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.

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Timestamps

00:00 Intro

01:07 Coeur d'Alene Mayor: Troubling Signs

https://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 Race

https://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 Results

https://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 Cleared

https://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-center

10:44 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 Tragedy

https://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 Jobs

https://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