by Defend the Guard | Mar 16, 2021
Every week, Lieutenant Governor Janice McGeachin of Idaho hosts a “Capitol Clarity” event in Boise to get voters more involved and informed about the political process. On February 25, 2021 she hosted a mock legislative hearing where regular Idaho citizens...
by Defend the Guard | Mar 5, 2021
On the March 2, 2021 episode of Cowboy State Politics, host David Iverson interviewed State Rep. Ocean Andrew (R-District 46) and local real estate agent and activist April Poley about House Bill 208, “Defend the Guard.” “The United States has been...
by Defend the Guard | Mar 3, 2021
A debate over the military industrial complex is raging in West Virginia. The debate was kicked off in the West Virginia legislature again this year by Patrick McGeehan, a Republican member of the House of Delegates from the northern panhandle. McGeehan has...
by Defend the Guard | Feb 24, 2021
A West Virginia delegate now has plenty of company in his longstanding support for legislation that would prohibit National Guard reservists from serving in non-declared war zones. Thirty-one states are considering forms of the “Defend the Guard” bill,...
by Defend the Guard | Feb 7, 2021
The day begins early in Chester, West Virginia, a town of a few thousand that hugs the southern bank of the Ohio River. It’s only 8:30am but John and Peggy are already bundled up in their coats, hats, and gloves as they take their three bird dogs outside for some...