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Idaho led the nation on protecting girls' sports, and this week the Supreme Court agreed, ruling 6-3 that Idaho's ban on male athletes in women's sports is constitutional and ending a six-year legal fight.  This same episode also covers a citizen-led push that remove Idaho's abortion ban this November, a Boise family seeking damages after fireworks debris injured their daughter at...

Idaho's bathroom law just got blocked by a Biden-appointed federal judge — overruling the voters and legislators who passed it with overwhelming support. AG Labrador calls the ruling results-driven and vows to fight back, while Idaho also faces a Flock Safety surveillance lawsuit, celebrates America's 250th birthday, and a bull breaks loose at the Parma Inferno. Local Yocal Idaho brings yo...

AG Labrador takes Idaho's Medicaid fraud fight to Washington DC, pushing for federal data access to catch even more criminals stealing from Idaho taxpayers.  This week's report also covers Idaho's transgender bathroom law in federal court, who controls the Idaho GOP, Nampa's newly appointed mayor, a Caldwell police chief suing his own city, the Mountain Home fire investigation, and...

Congress cuts schools that teach gender ideology from federal funding, and Idaho already led the way — now the question is whether the Senate will finish what the House started.  This week's report also covers Idaho's record-breaking methamphetamine seizure, the deportation of 30 criminal illegals, a public land sale near the Tetons, and more stories shaping the state. Local Yocal Idaho br...

Nine Idaho Republican incumbents were ousted Tuesday night — and Governor Brad Little barely held on with just 51.7% of the vote, coming within 2,500 votes of the biggest political upset in Idaho history.  Idaho's GOP is resetting, and this week's report covers that and the news stories shaping the Gem State.  Local Yocal Idaho brings you the Idaho news you need to know. 🔔 Subscribe for w...

Brad Little holds Trump's endorsement and a $1.4M war chest, but seven GOP challengers say Idaho's governor campaigns conservative and governs moderate — and the May 19th primary puts that debate to a vote.  This week's report also covers the feds' scrapping Biden's public land grab, the Rathdrum mayor's resignation under a domestic battery probe, Boise State's Canvas c...

Idaho's ban on men in women's bathrooms now faces a federal lawsuit from the ACLU, who call it discrimination — we break down exactly why they're wrong.  From a $6.83 million criminal fine hitting Boise Cascade, to a Canyon County sheriff warning Idaho has shifted from a cartel destination to a distribution hub, a Governor's race shakeup with major union endorsements, and a former...

102,000 signatures now threaten Idaho's abortion ban as activists push to strip away protections for the unborn and force the question onto November's ballot.  Also, a Boise couple faces 200+ years in prison after mailing a 277-page kill list to thousands, 28 daycares lost state funding over fraud, and an Idaho sheriff resigned after running 1,000+ illegal searches on a private citizen&#39...

Idaho dairies destroyed a senator's livelihood for pushing immigration law enforcement, stripping her family of 85% of their income in an act of coordinated retaliation.  This week's report also covers an abortion ballot initiative gaining ground in Idaho, Governor Little dodging a gubernatorial debate ahead of the May 19th primary, and the two-year anniversary of Deputy Tobin Bolter's...

Your kid's school may have been hiding gender confusion from you — and Idaho just made that illegal. Starting July 1st, schools, doctors, and childcare providers must notify parents within 72 hours or face up to $1,000 in fines. Families are back in control. This week's report also covers: the Idaho Supreme Court hearing a $1.1M drag defamation appeal, another Boise school contractor arres...

Boise Mayor Lauren McLean just spent $6,000 in taxpayer money wrapping City Hall's flagpoles in rainbow colors and posting an LGBTQ+ sign on the building — a direct defiance of Idaho's new flag law (HB 651). Also, six activists got arrested at the Capitol over Idaho's new anti-trans-bathroom bill, the teachers' union paid a $70,000 legal bill after the Idaho Supreme Court upheld sc...

Governor Little signed HB 752 into law — making it a crime in Idaho to enter a restroom or changing room that doesn't match your biological sex.  Parents also score a major win as the Pediatric Secretive Transitions Parental Rights Act clears the Idaho Senate, requiring schools and doctors to notify parents within 72 hours of any social transition request. Meanwhile, a Fish & Game Commissi...

