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Jones: Abortion and nuclear waste may decide AG race (opens the original)
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The attorney general race in Idaho might be decided by two issues that have not been marked by public clashes between the candidates, Raúl Labrador and Lori Hickman. Labrador may experience strong backlash from voters for his over-the-top interpretation and enforcement of Idahoâs strictest-in-the-nation abortion law. The proposal to make the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) a long-term storage site for nuclear waste may see Hickmanâs specific red lines more assuring to voters than Labradorâ
Jones: Can a church funnel dark money into anti-Prop 1 campaign? (opens the original)
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Dark money has become the root of evil in political campaigns across the country. National interest groups seem to be lurking everywhere, seeing where they can weigh in, either in favor of or against a candidate or ballot measure, without disclosing their identity. Idahoâs Attorney General may now be inviting dark money interests into the campaign against Idahoâs Proposition One (Prop 1), the measure to repeal Idahoâs total abortion ban. Unlock the rest of the article with a new subscripti
Jones:Labrador can’t seem to resist conflicts of interest (opens the original)
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Attorney General Raúl Labrador is embroiled once more in a conflict-of-interest lawsuit. He is now accused of using his position to bias voters against Proposition One, the initiative designed to strike Idahoâs total abortion ban. The proponents of the initiative took him to court last year, claiming he had written deceptive ballot titles for the initiative. The Idaho Supreme Court ruled that the short title was improper and ordered Labrador to revise it. He is now accused of misleading voter
Jones: INL can thrive without becoming a nuclear waste site (opens the original)
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It is not likely that most Idahoans would support the State of Idaho becoming a permanent host for one-third of Americaâs nuclear waste. But that will be our lot if Governor Little signs a Host Agreement with the US Department of Energy (DOE) for establishment of a Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Center (NLIC) at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL). The Governor claims that Idaho will not be the permanent resting place for the waste, but common sense and history tell us otherwise. The Trump admin
Jones: Water is a missing element in the grand plan to build up the INL (opens the original)
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Unlock the rest of the article with a new subscription. Your support strengthens local journalism. Subscribe now for full access to local reporting, breaking news, and more. Jim Jones is a Vietnam combat veteran who served 8 years as Idaho Attorney General (1983-1991) and 12 years as Justice of the Idaho Supreme Court (2005-2017). He also publishes at substack.com/@jjcommontater and you can message him there.
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