3.3.2026 - Idaho Immigration Bills, Party Integrity, Clinton-Epstein Fallout

Send us Fan MailToday we’re tracking the Idaho Legislature as two major immigration enforcement bills (H700 and H704) move from the House to what Neal calls the Senate “morgue” — State Affairs — chaired by Senator Jim Guthrie. We talk through why that committee placement raises alarms, how primary-season politics may pressure the Senate to at least give the bills a real hearing, and why Neal wants a rule change: if a bill clears one chamber with a strong margin (something like 60%), the other chamber should be required to hear it and vote it, instead of letting leadership quietly bury it. From there, we pivot into a bigger frustration about Idaho’s one-party dominance and the open, organized practice of people registering Republican just to manipulate the GOP primary—plus the related issue of candidates who run with an “R” because it’s the golden ticket here, even when their voting record consistently aligns with Democrats.That leads to the “honesty in affiliation metric” idea: not a subjective ideology score, but a simple, objective look at how often lawmakers vote with their own party versus the other one—then asking the blunt question: why affiliate with a party you vote against more than you vote with? Julie and Neal also dig into specific local controversy around Ben Fuhriman (and Dave Cannon) and their votes on H700/H704, plus the broader theme that transparency matters more than perfect agreement. In hour two we shift national: the Clintons’ public deposition audio (including Nancy Mace’s aggressive questioning) turns into a discussion of media incentives, Epstein-file politics, and why Bill Clinton saying he saw nothing improper from Donald Trump in the early 2000s is such a problem for Democrats trying to hang Epstein on Trump—because if they had real proof, they’d have used it years ago. We end with a quick hit on Iran coverage, clickbait media behavior, and the uneasy “free money” talk of possible government checks as political strategy.---### Highlights- H700/H704 advance, but landing in Senate State Affairs signals possible “quiet death” for the bills.  - Proposal: require a committee hearing/vote in the second chamber when a bill passes with a strong margin in the first.  - “Honesty and affiliation” metric: track cross-party voting frequency to expose strategic party labels.  - Local heat: Ben Fuhrman’s refusal to engage media vs. his claim of “open and honest discussions.”  - Clinton deposition + Epstein conversation: if Democrats had real Trump-Epstein proof, they would’ve used it already.Let’s talk advertising. When you want to advertise on the radio, you call the station, right? But what about Facebook, Instagram, Hulu, Disney+, Peacock, and other streaming platforms?You could try clicking around, reading books, or taking online courses to figure it out—or you can let us handle it. At Sandhill Media Group, we’re your local experts in both radio and digital marketing.Visit SandhillMediaGroup.com today.<a href="https://www.sandhillmediagrou