The Idaho House just passed a bill requiring law enforcement to verify the immigration status of every single person arrested in Idaho — and it wasn't close. Now it goes to the Senate, and Idaho is watching.  Also, Idaho schools must now tell parents within 72 hours if a child asks to socially transition, Boise's sexual abuse scandal reaches its ninth claim, and a Nampa lawmaker fights to...

A 43-year-old woman stole an ambulance, rammed it into a DHS-leased building, and poured gasoline across the lobby — and now new dashcam footage captures exactly what she did. Federal prosecutors call it domestic terrorism, and she faces up to 20 years in prison. Also this week: ICE is expanding a detention facility near Idaho. Students ditched class to protest immigration enforcement. A mandatory...

A Boise school let a boy into the girls' bathroom twice, and when the family reported it, the school said he could keep using it — so Idaho Family Policy Center is suing the Boise School District to protect girls and uphold SB 1100, a law 71% of Idaho voters support. Canyon County rolled out license plate readers without a public vote, the Idaho Legislature pushed a bill that would require all...

Idaho lawmakers in Boise just passed a bill requiring EVERY law enforcement agency to sign a 287G agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)—but Idaho's own sheriffs and police chiefs are fighting it, calling it an unfunded mandate. Meanwhile, ICE arrests in Idaho surged 797% in 2025. Also in this episode: Donnelly Library goes adults-only to keep "harmful" materia...

Idaho's fight against illegal immigration hit a flashpoint when a man in brownface disrupted the House committee hearing rather than debate the E-Verify bill the Senate passed 28-7.  A woman drove a stolen ambulance into a Meridian DHS office in a premeditated act of violence, Idaho lawmakers pushed the Supreme Court to reverse Obergefell and restore the state's marriage definition, and Go...

The ACLU is suing the Wilder Police Department, claiming they illegally assisted federal agents in a massive ICE raid. Was it lawful cooperation or police overreach?  Idaho lawmakers also push to punish reckless drivers more harshly in school and construction zones, the Senate moves to regulate Kratom before it spreads further, and the Silver Valley scores a major economic win as the Bunker Hill M...

A 30-year career ended abruptly this week after Governor Little withdrew a commissioner's appointment over her online comments criticizing ICE. Is this necessary accountability or an overreach? In this Midweek Report, we break down the Governor's decision, plus a massive win for School Choice in the Idaho Supreme Court and the new " Parental Consent " social media bill that just...

Idaho fights to help Trump deport criminals, but a federal judge says no again—blocking House Bill 83 as Attorney General Raul Labrador's motion gets denied by Judge Amanda Brailsford.  All of this while local businesses from Boise to Eagle publicly choose whether to support or oppose ICE enforcement, state legislators consider establishing a precious metals depository with debit card access,...

Idaho attempts to close Boise's pride flag loophole with fines after the city defied state law by declaring the pride flag official. Representative Ted Hill introduces legislation imposing $2,000 daily penalties on cities that fly unauthorized flags.  While this week also covers hundreds marching at the Capitol to defend Idaho's pro-life laws, the Idaho Supreme Court hearing arguments that...

Idahoans flooded Idaho's school choice program with thousands of applications within hours of launch, but the Idaho Supreme Court decides this Thursday if the program survives. Parents desperately want freedom from the public system, while the Moscow School District spends taxpayer dollars on lawyers instead of competing.  This week also covers how Idaho stops childcare fraud that costs Minnes...

Wyoming legalized abortion after its Supreme Court struck down the state's ban, making Idaho the last stand for life between Oregon and Wyoming.  This week also covers how Idaho won its seven-year battle over birth certificates, what Governor Little prioritizes as the legislature begins, and how new mayors in Caldwell and Nampa could shape the state's future.  Plus, we explore how Congress...

Trump reschedules weed from Schedule I to Schedule III, but Idaho's Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch push back, warning the move undermines efforts to protect young people, public safety, and make America Great Again.  The state also responds to the Potato Drop fireworks accident that injured a young girl, while lawmakers freeze $14M in childcare funds over Minnesota fraud concerns.  Plus, Id...

Robert Netzly sat down to show how an Idaho company forced Costco to ban abortion drugs, and why that fight should make every Idahoan and American rethink how they invest. We also covered his updated book Biblically Responsible Investing, how Inspire Investing screens funds and 401(k)s, and how everyday people can use their portfolios to shape corporate behavior instead of funding causes they reje...