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Empowering Economic Growth and Championing Free Markets for a Prosperous Idaho. Hosted by Executive Director: Brennan Summers.
Welcome to Main Street Idaho, the premier group for fostering economic growth, championing free markets, and expanding Idaho's economy. As a dedicated group of Idaho legislators, we are committed to driving positive change through common-sense conservative principles.
Our mission is clear: to support and empower small business owners, promote economic and individual prosperity, and hold the executive branch accountable to ensure responsible governance.
With comprehensive tax reform, regulatory relief, and a focus on supporting policies that will promote the development of energy that Idaho is uniquely strong in (including Idaho's nuclear reactors) we aim to create a thriving business environment that fuels job creation and sustains long-term growth.
Join us on this journey as we work tirelessly to shape a prosperous future for Idaho and its citizens.
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Main Street Town Hall Episode 17—Senator Dave Lent
🎙️ Start listening to season 2, episode 17 of the Main Street Idaho Podcast! 🎙️
Back again to the studio is Senator Dave Lent from District 33. After finishing another legislative session, Senator Lent expresses his view on how the session ended. Among the various bills brought to the floor, he discusses the historical success of funding more educational infrastructure, K-12 institutions, and Idaho LAUNCH. Senator Lent elaborates on the future of nuclear energy in Idaho and the potential for future leaders in the industry. -
Main Street Town Hall Episode 16—Representative Josh Wheeler
🎙️ Start listening to season 2, episode 16 of the Main Street Idaho Podcast! 🎙️
With the 2023-2024 legislative session at an end, Josh Wheeler from District 35 joins us back in the studio for a recap of his time in Boise. After a year since his last visit, Representative Wheeler breaks down the significant changes in Idaho policy affecting physicians per capita, unnecessary regulations on small businesses, and new funding for career Career Technical Education (CTE) students. -
Main Street Town Hall Episode 15—Representative Rod Furniss
🎙️ Start listening to season 2, episode 15 of the Main Street Idaho Podcast! 🎙️
Representative Rod Furniss from District 31 returns for his second podcast appearance to recap his perspective of the now concluded legislative session. Furniss talks of the success balancing Idaho budgets, lowering taxes for Idaho residents, funding rural school infrastructure, and how he'd like to address the rising inflation throughout the state. -
Main Street Town Hall Episode 14—Representative Marco Erickson
🎙️ Start listening to season 2, episode 14 of the Main Street Idaho Podcast! 🎙️
Fresh from the end of the legislative session, Marco Erickson from District 33 returns to the studio to recap the successes and contentions he faced on the House floor. Host and Executive Director, Brennan Summers, digs into what made Representative Erickson's bills so widely supported by the majority of fellow legislators, as well as some of the opposition he faced in his pursuit to remedy women's healthcare in Idaho. -
Main Street Town Hall Episode 13—Representative Matt Bundy
🎙️ Start listening to season 2, episode 13 of the Main Street Idaho Podcast! 🎙️
Representative Matt Bundy from District 8A joins us for his first appearance on the podcast. Host and Executive Director, Brennan Summers, learns of Bundy's 20-year career as a combat aviator turned high school civics teacher, as well as his transition to the Idaho Legislature. Bundy provides his own insight to the current legislative session and his efforts to help school facilities. -
Main Street Town Hall Episode 12—Representative Britt Raybould
🎙️ Start listening to season 2, episode 12 of the Main Street Idaho Podcast! 🎙️
Returning to the podcast is Representative Brit Raybould out of District 34. She joins us straight from the House floor to discuss the current policies up for debate. Raybould sheds light on what her constituents from Madison County want accomplished in Boise, as well as her work trying to solidify budgets for the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee (JFAC).
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