Idahoans flooded Idaho's school choice program with thousands of applications within hours of launch, but the Idaho Supreme Court decides this Thursday if the program survives. Parents desperately want freedom from the public system, while the Moscow School District spends taxpayer dollars on lawyers instead of competing. 

This week also covers how Idaho stops childcare fraud that costs Minnesota $250 million, JFAC's early budget decisions, and Caldwell's new drone police program.

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Timestamps

00:00 Intro

01:08 Parents Rush Idaho Tax Credit Launch

https://localyocalidaho.substack.com/p/idaho-school-choice-races-forward 

02:52 Idaho Stops Childcare Fraud Early

https://localyocalidaho.substack.com/p/idaho-tightens-childcare-reviews 

04:33 Tanner Challenges Governor's Budget Plan

https://localyocalidaho.substack.com/p/tanner-and-little-clash-on-first 

06:17 JFAC Sets Idaho Budget: $5.8B Target

https://localyocalidaho.substack.com/p/jfac-sets-revenue-target-idahos-budget 

08:48 Idaho Women's March Pushes Abortion Access

https://localyocalidaho.substack.com/archive 

10:42 Idaho Senators Defend Persecuted Christians

https://localyocalidaho.substack.com/p/idaho-senators-stand-for-persecuted 

13:02 Ada County Approves 950-Acre Solar Farm

https://localyocalidaho.substack.com/p/ada-county-commissioners-approve 

15:04 Caldwell Launches Idaho's First Drone Program

https://idahonews.com/news/local/caldwell-police-to-launch-idahos-first-drone-program-to-improve-emergency-response-times 

https://localyocalidaho.substack.com/p/new-years-eve-tests-idaho-police 

16:43 Closing