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This week's report examines a federal court's temporary restraining order against Idaho's immigration enforcement legislation, alongside a ban against DEI programs in Idaho’s universities, a controversial police shooting of a special needs teenager with cerebral palsy, and the Trump administration's expansion of logging across Idaho's national forests.

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Timestamps

00:00 Intro

01:31 Idaho Immigration Law Halted in Federal Showdown

https://www.lmtribune.com/local-news/judge-extends-block-of-idaho-law-19203114 

02:57 Special Needs Teen in Critical Condition After Police Shooting

https://www.eastidahonews.com/2025/04/disabled-pocatello-teen-in-critical-condition-as-police-and-neighbors-give-different-versions-of-shooting/ 

04:21 Idaho Outlaws University DEI Programs with New Legislation

https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/capitol-watch/idaho-governor-signs-ban-on-diversity-programs-in-higher-education-into-law-politcs/277-49d75ac3-8189-4c99-ba2a-44fce7d406a5 

05:53 Idaho Forests at Forefront of Trump's Logging Expansion

https://bonnercountydailybee.com/news/2025/apr/09/trump-administration-rolls-back-forest-protections/ 

08:45 Boise Mayor's Pride Flag Stand Stirs Controversy

https://www.kivitv.com/downtown-boise/boiseans-react-to-pride-flag-at-boise-city-hall-despite-new-law-prohibiting-it 

10:09 Idaho House Bill 6 Provides A New Era of Accountability

https://boisedev.com/news/2025/04/09/ag-investigation-signed/ 

11:21 Idaho Cuts Publicly Funded Immigrant Health Benefits

https://www.idahostatejournal.com/news/local/a-new-idaho-law-ends-publicly-funded-vaccinations-for-immigrants-in-the-us-illegally/article_f41fbe93-e61e-4025-b4aa-06ff67499dd4.html 

12:07 Deadline Looms for Idaho Schools in Anti-DEI Certification

https://www.kivitv.com/kuna/idaho-schools-waiting-for-guidance-as-nationwide-anti-dei-certification-threatens-federal-funding 

14:00 The Trump Flag That Cost a Home

https://cdapress.com/news/2025/apr/05/u-of-idaho-student-hung-trump-train-flag-on-apartment-wall-what-landlord-did/ 

15:43 Micron's Silent Pivot To Business First in a Changing America

https://boisedev.com/news/2025/04/10/micron-dei-trump/ 

17:57 The Truth About Idaho's Liberal Protests With Staged Resistance

https://bonnercountydailybee.com/news/2025/apr/08/concerns-bring-hundreds-to-saturday-protest/ 

https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/hands-off-idaho-groups-to-rally-for-rights-and-against-sexual-violence-politics/277-3a4ba0c6-61ff-47a6-87d9-e9f0721a0974 

19:33 Simpson Champions Bill to Keep Public Lands in Public Hands

https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/idaho-rep-mike-simpson-cosponsors-bill-prevent-sell-off-public-lands-in-public-hands-act/277-9c0c31ea-fccd-4672-847f-7f0123ca9494 

21:06 Idaho's DOGE And The Efficiency Revolution

https://idahocapitalsun.com/2025/04/11/idaho-gop-leaders-announce-new-doge-task-force/ 

22:16 McGrane Pushes for Better Voter Verification Tools in Congress

https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/mcgrane-highlights-idahos-election-systems-asks-for-federal-support-to-databases-to-verify-voter-eligibility/article_8bff24b0-0f14-4b3d-8843-79a0d4070a32.html 

23:11 Trump Taps Former Idaho Lawmaker for Return to U.S. Attorney Role

https://idahocapitalsun.com/briefs/trump-re-appoints-former-idaho-lawmaker-as-top-federal-prosecutor-in-state/ 

24:45 Blue Cross of Idaho Faces Major Layoffs After Contract Loss

https://www.eastidahonews.com/2025/04/blue-cross-of-idaho-cuts-jobs-as-state-gives-contract-to-for-profit-insurers/ 

24:49 Closing