Season 54 Episode 14: Notes On The Session | April 9, 2026
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 Apr 28min
Season 54 Episode 13: Motivated to Adjourn
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 Apr 28min
Episode: Rep. Britt Raybould on Data Centers' Water Use
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 Apr 11min
Season 54 Episode 12: Looking to Leave
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 Mar 28min
Episode: Rep. Jaron Crane on Stopping Addictive Social Media
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 Mar 13min
Season 54 Episode 11: Known Unknowns
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 Mar 28min
Episode: Kevin Richert on Higher Education Budgets and Sine Die
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 Mar 17min
Season 54 Episode 10: Jousting in JFAC
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 Mar 28min
