State senators strip away millions for public schools in a bill which would expand the state's Empowering Parents grant program to include private school tuition, what's at stake for Idaho Universities with NIH funding on hold, and a hearing today at the Idaho Supreme Court in a case ski area operators are watching closely. *updated at 8 am MT to add a programming note ahead of the President's Day holiday

Bills on the move at the statehouse include this year's attempt to ban mask mandates, a tax credit for private school expenses, the right for medical professionals to refuse treatment based on personal or religious preference and a likely end to voter-approved medicaid expansion in Idaho. Plus, positive changes to mental health trends in the Boise School District.

The non-partisan Idaho Center for Fiscal Policy scores four bills on education and taxation, lawmakers freeze legislation blocking sweets and soda from federal food benefit eligibility, and the city of Boise continues to push to get more food waste out of your kitchen and into the compost pile.

The coldest temperatures of the season are here, and the state senate stays busy with a new bill giving Idaho cops the ability to enforce U.S. Immigration law and legislation that would establish a $300 minimum penalty for marijuana possession. And, a respite from the winter blues might be just above your head.

House lawmakers' school tuition tax credit bill is headed to the state Senate, which has its own voucher bill under consideration, parents would need to opt-in for their students to receive sex-ed, and what's next for Boise State football legend Kellen Moore? (episode updated at 8:30 am MT to fix an audio issue)

A bill prioritizing execution by firing squad advances to the state senate, Caldwell's police sued by a female subordinate and the city of Boise wants to change city code governing conditional use permit appeals following a state supreme court ruling which ruled against the city.

A $50 million tax credit plan that would subsidize private school tuition for families in Idaho barely passed out of committee on Wednesday. State officials are being sued over book laws. And an an Idaho immigrant rights organization speaks out against recent Idaho Bills.

State legislators will get another look at a bill that could repeal Idaho's Medicaid expansion program if certain restrictions are not met. Plus, Tax season is officially upon us, and instead of shelling out money to paid software programs like TurboTax or H&R BLOCK, some Idahoans can now use a free online filing system for both their state and federal returns.

Editor's note: An earlier version of this episode misstated who doubted the future of Senator David Lent’s private school tuition subsidy bill. House Speaker Mike Moyle said it wouldn’t likely advance, not House Majority Leader Jason Monks.

A Boise Democrat was the deciding vote to advance a bill opening the state's Empowering Parents grant program to fund private school tuition, House lawmakers are moving forward with a plan to elevate the firing squad as the state's preferred method of execution, and a newly expanded youth crisis support center in Nampa will serve kids as young as 5.

Billions of dollars tied to Idaho's economy are about to be wrapped up in a brewing trade war between te U.S., Canada and Mexico, some State Senators want to block banks from refusing customers because of certain views, and ACHD looking for answers after rapid deterioration forced an emergency closure of the Eckert Road Bridge in east Boise Friday.