Governor Little signed HB 752 into law — making it a crime in Idaho to enter a restroom or changing room that doesn't match your biological sex.

Parents also score a major win as the Pediatric Secretive Transitions Parental Rights Act clears the Idaho Senate, requiring schools and doctors to notify parents within 72 hours of any social transition request. Meanwhile, a Fish & Game Commissioner faces poaching charges, the Boise Pride Flag moves closer to coming down, and Idaho's attorney general pushes back against federal courts on prisoner healthcare — plus more stories shaping the Gem State this last week.

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00:00 Intro

00:55 HB 752: Protecting Women's Spaces in Idaho

https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0752.pdf

02:52 Idaho Parents Win: Parents Must Be Told of Transition

https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0822E1.pdf

04:39 Boise's Pride Flag Defiance Costs $2,000/Day

https://idahocapitalsun.com/2026/03/30/idaho-senate-to-consider-letting-ag-seek-to-bar-local-officials-from-office-for-violating-state-law/

https://idahonews.com/news/local/idaho-senate-passes-bill-to-fine-the-city-of-boise-for-flying-lgbtq-pride-flag

06:16 Idaho F&G Commissioner Charged with Poaching

https://www.eastidahonews.com/2026/03/idaho-fish-and-game-commissioner-charged-with-poaching-bull-elk/

https://www.kivitv.com/news/idaho-fish-and-game-commissioner-pleads-not-guilty-to-poaching-charges

08:10 Idaho AG Fights Prisoner Trans Surgery Mandate

https://www.kivitv.com/downtown-boise/idaho-attorney-general-joins-24-state-coalition-opposing-gender-affirming-surgery-for-prisoners

09:41 Idaho Steps Up for Unpaid Boise TSA Workers

https://www.kivitv.com/boise-airport/boise-tsa-officers-unpaid-for-40-days-community-steps-in-ahead-of-easter

11:46 Idaho Pushes ICE Cooperation: Who's Resisting?

https://idahocapitalsun.com/2026/03/27/idaho-law-enforcement-frustrated-by-legislatures-new-immigration-bills/

13:16 Sovereign Grace Pastor Gets Sentencing Date

https://idahonews.com/news/local/former-nampa-pastor-to-learn-sentence-for-trading-child-porn

14:55 Outro

The Idaho House just passed a bill requiring law enforcement to verify the immigration status of every single person arrested in Idaho — and it wasn't close. Now it goes to the Senate, and Idaho is watching.

Also, Idaho schools must now tell parents within 72 hours if a child asks to socially transition, Boise's sexual abuse scandal reaches its ninth claim, and a Nampa lawmaker fights to stop foreign investors from buying Idaho homes. The Treasure Valley also mourns Mayor Rick Hogaboam, who died suddenly at 47 after just 74 days in office.

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00:00 Intro

01:04 Idaho House Passes Immigration Arrest Bill

https://idahocapitalsun.com/2026/03/16/idaho-committee-advances-bill-requiring-immigration-status-nationality-be-recorded-on-all-arrests/

https://idahocapitalsun.com/2026/03/18/idaho-house-passes-bill-to-require-immigration-status-nationality-be-reported-on-every-arrest/

02:50 Idaho Bans Trans Bathrooms in All Buildings

https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0607.pdf

05:01 Idaho Stops Secret Kid Transitions at School

https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0822.pdf

06:20 Idaho Asks SCOTUS to Restore Marriage Definition

https://www.kivitv.com/news/political/inside-the-statehouse/idaho-house-passes-memorial-asking-u-s-supreme-court-to-overturn-same-sex-marriage-ruling

08:26 Idaho's Presidential Primary Is Coming Back

https://idahocapitalsun.com/2026/03/04/idaho-legislature-might-bring-back-presidential-primary-after-caucus-had-abysmal-turnout/

10:44 Boise Schools Face Another $50M Abuse Claim

https://www.idahoednews.org/top-news/boise-district-receives-another-sexual-abuse-tort-claim/

12:49 Nampa Lawmaker Fights Foreign Home Buying in Idaho

https://boisedev.com/news/2026/03/17/foreign-ownership-homes/

14:18 Nampa Mayor Rick Hogaboam Dead at 47

16:39 Closing

A 43-year-old woman stole an ambulance, rammed it into a DHS-leased building, and poured gasoline across the lobby — and now new dashcam footage captures exactly what she did. Federal prosecutors call it domestic terrorism, and she faces up to 20 years in prison.

