Will Idaho's Trans Sports Law SURVIVE the Supreme Court? | Ep 80

Will Idaho's trans sports law survive the Supreme Court? The justices agree to hear our state's groundbreaking case about transgender athletes in women's sports, while Micron delays its massive Boise expansion timeline, BSU celebrates a major conference upgrade to the PAC-12, and we get positive updates on firefighter Dave Tysdal’s recovery from the tragic Coeur d'Alene ambush.

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Timestamps

• 00:00 Intro

• 03:51 Micron's $50B Boise Expansion Delayed

  • https://boisedev.com/news/2025/07/03/micron-boise-50-billion/

• 05:30 The US Supreme Court Takes Idaho Transgender Case

  • https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/law-justice/2025-07-03/idaho-transgender-ban-supreme-court

  • https://www.ag.idaho.gov/newsroom/us-supreme-court-to-hear-idahos-case-protecting-womens-sports/

  • https://idahocapitalsun.com/2025/07/03/u-s-supreme-court-takes-up-trans-athlete-ban-in-idaho-west-virginia/

• 07:14 BSU Lands Major Conference Upgrade

  • https://herosports.com/fbs-pac-12-boise-state-conference-realignment-mountain-west-college-football-cpcp/

  • https://broncosports.com/news/2024/9/12/boise-state-accepts-invitation-to-pac-12

  • https://boisedev.com/news/2025/06/30/texas-state-joins-pac-12-sealing-boise-states-dreams-for-revived-conference/

• 08:44 Idaho Firefighter Update: Dave Tysdal Speaks

  • https://www.kivitv.com/news/firefighter-engineer-wounded-in-coeur-dalene-shooting-improves-to-stable-condition

• 10:16 National Parks to Charge Foreign Visitors More

  • https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/environment/national-parks-international-fee/

  • https://www.doi.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025-06/fy26bibdh508.pdf

• 12:05 Senate Kills AI Ban in Big Beautiful Bill

  • https://www.mountainstatespolicy.org/is-this-one-of-the-most-important-parts-of-the-one-big-beautiful-bill-act

• 13:35 IRS Restores Churches' Freedom to Endorse Candidates

• 15:16 Todd Achilles Runs Independent for US Senate

  • https://www.kivitv.com/downtown-boise/todd-achilles-says-hell-run-as-an-independent-in-the-2026-us-senate-election

• 16:56 Palisades Plane Crash: Pilot Survives

  • https://idahonews.com/news/local/plane-crashes-in-palisades-reservoir#

• 18:02 Garden Creek Fire Burns Over 1,000 Acres

  • https://www.eastidahonews.com/2025/07/lds-youth-camp-evacuated-as-bingham-county-wildfire-grows-to-over-1000-acres/

  • https://www.eastidahonews.com/2025/07/garden-creek-fire-reaches-80-containment-officials-confirm-fire-burn-over-5000-acres/

• 19:26 Ford Idaho Center Ownership Might Change Hands Soon

  • https://boisedev.com/news/2025/07/02/nampa-to-consider-transfer-of-idaho-center-to-another-public-entity/

• 20:48 Idaho Orchard Survives 117 Years Strong

  • https://www.kivitv.com/news/made-in-idaho/117-year-old-idaho-cherry-orchard-continues-family-legacy-despite-recent-setbacks

• 22:13 Red Flag Fire Warning Hits Eastern Idaho

  • https://www.eastidahonews.com/2025/07/forecasters-say-dry-conditions-and-looming-thurnderstorm-could-spark-new-fires-amid-red-flag-warning/

• 23:38 Meridian Costco Site Plans Released

  • https://www.kivitv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/meridian/new-costco-warehouse-planned-for-meridian-road-near-kuna-meridian-border

• 24:51 Boise Neighbors Sue Over Loud Pickleball Games

  • https://boisedev.com/news/2025/06/30/willow-pickleball-suit/

• 26:24 Turkey Tracker: Idaho Innovation Works

  • https://idfg.idaho.gov/article/fgs-turkey-tracker-back-heres-how-play

• 27:56 Closing