This week's report examines Idaho's big first school choice legislation (HB 93) awaiting Governor Little's signature, which establishes a $50M tax credit program for private education, plus heated grocery tax repeal battles, budget transparency concerns, and controversial proposals from Ten Commandments displays to refugee assistance program changes.

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Timestamps

00:00 Intro

01:02 HB 93: Idaho's Bold Step Towards School Choice

https://idahocapitalsun.com/2025/02/19/private-education-tax-credit-bill-heads-to-idaho-governor/

https://www.kivitv.com/news/political/inside-the-statehouse/have-strong-thoughts-on-the-school-choice-tax-credit-bill-you-can-weigh-in-by-calling-the-governors-office

https://www.idahoednews.org/state-policy/statehouse-roundup-2-17-25-trump-endorses-idaho-private-school-tax-credit-proposal/

03:06 Idaho's Grocery Tax Showdown

https://glenneda.substack.com/p/grocery-tax-repeal

04:36 Rethinking Idaho's Tax Code: The Grocery Tax Conundrum

https://gemstatechronicle.com/2025/02/editorial-if-we-can-just-have-some-more-courage-on-the-grocery-tax/

05:30 YAL's Fake Emails Backfire in Idaho Grocery Tax Debate

https://gemstatechronicle.com/2025/02/shooting-yourself-in-the-foot/