Also this week: ICE is expanding a detention facility near Idaho. Students ditched class to protest immigration enforcement. A mandatory moment of silence bill is heading to the governor's desk. School library content laws are getting sharper teeth. A vaccine mandate bill stalled in committee. Foster care protections are nearing the finish line. And Speaker Moyle is drawing a hard line to keep Idaho's water inside state lines.

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Timestamps

00:00 Intro

00:51 Meridian DHS Attack Suspect Faces 20 Years

https://www.kivitv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/meridian/dashcam-shows-suspect-crashing-ambulance-into-portico-north-building-dumping-gasoline-before-fleeing

02:21 ICE Expands Detention Near Idaho

https://idahonews.com/news/local/idaho-house-passes-bill-requiring-local-police-to-partner-with-ice-officials

04:18 Idaho Kids Ditch Class to Protest ICE

https://www.eastidahonews.com/2026/03/bonneville-students-hold-walkout-against-ice-second-walkout-in-eastern-idaho/

06:16 Moyle Fights to Keep Idaho's Water in Idaho

https://www.kivitv.com/news/political/inside-the-statehouse/despite-utahs-best-efforts-house-speaker-mike-moyle-is-not-done-trying-to-protect-idahos-water

08:11 Foster Care Bills Near Idaho Finish Line

https://idahonews.com/news/local/three-bills-aimed-at-protecting-idaho-foster-care-advancing-through-statehouse

09:33 Quiet Time Maybe Coming to Idaho Schools

https://www.eastidahonews.com/2026/03/idaho-nears-required-minute-of-silence-at-school-one-option-for-students-prayer/

11:53 Idaho's School Library Smut Ban Gets Stronger

https://idahocapitalsun.com/2026/03/12/idaho-house-to-consider-bills-amending-2024-harmful-to-minors-library-law/

13:38 Idaho Vaccine Freedom Bill Stalls in Committee

https://www.kivitv.com/news/political/inside-the-statehouse/idaho-committee-votes-to-hold-vaccine-bill-after-two-days-of-testimony

https://idahocapitalsun.com/briefs/idaho-committee-rejects-bill-to-repeal-childhood-vaccine-requirements/

15:26 Closing

A Boise school let a boy into the girls' bathroom twice, and when the family reported it, the school said he could keep using it — so Idaho Family Policy Center is suing the Boise School District to protect girls and uphold SB 1100, a law 71% of Idaho voters support.

Canyon County rolled out license plate readers without a public vote, the Idaho Legislature pushed a bill that would require all police to partner with ICE, and a Boise Dev report revealed the Idaho Potato Drop has seriously injured multiple people over the years, including one person now paralyzed.

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00:00 Intro

01:01 IFPC Sues Boise Schools Over Girls' Bathrooms

https://idahofamily.org/ifpc-legal-center-files-lawsuit-on-behalf-of-boise-high-student-following-bathroom-incident/

02:37 Idaho House Passes ICE Partnership Bill

https://idahonews.com/news/local/idaho-house-passes-bill-requiring-local-police-to-partner-with-ice-officials

04:09 Bill to Criminalize Immigration Aid Stalls

https://idahonews.com/news/local/idaho-house-committee-holds-bill-targeting-aid-to-undocumented-immigrants

05:43 License Plate Cameras

https://www.kivitv.com/canyon-county/flock-safety-cameras-installed-in-wilder-and-greenleaf-spark-transparency-concerns-among-residents

07:51 Boise Potato Drop Injury: What Went Wrong

https://boisedev.com/news/2026/03/09/idaho-potato-drop-boise/

09:27 Fulcher Backs Trump on Iran & DHS

https://idahonews.com/news/local/fulcher-says-trump-acted-within-authority-on-iran-backs-vote-to-reopen-dhs

11:03 Idaho Property Tax Reform 2026

https://boisedev.com/news/2026/03/06/389-changes-moyle/

12:41 Idaho Child Predator Caught in Hidden Room

https://www.kivitv.com/news/homedale-man-sentenced-to-11-years-in-prison-for-child-sex-crimes

14:10 Caldwell Woman Turns 109 Years Old

https://idahonews.com/news/local/caldwell-native-becomes-one-of-the-oldest-living-idahoans

15:45 Closing

The ACLU is suing the Wilder Police Department, claiming they illegally assisted federal agents in a massive ICE raid. Was it lawful cooperation or police overreach?

