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Daily Minute 11/11/26: AI is taking over political discourse

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New at the Chronicle:

AI detectors have been flagging newsletters from Idaho legislators, statewide officials, and even a local news outlet as machine-written. AI is a powerful tool, but writers who let it do the writing lose the art.

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Op-ed:

On Veterans Day, Sen. Jim Risch thanks the men and women who served and their families, saying freedom is paid for by their heroism and sacrifice.

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Press release:

Latah County's full recount added 2,343 early ballots missing from election-night totals. Every outcome held, with the closest race a Moscow school levy that passed with 60.34% against a 60% threshold.

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The Secretary of State's office issued a correction a few moments ago:

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Press release:

Bannock County found 333 uncounted Election Day ballots from Pocatello precinct 2 during its post-election review. No outcomes changed, and statewide audits begin Friday, says Secretary of State Phil McGrane.

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Press release:

Bannock County found 333 uncounted Election Day ballots from Pocatello precinct 2 during its post-election review. No outcomes changed, and statewide audits begin Friday, says Secretary of State Phil McGrane.

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Press release:

AG Labrador's ICAC Unit arrested four people in October for alleged child sexual exploitation in Twin Falls, Canyon and Kootenai counties, while three others were sentenced to prison in Madison, Clark and Gem counties.

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Press release:

Senate Finance Chairman Mike Crapo applauds CMS's announcement that Idaho will receive nearly $183 million more in Rural Health Transformation Program funds, part of close to $1 billion over the life of the program.

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Op-ed:

Todd Hoffman compares the 2026 midterm with 24 since 1934. Republicans' 48-seat loss ranks ninth-worst: a bad year, he concludes, but not a historic bloodbath.

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Press release:

The Idaho Liberty Bell Tour will stop at Meridian's Rock of Honor Memorial on Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., after visiting all 44 Idaho counties.

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Daily Minute 11/9/26: How did Republicans lose last week?

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Press release:

Latah County will hold a full recount after finding 2,342 early ballots that were counted but left out of election-night totals. Secretary of State Phil McGrane says no outcomes appear to have changed.

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Press release:

Gov. Brad Little announced Idaho has been awarded nearly $183 million more in Rural Health Transformation Program funds from CMS, part of close to $1 billion over five years for rural healthcare.

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Press release:

AG Raúl Labrador shares the October 2026 federal recall list of 40 hazardous products, including bicycles, rechargeable hand warmers, furniture and eleven items designed for infants and children.

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New at the Chronicle:

Idaho Republicans didn't lose six legislative seats to fraud or a lack of money. Democrats turned out like a presidential year while Republicans stayed home, and the GOP needs to fix that before 2028.

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Newsletter:

Congressman Mike Simpson visits the Treasure Valley Law Enforcement Childcare Center he helped fund, meets with Idaho veterans about the Wounded Warrior Project ahead of Veterans Day, and highlights House funding for veterans' health care.

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Idaho politics doesn't stop on Election Day.

In January, 105 legislators return to Boise to write the laws that will affect all our lives. The Gem State Chronicle covers the bills, the votes, and the people behind them.

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Newsletter:

After winning a second term, AG Raúl Labrador thanks voters and credits his team, from the Hecox win at the U.S. Supreme Court to the Coeur d'Alene Tribe water agreement, ICAC, and consumer protection.

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Newsletter:

After winning reelection, Secretary of State Phil McGrane thanks Idaho voters and his team, looks back on his first term's election and business-filing improvements, and says, “We’re just getting started.”

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Daily Minute 11/6/26: The Pendulum Swings Back