Great News! We finally released a creation of mine: The Growth Dashboard of County Service Levels (click here). You see, in the private...

Last night Sheriff Norris held his re-election kickoff party at the Coeur d'Alene Inn. The turnout was amazing and it was great to see...

As many of you know, I've expressed a lot of concern over the Justice Center Expansion project. Mostly because up until today, we never...

I get a lot of questions from constituents asking how much money is really wasted in our County budget. The short answer is: None. Sure,...

Last night we held a first-of-its-kind town hall the county's criminal justice system and the crime it's fighting. In it you will see how...

It's true. Sure, there's an Impact Fee statute, but it has a catch that works against you, the county taxpayer. Please allow me to...

I first want to say "Thank You" to each and every one of you who supported me and had confidence that I would do a good job as your...

The BOCC had a public meeting today to discuss the Assessor recording employees and other elected officials without their knowledge....

Last week I wrote about how emotion can overtake our decision-making process, especially when it comes to political candidates and...

UPDATED: Since we increased pay to EQUAL the pay of Spokane County dispatch, we have received so many applications that our 911 Dispatch...

Answer: Not enough. About two thirds (about $72 million) of your $110 million county government budget is used for justice services....

I had an interesting phone call today with, Kaye Thornbrugh, a reporter with the CDA Press. Apparently, somebody gave her a “hot tip”...

The CDA Press wrote an article today describing how yesterday the BOCC agreed to proceed with the Justice Center. That part is true...but...

If you don't know, there is a bond measure on the ballot this November 7. It has to do with a bond measure that, if passed, allows the...

UPDATE 12/5/2023: During our status update section of our regular Business Meeting, David Mendez from our Buyer's Representative service...

Before I was sworn in as your county commissioner, a Sheriff's Deputy gave me the "scenic" tour of Kootenai County's most notorious...

I want to share with you what I said at the 2023 Women in Red event by the Kootenai County Republican Women Federated. They play an...

On Wednesday, August 30, the BOCC deliberated on the FY24 Budget. There are a number of items in it that are good for county citizens....

$3.5 million! That's how much money Kootenai County taxpayers lost over the last 10-12 years recruiting and training Sheriff's Office...

The rezoning issue on the Coeur d'Alene Tribe Reservation is a hot subject for fee simple landowners on the Reservation. The primary...