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Idaho’s U.S. Senator Mike Crapo was in the Magic Valley yeterday speaking at a Jerome Chamber of Commerce luncheon and holding a Town Hall meeting last evening.

Idaho lawmakers split on the House-passed compromise bill to raise the $14.3 trillion debt ceiling and cut federal budgets.

President Obama and Republicans have apparently sealed a deal to avoid the nation's first financial default, but the plan could affect Idaho and most other states as well. Lawmakers from both major parities have discussed the need to cut or impose "caps" on discretionary spending over then next decade...

Jill says... It seems Boehner doesn't have enough votes to pass his Debt Ceiling Bill...so the vote has been delayed. How are they ever going to compromise and get this done?! "Whether that is enough time for the Speaker to convince a few more Republicans to support him is unclear...

Top Story Podcast 7/26/11: First hour - The debt debate message from Obama and Boehner.  Some great quotes came out of those speeches!  Steve Millington from the Twin Falls Republicans. Second hour - Debt Stress.  40-million Americans have it ...

40-million Americans suffer from "debt stress", a lot more than suffered from it just a few months ago.  Do you worry about paying your mortgage, your car payment and essentially keeping your head above water economically speaking?  Take today's instapoll HERE...

Top Story Podcast 7/25/11: First hour - Debt ceiling debate.  Second hour - road construction and the gay marriage issue.  We can't fight it anymore.  It's time we let the gay community have everything that heterosexual married couples have had all to themselves for decades ...

Is the debate on raising the debt limit turning into a circus?  How about a game?  VOTE HERE

Idaho's own member of the so called gang of six says he's concerned about misinformation regarding the bipartisan senate committee’s debt reduction plan.

You may not realize it but Idaho has a significant role in solving the looming debt crisis.  Idaho’s Republican Senator Mike Crapo is one of the “gang of six” who has been charged with finding a solution.  A debt-reduction framework put forward on Tuesday by the bipartisan Gang of Six in the Senate injected new hope that the ongoing stalemate in the debt ceiling negotiations might be broken... Rea

Top Story for 7/11/11: First hour - Debt ceiling debate, Rising Stars Therapeutic Program, Boy Scouts fund raiser. Second hour - President Obama press conference on debt ceiling debate. Looking for an older show? Check the Top Story Podcast Archive ...

Debate on the debt ceiling begins.  President Obama wants $4-trillion in tax cuts coupled with tax increases.  Republicans want $2.4-trillion in tax cuts but no tax increases.  How do you feel about that? Vote here in the Intermountain Martial Arts Instapoll...

Top Story Podcast 6/01/11: First hour - IEA President Sherri Wood, Jeff Cooper with the Heart Theater. Second hour - Obama administration and more limousines.  We may be drowning in debt and arguing over the increase in the debt ceiling, but by golly the government has been able to accumulate 73 percent more limousines than in 2008 ...

Top Story Podcast 5/17/11: First hour - School's Chief Tom Luna sent a memo to teachers reminding them of the law about using email and school facilities to advance their recall and political efforts. Now, the IEA is calling his actions INTIMIDATION ...