Idaho
Anger, Spite and Farce Plague Idaho Politics
Half the Body Politic is Insane
Liberals are angry. They aren’t getting what they want at the ballot box, so they’re attempting to disrupt popular will. It was evidenced last week in Kootenai County, where they shouted down Republican State Legislators at a public meeting. One liberal may also have bitten a security guard.
Things were noisy in Twin Falls on March 1st. They shouted, booed, and hissed as Republican Legislators answered questions about the current legislative session. They were warned that more outlandish behavior would bring the program to an end.
I shared with friends at the event that for many the frustration is with President Donald Trump, and state legislators are the surrogates for the liberal’s unhinged anger.
Credit Bill Colley.
Nine legislators were aligned on stage. There was only one Democrat among them, State Senator Ron Taylor from Blaine County. He was situated at the left end of the table figuratively and literally. He was among a group of four on the left side of the stage who most often voted to appease the liberal mob.
Profiles in Gibberish
He was joined by men like State Representative Lance Clow, who paraphrased John Kerry in explaining that he voted in committee against a bill that he later supported in a vote of the entire House. I would say that was a clumsy attempt at rhetorical sleight of hand.
But for the craziest thing I heard all day, it came from Representative Jack Nelsen from District 26. In the lobby after the event we chatted and I told him that many of his constituents aren’t happy that many of his votes mirror those of liberal House Minority Leader Ilana Rubel.
I’m not making this up. I hear it from many of his constituents, and I hear it from many of his party’s foot soldiers. They backed him as their party’s nominee. Now they’re hearing complaints from the public when they go shopping and out to eat. He’s put them in a difficult spot and I’m not sure he’s aware and possibly he doesn’t care.
Jack Nelsen States the Obvious
The man told me he doesn’t consider himself a Republican or a Democrat, but a fiscal watchdog. First, I also don’t consider him a Republican! Second, he had made an impassioned defense of spending your tax dollars on the Launch Program, which provides money to business owners who are allied with the power base. It’s a wealth transfer.
For all his talk about expanding the trades in Idaho, I know that the building trades are shopping for his primary opponent. You may not know this, but the builders are a powerful lobby. The lobby represents construction trades, lenders, and realtors. Cross them at your peril.
There’s spite in Idaho politics. Two million people will pay more for eating because a powerful legislator is holding up grocery tax repeal. Because a relative of another legislator sponsoring the repeal says mean things about the power broker. Can you define petulance?
There’s a farce when the Speaker of the House attempts to jail a former legislator for tossing out a cheap gag gift. A toy crow. The Speaker accuses Ron Nate, now President of the Idaho Freedom Foundation of destroying state property.
Moyle showed up for work one day last week in a bow tie. All he needed was a seltzer bottle to complete his application for Clown College. You can’t make this stuff up! And these people got a raise! At your expense!
I may have my differences from time to time with the various liberty groups serving in the House and Senate, and they often get portrayed as being loopy. In comparison to what?
Our Leaders Don’t Even Know They’re Clueless
I was talking to a priest Saturday afternoon as he stood outside his confessional, and I told him I had just sat through 90 minutes of a political forum. I said it had almost put me to sleep and I asked him if he could imagine that happening at a political event. He rolled his eyes and laughed.
His reaction is why the public finds so much of modern government a joke, and no longer trusts institutions. Oh, and we surely have no respect for the baloney legislators are selling. A large number of people in government are certifiable. Because they’ve had a complete break from reality.
Credit Bill Colley.
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The results are in for the Idaho Lottery’s draw games on Monday, April 20, 2026.
Here’s a look at winning numbers for each game on April 20.
Winning Powerball numbers from April 20 drawing
09-17-36-47-64, Powerball: 26, Power Play: 3
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Winning Pick 3 numbers from April 20 drawing
Day: 9-5-5
Night: 1-3-9
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Winning Pick 4 numbers from April 20 drawing
Day: 9-3-4-7
Night: 6-9-2-8
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Winning Lotto America numbers from April 20 drawing
05-07-31-41-43, Star Ball: 07, ASB: 02
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Winning Idaho Cash numbers from April 20 drawing
05-12-27-33-45
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Winning Millionaire for Life numbers from April 20 drawing
19-37-40-41-53, Bonus: 02
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When are the Idaho Lottery drawings held ?
- Powerball: 8:59 p.m. MT Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 9 p.m. MT on Tuesday and Friday.
- Pick 3: 1:59 p.m. (Day) and 7:59 p.m. (Night) MT daily.
- Pick 4: 1:59 p.m. (Day) and 7:59 p.m. (Night) MT daily.
- Lucky For Life: 8:35 p.m. MT Monday and Thursday.
- Lotto America: 9 p.m. MT on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- 5 Star Draw: 8 p.m. MT on Tuesday and Friday.
- Idaho Cash: 8 p.m. MT daily.
- Millionaire for Life: 9:15 p.m. MT daily.
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I remember watching a documentary about Idaho’s wildlands. A narrator said there were probably many parts of the state where no human being has ever set foot. I believe that, but I stay relatively close to the highways. If I were 30 years younger, I would probably enjoy exploring the back country, but today, unless a plane takes me in and out, it’s not happening. I can’t say definitively that there is one spot that I find better than others. We’re surrounded by beautiful terrain, however. One place keeps calling me back.
Like a Scene from a Legendary Movie
When I go over the mountain between Gooding and Fairfield, I take time to stop at the overlook above the Camas Prairie. It reminds me of a scene in Exodus, where the Paul Newman character takes an American woman to look across a flat plain leading to Mount Tabor. He explains that’s the site where Deborah gathered her armies. It makes me feel there is something godly about the Camas Prairie. I keep going back to this spot. Sometimes I take along a folding chair and sit and look at the world below.
Slow Down and See the Work of the Creator
Fairfield may be nothing more than a blip as people speed down Route 20, but it’s their loss. On the other side of the highway is some of the prettiest country in Idaho. It’s going to be a lot less lush this spring, but drought conditions haven’t been nearly as severe in the central highlands. But if I’m granted a few more years by the Almighty, I plan to see the prairie for many more springs.
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The results are in for the Idaho Lottery’s draw games on Sunday, April 19, 2026.
Here’s a look at winning numbers for each game on April 19.
Winning Pick 3 numbers from April 19 drawing
Day: 9-5-1
Night: 8-0-6
Check Pick 3 payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Pick 4 numbers from April 19 drawing
Day: 2-7-0-3
Night: 4-3-3-3
Check Pick 4 payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Idaho Cash numbers from April 19 drawing
15-28-31-38-45
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Winning Millionaire for Life numbers from April 19 drawing
32-42-52-53-55, Bonus: 05
Check Millionaire for Life payouts and previous drawings here.
Feeling lucky? Explore the latest lottery news & results
When are the Idaho Lottery drawings held ?
- Powerball: 8:59 p.m. MT Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 9 p.m. MT on Tuesday and Friday.
- Pick 3: 1:59 p.m. (Day) and 7:59 p.m. (Night) MT daily.
- Pick 4: 1:59 p.m. (Day) and 7:59 p.m. (Night) MT daily.
- Lucky For Life: 8:35 p.m. MT Monday and Thursday.
- Lotto America: 9 p.m. MT on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- 5 Star Draw: 8 p.m. MT on Tuesday and Friday.
- Idaho Cash: 8 p.m. MT daily.
- Millionaire for Life: 9:15 p.m. MT daily.
This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a USA Today editor. You can send feedback using this form.
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