The Idaho Organization of Resource Councils (IORC) is a grassroots organization working to protect Idaho's unique way of life by empowering citizens.
Idaho
Joined June 2013
- Tweets926
- Following2K
- Followers504
- Likes757
Use your voice, tell OSHA to protect Idaho farmworkers from extreme heat! iorcinfo.org/demand-heat-jus…
'State Legislators Back NEPA Alternative After Years of Attacks and Condemnation of the Nation's Bedrock Environmental Law' would have also been a great title for this article @lfinneytweets #idleg
“In my life, I've never seen my community as plain old grumpy mad,” said Rep. Jack Nelsen, R-Jerome, said about the Lava Ridge Wind Project. #idleg #idpol blog.idahoreports.idahoptv.o…
IORC retweeted
The Idaho House of Representatives killed a bill Monday that would have placed strict restrictions on who could vote using absentee ballots or even request an absentee ballot.
idahocapitalsun.com/2023/03/…
IORC retweeted
Watch Farm Aid co-founders @willienelson and @johnmellencamp perform at the Rally for Resilience: Farmers for Climate Action earlier this week: farmaid.org/blog/willie-nels…
IORC retweeted
Farmers for Climate Action
Rally for Resilience in Washington DC.
3/6-3/8 join them today.
IORC retweeted
"We need a #farmbill that puts the wellbeing & livelihood of our communities, of our farmworkers, as a priority"-Marielena Vega, a farm worker organizer @IORCinfo. Reporting from @leahjdouglas is always on point! Check the #RallyForResilience via @Reuters
reuters.com/world/us/farmers…
“It makes me angry, and it makes me frustrated to see people in positions of power deny the reality and the severity of climate change,” said Marielena Vega, a farm worker organizer with the Idaho Organization of Resource Councils, at the Tuesday demonstration #RallyForResilience
Organizer Marielena Vega said extreme heat is making summers increasingly difficult for farmworkers in Idaho, who face rising threats of heat stroke and dehydration along with the ever-present concern of pesticide exposure.
idahocapitalsun.com/2023/03/…
IORC Board member and member of Vision 2C is in DC this week sharing her story at the Farmers for Climate Action #RallyForResilience
This Post is from an account that no longer exists. Learn more
IORC retweeted
Eye on Boise: Eastern Idaho senator presents restricted driver’s license bill for undocumented residents; link to full story by @KelcieMMorris from the @IdahoCapitalSun you can also find it in today's @TheIdahoPress #idleg #idpol idahopress.com/eyeonboise/ea…
IORC retweeted
Secretary of State Phil McGrane testified in support of the bill, saying that of the nearly 600,000 Idahoans who voted in the November 2022 election, only 104 voters used a student ID. #idleg #idpol blog.idahoreports.idahoptv.o…
Another attempt to restrict local jurisdictions from making the energy and efficiency decisions that best meet their needs.
Last year it was building codes.
The new Idaho bill is nearly identical to a 2021 Wyoming law and includes similar language as earlier bills from Missouri, Texas, Georgia and other states. #idleg idahocapitalsun.com/2023/02/…
IORC retweeted
Between attempts to undermine the Idaho constitutional right to the ballot initiative, to proposed banning of crucial voter ID types, this week in the statehouse has been action-packed (if not exactly pleasant.) Get the latest at our weekly #IDLEG update!
cvidaho.org/week-4-at-the-le…
IORC retweeted
After a marathon of a meeting, the Committee sent the resolution out for amendments. #IDleg #idpol blog.idahoreports.idahoptv.o…
IORC retweeted
Sen. State Affairs just introduced a joint resolution that would ask voters whether they wanted to amend the constitution around ballot initiatives. This comes after the ISC shot down SB 1110, calling it unconstitutional. Here's that history #idleg #idpol blog.idahoreports.idahoptv.o…
The perennial debate about whether the people deserve the right to citizen-led initiatives continues on...
The Supreme Court said the 2021 changes were "an infringement on the peoples’ right to legislate independent of the legislature.”
Okuniewicz’s resolution would change the parameters of that constitutional right.
blog.idahoreports.idahoptv.o…
#idleg #idpol
blog.idahoreports.idahoptv.o…
IORC retweeted
The eighth annual Idaho Public Policy Survey, conducted by @idaho_policy @BoiseStateSPS researchers, is now available to the public.
➡️ boisestate.edu/sps/2023-idah…
#BoiseState #IDpol #IDleg
ALT 2023 Idaho Public Policy Survey text over a scenic mountainous photo.
IORC retweeted
Eye on Boise: The governor to give his State of the State address at 1 p.m.; link to where you can stream it #idpol #idleg idahopress.com/eye-on-boise-…
