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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Idaho Newsletter for Wednesday April 08, 2026 ( 4 items )  

AG Labrador Pushes for State, Local Authority to Combat Illegal Drone Drops at Prisons
BOISE, Idaho, April 7 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: * * * AG Labrador Pushes for State, Local Authority to Combat Illegal Drone Drops at Prisons * BOISE, ID - Attorney General Raul Labrador has joined a multistate effort to combat the alarming rise in drones that are illegally dropping contraband into prisons, including narcotics, weapons, cell phones and other items. This is a major public safety threat impacting correctional facilities across  more

Attorney General Alan Wilson protects children from the harms of social media
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 7 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson protects children from the harms of social media * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined a 32-state friend-of-the-court brief in defense of a Louisiana law that protects children from the addictive harms of social media. States have the power to protect children from the harms posed by social media. Platforms have brought in $11  more

Center of the American Experiment Issues Commentary: Money will flow - it's just a matter of where
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, April 8 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on April 7, 2026, by policy fellow Catrin Wigfall: * * * Money will flow -- it's just a matter of where The new federal tax-credit could bring billions of dollars into education. States that opt out aren't stopping that money -- they are just sending it somewhere else. The structure of the program is stra  more

Ga. A.G. Carr Joins 25-State Coalition in Amicus Brief Against Noncitizen Voting
ATLANTA, Georgia, April 8 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release on April 7, 2026: * * * Carr Joins 25-State Coalition in Amicus Brief Against Noncitizen Voting Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr has filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a Ninth Circuit decision that undermines states' ability to prevent noncitizens from voting in American elections. "Only American citizens are eligible to vote in American elections. Period. That's   more