Lauren NecocheaReader Contributor Duty to country should come before loyalty to any politician. Members of Congress are elected to protect the people and uphold the Constitution. Idaho’s Republican delegation has abandoned that responsibility....
By Lauren NecocheaReader Contributor Public schools are one of the few promises we make to every child. No matter your background, income or ZIP code, your kids have a place to learn and prepare...