For years Meta assured parents that Instagram was safe for their children while its own internal records documented what the platform was doing to them. This week the company agreed to pay $17.1 billion and to rebuild how Facebook and Instagram work for children. Idaho will receive between $89.2 million and $127.7 million of that, […]
BOISE, ID — Four years ago, in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the U.S. Supreme Court made clear that the U.S. Constitution says nothing about abortion and returned the thorny issue of how to regulate abortion back to the states, where it had rested until the Roe decision transferred that authority to the Courts. Following Dobbs, Idaho chose to protect the […]
Dear Friends, The grizzly bear is one of the most emblematic animals of the Mountain West, and it is a perfect example of the federal government continuously overreaching into state affairs and management. The Endangered Species Act (ESA) has been a frequent vehicle bringing federal bureaucracy into states, particularly in the West. Spotted owls, wolves, […]
For Immediate ReleaseAugust 13, 2026Media Contact: Damon Sidur BOISE, ID — Attorney General Raúl Labrador joined a coalition of 21 other states, led by West Virginia Attorney General John McCuskey, in urging the Environmental Protection Agency to finalize new rules that stop activist groups from using a decades-old environmental law to block roads, water systems, and […]
Dear Friends, Someone here in Idaho received a call from a person claiming to be a Wells Fargo investigator, warning him that his bank account had been compromised. The caller convinced him to withdraw $14,000 in cash and mail it overnight to an address in Florida for “safekeeping.” He did it, and only realized afterward […]
Dear Friends, In May, I told you about a trip to the White House, where I sat down with Vice President JD Vance, FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson, and other Administration officials to report on what my Medicaid Fraud Control Unit has found in Idaho and to ask for more tools to go after it. This […]
BOISE, ID — Attorney General Raúl Labrador joined South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson and 15 other state attorneys general in a letter to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Senate Committee on Finance urging swift passage of H.R. 5364 and S. 4176, both known as the “STOP FRAUD in Medicaid Act.” “Every year, […]
Dear Friends, Last week I toured the newly completed execution chamber at the Idaho Maximum Security Institution (IMSI) in Kuna. I want to thank IDOC Director Bree Derrick and Division of Prisons Chief Liz Neville for taking the time to walk my team and me through the new facility and answer our questions. What struck […]
Dear Friends, Last August, an illegal immigrant named Harjinder Singh, licensed to drive by both Washington and California, attempted an illegal U-turn across the Florida Turnpike in an eighteen-wheeler. He could not read or understand the road signs warning him against it and it led to the death of three people. Idaho did not issue […]
Dear Friends, In the first six months of 2026, my Consumer Protection Division returned $956,000 to Idaho consumers, without a single lawsuit or court order. That pace puts this year on track to beat 2025, when the division recovered a record $1.1 million through the same voluntary process. Together, the last eighteen months have returned […]
BOISE, ID — Attorney General Raúl Labrador released a warning today about rental and property scams, along with tips at spotting this type of fraud frequently occurring in high-growth areas where there is fierce competition for available housing and high prices. Potential renters may overlook the signs of a scam in the hopes of securing a […]
Dear Friends, Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Little v. Hecox, affirming Idaho’s Fairness in Women’s Sports Act and ending six years of litigation that began before the law ever took effect. The Court confirmed what Idaho argued from the very beginning: “states may maintain women’s and girls’ sports for biological females.” In 2020, Idaho […]