Idaho’s Prop 1 Abortion Fight & the Economics of Prices dup

Idaho Pulse · Sep 8, 2026 · 35m

Idaho's kindergarten vaccine exemption rate has climbed to 17.5% — the highest in the country and well above neighboring Utah's 12.7%. From there: $4.6 billion in continuous appropriations that never face a legislative vote, elective continuous spending up nearly 600% in five years, a teachers' union insurance shortfall claim, Micron's $50 billion plant and the 2008 tax cap that could shield most of its value, more than 500 H-1B applications, and an Econ 101 lesson on why profit grows the pie instead of taking a bigger slice.