46 - Bathroom Encounter

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NO ID Episode 46 - Bathroom Encounter

Another week, another tour through Idaho's ever-expanding machinery of public spending, from Post Falls snowplows and Shoshone County staffing shortages to Idaho's overflowing tax collections and the collapse of the Idaho Statesman newsroom. Along the way: Measles is AIDS, public schools aren't getting enough, generational wealth, the eternal political carousel, and an Idaho homeschool family's attempt to sell popcorn...right up until code enforcement gets involved. Plus, a brief glimpse into the future of NO ID and a possible new show.

Timestamps:

(00:01:27) Snowplows and Post Falls

(00:04:40) Post Falls and the $165 million budget

(00:08:02) The government shutdown playbook

(00:11:39) Idaho tax collections beat expectations

(00:14:18) The Idaho Statesman lays off the watchdogs

(00:20:30) AI, unions, and the market value of a journalist

(00:23:07) The media bubble and the political carousel

(00:24:36) Raw milk, measles, and public health