Has Coeur d'Alene Elected an Anti-Christian Mayor? | Ep 98

Has Coeur d'Alene elected an anti-Christian mayor? Dan Gookin won the mayoral race with less than 10% voter participation, but resurfaced videos show him attacking Christians as 'disrespectful jerks.' This week's report also examines Idaho's concerning position as the state with the highest household debt-to-income ratio in America, updates on the Ford Idaho Center transfer investigation, November election results, including failed school bonds and narrow levy victories, and the heartbreaking loss of two experienced fishermen on Henry's Lake.Subscribe for weekly updates on the stories that matter to Idahoans! Check Out Our Social MediaSubstack: https://localyocalidaho.substack.com/ X: https://twitter.com/LocalYocalIdaho Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/localyocalidaho/ Thank you for watching the show. I hope you enjoyed it. If you have feedback or encouragement, please email us at [e-mail] or tweet us @LocalYocalIdaho on X. I hope you enjoyed it, and have an excellent rest of your week.Timestamps00:00 Intro01:07 Coeur d'Alene Mayor: Troubling Signshttps://www.kcgov.us/DocumentCenter/View/29876/Final-Unofficial-Overall-Results-by-Vote-Type https://cdapress.com/news/2025/nov/05/dans-the-man/ https://www.theblaze.com/news/coeur-dalene-gookin-video-response https://gemstatechronicle.com/2025/10/race-for-the-cities-coeur-dalene/03:37 No Charges Against Sheriff Norris in CDA https://gemstatechronicle.com/2025/11/ag-clears-sheriff-norris-after-town-hall-incident/ https://cdapress.com/news/2025/nov/08/norris-cleared-in-idaho-ag-town-hall-investigation/ https://idahonews.com/news/local/idaho-ag-wont-charge-kootenai-county-sheriff-in-republican-town-hall-incident 05:26 Eric Phillips Wins Caldwell Mayoral Racehttps://www.kivitv.com/caldwell/eric-phillips-wins-caldwell-mayoral-race https://boisedev.com/news/2025/11/04/eric-phillips-wins-caldwell-mayor-race-scott-tilmant-wins-councils-first-seat/ https://idahonews.com/news/local/caldwell-mayor-wagoner-responds-to-election-loss 06:54 November Election: Mixed Resultshttps://www.kivitv.com/nampa/nampa-voters-approve-supplemental-levy-to-maintain-teachers-and-student-programs https://www.kivitv.com/downtown-boise/boise-voters-approve-11-million-parks-levy-for-open-spaces-and-wildfire-restoration https://www.kivitv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/payette-county/payette-county-proposed-parma-fire-district-levy-jail-bond-both-fail-to-pass https://www.kivitv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/gooding-county/gooding-ambulance-district-will-not-receive-its-400-000-funding-levy https://www.idahoednews.org/top-news/analysis-an-election-short-on-patterns-long-on-puzzlers/ 09:14 Ford Idaho Center Transfer Clearedhttps://boisedev.com/news/2025/11/04/nampa-council-votes-to-postpone-curing-alleged-meeting-violations/ https://boisedev.com/news/2025/11/04/nampa-council-votes-to-postpone-curing-alleged-meeting-violations/ https://idahonews.com/news/local/investigation-finds-city-of-nampa-did-not-hold-secret-meeting-regarding-ford-idaho-center10:44 Idaho’s Household Debt is Out of Control https://idahonews.com/news/local/idaho-has-the-highest-debt-to-income-ratio-of-any-state-in-the-country 12:28 Eastern Idaho Fishing Tragedyhttps://www.eastidahonews.com/2025/11/fishing-and-friendship-what-we-know-about-the-men-found-side-by-side-after-drowning-in-henrys-lake/ https://www.eastidahonews.com/2025/11/coroner-identifies-two-fishermen-who-drowned-at-henrys-lake/ 13:49 Idaho DOGE Targets Vacant Jobshttps://www.idahoednews.org/news/doge-urges-budget-committee-to-scrutinize-vacant-employee-positions/ https://idahocapitalsun.com/2025/11/06/idaho-doge-task-force-shares-potential-list-of-state-programs-agencies-to-combine-or-eliminate/ https://cdapress.com/news/2025/nov/05/idaho-budget-writers-prepare-to-enter-new-era-of-trimming-state-budgets/15:33 Closing