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Episode 63
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This episode breaks down a new Idaho law impacting teachers unions, but more importantly, what it reveals about how policy actually w…
6 months ago
The Stories that Shaped Us and Built our Communities
Episode 63
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Lately I’ve been asking myself a question.
Have we forgotten the stories that built the communities we live in today… or were many of …
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Idaho Lawmaking 101: The Budget, Medicaid, and a Rare Senate Rejection
Episode 62
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Budgets aren’t flashy and they’re usually not the most fun thing to talk about. But when the Idaho Senate rejected the state’s larges…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
All about Charter Schools and the Missing Innovation Pipeline with Duncan Robb
Episode 61
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Idaho has had charter schools for nearly three decades. They were created to innovate, and the question today is: are they doing that…
7 months, 1 week ago
Idaho’s Doctor Shortage, WWAMI, & the $1 Billion Rural Health Grant with Rep. Dustin Manwaring
Episode 60
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Idaho ranks 50th in physicians per capita and 44th in primary care access. So what’s the real plan to fix it?
In this episode, I sit d…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Federalism, Elections, and the Constitution: Who Actually Has the Power?
Episode 59
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Who actually has the power over elections in the United States — the federal government, the states, or the president?
Alexis takes yo…
8 months, 1 week ago
The Real Cost of Underfunded Special Education
Episode 58
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When special education isn’t fully funded, the cost doesn’t disappear...it gets absorbed by families, classrooms, and educators.
In th…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Efficiency Meets Reality: Hard Math, Hard Choices 2026 Legislative Session
Episode 57
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The math ain’t mathing...and that’s not about blame, it’s about reality.
Yes this podcast has the words BUDGET, LEGISLATURE, DOGE, and…
9 months ago
The Room Where it Happens: Getting Access to Where Idaho Policy Decisions are Made
Episode 56
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Welcome to the first Purple Zone episode of 2026.
As the new year begins and the legislative session ramps up (start date is January 1…
9 months, 1 week ago
A Five-Year Grant Promise Cut Short: What’s Happening to Idaho’s Community Schools
Episode 55
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Last Friday, Idaho school and community leaders were notified that a major federal education grant already awarded and already suppor…
9 months, 3 weeks ago