News & Commentary

June 2, 2020

Gloria was born in Romita, Guanajuato, MX. At just six months old, she immigrated to the U.S. with her mom and older brother to reunite with her father — who had already been working a stable job in the states for some time. She is now a mother of two beautiful kids and, despite the hurdles that have come her way, she is determined to persevere for her children.

"I strongly believe the ISCC prison is unprepared to take action on this COVID-19 pandemic and have had plenty of time to get prepared knowing how bad the situation is out in the community and other prisons."

Jesus was born in Romita, Guanajuato, Mexico. His dad used to come to the U.S. as a seasonal worker every year from the mid 80’s to the late 90s. But working as a seasonal worker brought very little income to the family. His dad finally gained enough courage and decided to bring his whole family to the state, being the first one in his family to immigrate to the U.S. in 1997. Jesus was only two years old.

There's a lot of uncertainty right now, but one thing we can say for certain is we will always defend the civil rights and liberties of all Idahoans. Due to COVID-19, there have been some changes to Idaho Gives this year. You and your friends and family have two full weeks to give this year. Instead of a one-day event, Idaho Gives starts today and won't end until Thursday, May 7.

Idaho passed a new law this year about gender markers on Idaho birth certificates. A gender marker is the place on an Idaho birth certificate that says whether a person is “male” or “female.” The new law was known as House Bill 509 or HB 509.

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Former Attorneys General Tony Park, Wayne Kidwell, David Leroy, Jim Jones, and Al Lance write a letter to Idaho Governor Brad Little, asking him to veto House Bill 500 based on constitutional violations.