Idaho Abortion Ban Weakened: No Prosecution! | Ep 82

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/urgent-care-operator-pays-3-million-dollars-to-resolve-alleged-violations-of-the-false-claims-act/
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