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President and CEO of the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce (BMCC), Bobbi-Jo Meuleman, is our special guest for episode 11 of the Main Street Idaho Podcast. Among her many accomplished roles, Meuleman highlights her past experience working with former Governor Butch Otter and current Governor Brad Little. Now advocating for businesses as the BMCC President & CEO, Meuleman explains how she plans to help businesses thrive throughout Idaho.

Head of Lift Local Idaho, Kate Simonds, joins us for episode 10 of the Main Street Idaho Podcast. As an emerging leader in the Gem State, Simonds outlines the mission of Lift Local Idaho to improve quality of life, economic development, and inform Idaho communities of public policies. As Idaho continues to see growth from outside the state, Simonds advocates for local option taxes to give voters the agency to decide what their community needs. 

Joining us in-studio for episode 9 of the Main Street Idaho Podcast is Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction, Debbie Critchfield. The Superintendent makes a pit stop to Idaho Falls while touring throughout Idaho educational facilities for her quarterly evaluations. Among the recent funding improvements for schools and infrastructure passed by the Idaho Legislature, Critchfield outlines her own recommendations to bolster school safety, how to handle excessive student absences, and promoting parent choices for their children's education.

The Idaho Main Street Podcast takes the show on the road to Salt Lake City, Utah, to chat with the Director of the Mormon Women for Ethical Government. Addams details the beginnings of the nonprofit organization, as well as its goals to empower women from all denominations to approach government ideology through a lens of ethical peace making.

The newly elected Director of the Idaho Health & Welfare Department, Alex Adams, is our special guest for episode 7 of the Main Street Idaho Podcast. As the former Budget Chief for Governor Little, Adams lends his background leading the zero-based regulation initiative to discuss how the Idaho Legislature has streamlined regulatory processes. He additionally highlights the immediate steps he's taken as the new director to improve child welfare for adoptions and foster care.

Idaho Secretary of State, Phil McGrane, joins our host, Brennan Summers, for episode 6 of the Main Street Idaho Podcast. Following the 2020 election, Secretary McGrane explains how election security is continually bolstered to maintain the integrity of Idaho elections. In addition to preparing for the upcoming 2024 presidential election, Summers and McGrane highlight the importance of primary elections and how to engage more Idaho citizens with more information and voter turnout.

For episode 5 of the Main Street Idaho Podcast, we join Dr. Kyle Tobler at the Idaho Center for Reproductive Medicine in Boise, Idaho. Our host, Brennan Summers, discusses the truth behind fertility treatment and its unique role in helping build families. With as nuanced a subject as in vitro fertilization, Dr. Tobler takes that time to cover fact from fiction in an in-depth look into creating families that otherwise wouldn't be without help of modern science.

On episode 4 of the Main Street Idaho Podcast, Brennan Summers visits Senator James Risch in the heart of Boise, Idaho. As a former Lieutenant Governor and Governor of Idaho, Senator Risch lends his tenured background as a local and national politician to voice his concerns for the Lava Ridge Wind Project, the current polarization of government, and the future of Idaho politics.

Virtually joining us from Salmon, Idaho, is Laurie Lickley out of District 25. On episode 3 of the Main Street Idaho Podcast, Lickley details her native Idahoan background advocating for agriculture and natural resources. At the height of agricultural debates throughout Idaho, Lickley outlines why and how she will represent her constituents in her run for the Senate.