As we gear up for the 2026 legislative session, the budget is on everyone’s minds. This week, Kevin Richert of Idaho Education News, Dr. Jaclyn Kettler of Boise State University, and Senate Majority Leader Lori Den Hartog discuss the session ahead. #idleg video.idahoptv.org/video/accoun...

Very surreal bucket list item checked off today: @jaclynkettler.bsky.social and I were on All Things Considered @npr.org to talk about Scandalized! www.npr.org/2025/12/21/n...

It was a rare moment of joy in this interminable year to get to revisit Marco Rubio's Tiny Watergate with @jaclynkettler.bsky.social.

Looking for something on the lighter side? We start off with some fun food-related scandals!

Yes hello! We're hiring! Into Idaho state politics and policy? Come work with us! (Don't get caught sleeping on these benefits, either, now!)

Today. 4 p.m. Boise Contemporary Theater. Free! See you there 🎙

For my Idaho peeps, @jaclynkettler.bsky.social and I will be doing a live taping of our podcast, "Scandalized", at Podfort 2025! It's on Thursday, March 27th at 4pm at the Boise Contemporary Theatre, and it's totally free — no Treefort pass needed. Come spill the tea on some scandals with us!

Imagine you're a state lawmaker reading your constituent emails one day, only to realize this email you're reading says it's from... yourself? Here's what we know so far! #idleg #idpol blog.idahoreports.idahoptv.org/2025/02/14/c...

Our final episode of this season of Scandalized: A Podcast of Political Impropriety is out today! If you haven't checked it out yet, each episode features @charliehunt.bsky.social and I breaking down political scandals from American history.

Beyond excited to share that @jaclynkettler.bsky.social and I are co-hosting a new podcast on the NPR Network that we're calling "Scandalized." Each week, Jaci and I break down a political scandal from American history, then dissect and explain it with political science. www.npr.org/podcasts/125...

Things are heating up and we still have almost two months before the Idaho Legislature’s session begins.

In the latest conflict between the Idaho state GOP committee and some county organizations, 6 top Ada County Republicans quit their leadership positions arguing the state party leadership is an “oligarchy that values control, 'purity testing,' and bullying tactics that are un-Republican.”

Apparently Missouri is in a similar situation as Idaho in terms of now holding caucuses after failing to reinstate their presidential primary.

In light of Senator Dianne Feinstein's passing, I'm reupping my @theconversationus.bsky.social blog post with @christiangrose.bsky.social where we provide some context on what happens when senators die or are incapacitated.

Here in Idaho, we’re still struggling to figure out the presidential primary mess (the legislature accidentally eliminated the presidential primary this spring):

Trying to get started on another social media platform with a newborn is a little bit challenging, but she’s cute!