SATURDAY ROUNDUP: 12/14/24. Catching up on the week's news. By Brian Almon (12/14/24)

While watching the Army-Navy game on TV (Navy won 31-13), Brian summarizes his coverage this week, plus his family’s history of naval service.

He covers:

• Gem State Chronicle Statesman and Stateswoman of the Year: Idaho GOP chairwoman Dorothy Moon and Idaho Dept. of Health and Welfare director Alex Adams.

• Attention on Idaho for cutting regulation.

• The rift in Idaho’s conservative movement.

• Two instances when the Idaho Legislature rejected a proposed pay raise.

• Unscientific grocery price survey in Treasure Valley and tax-free Oregon. Virtually identical except for eggs.

• Editorials from Brent Regan on the demise of identity politics, Attorney General Raúl Labrador on the Gold Star Christmas Tree, and Idaho GOP chair Dorothy Moon on a special Electoral College event.

• Other news and videos from:

  • Idaho Freedom Foundation president Ron Nate on the Freedom Index and the meaning of liberty

  • Connor Boyack on why we should eliminate the federal Dept. of Education

  • Rep. Lance Clow and John Robison of the Idaho Conservation League about the universally hated (by Idahoans) Lava Ridge Wind Farm Project

  • Niklas Kleinworth, policy director at Idaho Freedom Foundation, on Lava Ridge and Bitcoin

  • Eighteen-year-old Gukesh Dommaraju of India became the 18th World Chess Champion

  • Upcoming events: On Tuesday, December 17, 2024: Electoral College voting for Idaho in the Capitol’s Lincoln Auditorium followed by an Idaho GOP Open House.