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Idaho's abortion ban faced weakening as Attorney General Labrador agreed to no prosecution of doctors who counsel patients about out-of-state abortion services, ending a two-year legal battle. 

This week's report also covers senators pushing federal protection for first responders following the tragic Coeur d'Alene firefighter ambush, the lifted gag order in the Moscow murder case, and the Supreme Court's backing of Trump's Department of Education overhaul affecting Idaho families.

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Timestamps

00:00 Intro

04:49 Idaho Senators Push Federal Protection Bill for First Responders

https://cdapress.com/news/2025/jul/17/idaho-senators-introduce-bill-to-increase-penalties-for-attacks-on-first-responders-after-shooting/ 

https://idahocapitalsun.com/briefs/idaho-senators-introduce-bill-to-increase-penalties-for-attacks-on-first-responders-after-shooting/ 

06:02 Idaho AG Won't Prosecute Abortion Referral Docs

https://idahocapitalsun.com/2025/07/17/idaho-attorney-general-wont-prosecute-some-doctors-for-out-of-state-abortion-referrals/ 

07:41 Moscow Murder Case Gag Order Lifted

https://www.kivitv.com/university-of-idaho-murders/media-outlets-seek-to-lift-gag-order-before-kohberger-sentencing 

09:04 Supreme Court Backs Trump's Education Department Overhaul

https://idahocapitalsun.com/2025/07/14/repub/us-supreme-court-allows-trump-to-carry-out-plan-to-dismantle-education-department-for-now/ 

11:05 GOA Sues USPS Over Handgun Mail Ban

https://localyocalidaho.substack.com/p/gun-owners-of-america-challenges 

12:43 Target Shooter Hits Family Car on I-84

https://www.kivitv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/elmore-county/watch-father-recounts-the-initial-moments-after-a-bullet-went-through-the-windshield-on-i-84 

14:00 July Fires Challenge Idaho Firefighters

https://www.nifc.gov/nicc-files/sitreprt.pdf 

https://www.mapofire.com/wildfire/141115452/idaho/buckhorn-fire 

https://www.idl.idaho.gov/fire-management/fire-restrictions-finder/ 

https://www.bannockcounty.gov/open-burn-ban-begins-july-1st-for-bannock-county-wildland-urban-interface-areas-2/ 

15:55 Idaho Abortions Are More Expensive After State Bans

https://localyocalidaho.substack.com/p/idaho-abortion-bans-create-barriers 

18:28 Nampa Hands Center to CWI: Why Now?

https://boisedev.com/news/2025/07/16/maintenance-costs-agreement-terms-nampa-mayor-cwi-president-answer-questions-on-possible-idaho-center-transfer/ 

20:17 Coeur d'Alene Fights Human Trafficking

http://cdapress.com/news/2025/jul/16/cda-approves-massage-facility-code-changes/ 

https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/coeurdaleneid/latest/coeurdalene_id/0-0-0-2005  

21:44  Federal Court Halts Idaho HB 135

https://localyocalidaho.substack.com/p/federal-judge-extends-block-on-idahos 

23:17 Simplot Buys European Giant Amid Layoffs

https://localyocalidaho.substack.com/p/simplot-expands-to-europe-while-idaho 

https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv35p709 

24:56 Idaho's $15M 911 System Upgrade

https://localyocalidaho.substack.com/p/idahos-911-system-gets-long-overdue 

26:30 Bloom Care Settles COVID Billing Case

https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/enforcement

https://idahonews.com/news/local/idaho-urgent-care-provider-pays-3m-to-resolve-allegations-of-false-claims-during-covid-19# 

27:53 Idaho Fire Fee May Double to $100

https://localyocalidaho.substack.com/p/idaho-considers-doubling-fire-protection 

29:27 Utah Angler Sets New Idaho Lake Trout Record at Payette Lake

https://localyocalidaho.substack.com/p/utah-angler-sets-new-idaho-lake-trout 

30:45 Closing