Idaho lawmakers also push to punish reckless drivers more harshly in school and construction zones, the Senate moves to regulate Kratom before it spreads further, and the Silver Valley scores a major economic win as the Bunker Hill Mine prepares to process antimony domestically.

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Timestamps

00:00 Intro

01:28 ACLU Sues Over Wilder ICE Raid

https://localyocalidaho.substack.com/p/aclu-sues-over-wilder-ice-raid-that

03:22 Idaho Bill Targets Reckless Zone Speeding

https://www.kivitv.com/news/political/inside-the-statehouse/lawmakers-weigh-harsher-penalties-for-speeding-in-active-construction-and-school-zones

04:58 Idaho Lawmakers Target Data Center Tax Breaks

https://localyocalidaho.substack.com/p/idaho-lawmakers-take-second-swing

06:34 New Mine Plant Hits Silver Valley

https://cdapress.com/news/2026/feb/17/joint-venture-to-build-antimony-facility-announced/

08:27 Idaho Kratom Crackdown | SB 1282

https://boisedev.com/news/2026/02/16/synthetic-kratom-ban/

10:07 Will Congress Fix Idaho's Housing Market?

https://idahocapitalsun.com/2026/02/17/repub/high-housing-costs-shortages-propel-movement-on-reform-in-congress/

12:55 Gov. Little Dodges Budget Cuts Fight

https://idahocapitalsun.com/2026/02/17/amid-concern-over-cuts-idaho-gov-brad-little-says-setting-the-budget-is-the-legislatures-job/

14:17 Idaho Museum's New 250th Anniversary Exhibit

https://www.kivitv.com/downtown-boise/idaho-state-museum-unveils-exhibit-honoring-nations-250th-anniversary

15:41 Closing

A 30-year career ended abruptly this week after Governor Little withdrew a commissioner's appointment over her online comments criticizing ICE. Is this necessary accountability or an overreach?

In this Midweek Report, we break down the Governor's decision, plus a massive win for School Choice in the Idaho Supreme Court and the new "Parental Consent" social media bill that just passed the House.

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Timestamps

00:00 Intro

01:26 Idaho Commissioner Allegedly Fired Over ICE Posts

https://idahocapitalsun.com/2026/02/05/longtime-human-rights-commissioner-fired-by-governor-after-social-media-posts-critical-of-ice/

02:57 Idaho Leg Preps Immigration Bills Enforcement Bill

https://idahocapitalsun.com/2026/02/09/idaho-lawmakers-announce-slate-of-immigration-bills-crafted-with-influential-think-tank/

04:39 Court Ruling: Idaho HB 710 Still in Effect

https://localyocalidaho.substack.com/p/federal-court-hands-partial-victory

05:56 Idaho School Choice Tax Credit Upheld

https://localyocalidaho.substack.com/p/idaho-supreme-court-upholds-school

07:52 Idaho Takes on Addictive Social Media

https://www.kivitv.com/news/political/inside-the-statehouse/idaho-house-passes-bill-restricting-addictive-social-media-features-for-children

09:19 Caldwell Tries Parking Limits Again

https://localyocalidaho.substack.com/p/caldwell-tries-parking-restrictions

11:12 Idaho’s Breezy Johnson Wins Olympic Gold

https://www.eastidahonews.com/2026/02/idaho-native-wins-team-usas-first-gold-of-the-2026-olympic-games/

12:35 Meridian’s Big Budget for America’s 250th

https://boisedev.com/news/2026/02/09/meridian-fireworks-budget-america-250-star-boise/

13:58 Closing