Category Magic Valley

Who Pays for Growth?

Whether or not Idaho fully eliminates the property tax, putting the question seriously on the table forces a review we’ve avoided for decades. Of the $2.1 billion that flows through local taxing districts each year, some is genuinely essential —…

The Fight for Jerome County

Wind turbines in a field

In the spring of 2026, while Idaho legislators debated tax exemptions for Big Tech and data center and developers quietly optioned farmland across the Magic Valley, Jerome County residents did something almost nobody does anymore: they read the county’s entire…