Episodi

  • Season 54 Episode 14: Notes On The Session | April 9, 2026

    Season 54 Episode 14: Notes On The Session | April 9, 2026
    Apr 10 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 State Public Radio, and Dr. Jaclyn Kettler of Boise State University discuss Gov. Brad Little's first vetoes of the session, and what he still has left to sign.
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    29 min
  • Season 54 Episode 13: Motivated to Adjourn

    Season 54 Episode 13: Motivated to Adjourn
    Apr 3 2026
    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 electric bills. And in some places, that’s true! But while Idaho doesn’t have the same caliber of data center incentives that a state like Virgina has, it’s still an appealing location to build a new data center – both for the relatively low cost of electricity, and for the state’s friendly business climate.
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    29 min
  • Episode: Rep. Britt Raybould on Data Centers' Water Use

    Episode: Rep. Britt Raybould on Data Centers' Water Use
    Apr 2 2026
    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 signed into law would encourage data centers in Idaho to use closed-loop water cooling systems and require evaporative cooling systems, which consume water, be regulated under existing water rights law.
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    11 min
  • Season 54 Episode 12: Looking to Leave

    Season 54 Episode 12: Looking to Leave
    Mar 27 2026
    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 thoughts on the waning days of the session. Finally, Toni Lawson of the Idaho Hospital Association discusses the short timeline Idaho has to spend $1 billion in Rural Health Transformation funding.
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    29 min
  • Episode: Rep. Jaron Crane on Stopping Addictive Social Media

    Episode: Rep. Jaron Crane on Stopping Addictive Social Media
    Mar 26 2026
    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 to discuss a bill on the way to the governor's desk that would require certain tech companies to turn off certain addictive design features on young Idahoans' social media profiles.
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    13 min
  • Season 54 Episode 11: Known Unknowns

    Season 54 Episode 11: Known Unknowns
    Mar 20 2026
    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 deeply reported investigation which revealed dozens of rarely prosecuted allegations against women’s prison guards at Idaho Dept. of Correction facilities – and what has happened since the story dropped.
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    29 min
  • Episode: Kevin Richert on Higher Education Budgets and Sine Die

    Episode: Kevin Richert on Higher Education Budgets and Sine Die
    Mar 19 2026
    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 to the Legislature. Again. As he has done repeatedly.” He sat down with Logan Finney this week to discuss the overall status of the higher education budgets, and what comes next before adjourning the session sine die.
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    17 min
  • Season 54 Episode 10: Jousting in JFAC

    Season 54 Episode 10: Jousting in JFAC
    Mar 14 2026
    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 Monks, Senate Minority Leader Melissa Wintrow, Senate Education chairman Dave Lent, and Division of Financial Management administrator Lori Wolff to get a progress report on the legislative session.
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    29 min