By Christina Lords | Editor-in-Chief
Blaine Conzatti is the president of the Idaho Family Policy Center. (Photo courtesy of the Idaho Family Policy Center)
ELECTION 2026
Idaho conservative policy center, opponents of Prop 1 sue to stop TV ads
By Laura Guido
Opponents of the proposed abortion rights initiative Proposition 1 filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to pull TV ads paid for by the Idaho Democratic Party in favor of the initiative.
The conservative, Christian advocacy organization, the Idaho Family Policy Center, and leaders with a political action committee that opposes the initiative, Too Extreme for Idaho PAC, brought the lawsuit.
Volunteers pass boxes full of signed ballot initiative petitions through the Idaho Capitol on July 2, 2026. The Reproductive Freedom and Privacy Act would restore abortion access “without government interference” until fetal viability, and would protect fertility treatments and other reproductive care such as contraception. (Photo by Kelcie Moseley-Morris/Stateline)
ELECTION 2026
Chrissy Teigen will meet with Idaho mothers, speak in favor of Prop 1 at Boise rally
By Christina Lords
Teigen, who is a New York Times #1 bestselling cookbook author, model, entrepreneur and advocate for maternal health, will meet privately with Idaho mothers to talk with them about how the state’s abortion ban laws have affected them.
She’ll then speak at a public “Yes on Prop 1” rally to encourage Idahoans to cast their ballots during the final days of early voting.
General Manager Brian Horak walks down an aisle at Post 60 Market in Emerson, Nebraska. A new national report shows how everyday costs have increased for Americans. (Photo by Kevin Hardy/Stateline)
ELECTION 2026
Rising prices squeeze more Americans ahead of pivotal midterm elections
By Kevin Hardy
Among other findings, the report shows that average annual childcare costs for two young children have risen $6,600 over the past decade. Since January 2025, gas prices have risen by 33% — an average increase of $1.02 per gallon nationally. And premiums for benchmark plans on the Affordable Care Act Marketplace are up 22% since last year, now averaging $611 per month.
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