Season 54 Episode 6: Foundational Funding

Senate Majority Leader Lori Den Hartog, Senate Minority Leader Melissa Wintrow, and Sen. Ben Adams share their views on the session. Then, Kevin Richert of Idaho Education News, James Dawson of Boise ...

10 Huhti 28min

With the explosive growth of massive data centers across the country, many Americans are convinced that artificial intelligence, and the infrastructure needed to run it, are what’s to blame for rising...

3 Huhti 28min

Two of the biggest resources that go into operating a data center are power — to run the computers — and water, to cool them down. Rep. Britt Raybould, R-Rexburg, sponsored House Bill 895, which if si...

2 Huhti 11min

Executive director Christine Tiddens of Idaho Voices for Children shares her concerns with proposed changes to the Idaho Child Care Program. Then, Sens. Doug Okuniewicz and James Ruchti share their th...

27 Maalis 28min

Lawmakers are sprinting toward adjournment, churning through policy bills as they work to finalize the state budget. This week, House Majority Caucus Chair Rep. Jaron Crane sits down with Logan Finney...

26 Maalis 13min

Lawmakers are itching to head home, but there’s still that pesky matter of balancing the state budget. Plus, reporter Whitney Bryen details her Investigate West series “Guarded by Predators” – a deep...

20 Maalis 28min

In an analysis piece this week in Idaho Education News, senior reporter and blogger Kevin Richert wrote, “To put it mildly, Little deferred to the Legislature. To put it more accurately, he acquiesced...

19 Maalis 17min

Procedural pressures are boiling over, in the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee and out on the open House and Senate chamber floors. We dive into the details with House Majority Leader Jason Monk...

14 Maalis 28min