Defending Idaho\u2019s laws is part of a larger responsibility to protect Idaho\u2019s right to govern itself, and few things matter more to that right than water. For more than 150 years, the Coeur d\u2019Alene Tribe\u2019s water rights in north Idaho went unresolved. Courts had held that the Tribe was entitled to rights senior to nearly every city, farm, business, and homeowner in the basin, which left families across the region facing years of uncertain and costly litigation. By the time I took office, negotiations had broken down. I reached out to the Tribe, and our Energy and Natural Resources Division helped bring more than 300 stakeholders back to the table. The agreement we reached protects existing water rights and guards against federal overreach under the Clean Water Act and Endangered Species Act, giving north Idaho families and farmers the certainty they need to plan for the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Protecting Idaho families also means standing between them and the people who would do them harm, and that harm takes different forms. For children, the threat is often a predator reaching them through a screen. Our Internet Crimes Against Children investigators spend their days tracking those predators down, and having joined them at their mental health training, I\u2019ve seen the toll that work takes on the people who do it. For many Idaho families, especially seniors, the threat comes as a phone call, a text message, or a contract designed to take their hard-earned money. That\u2019s where our Consumer Protection Division steps in, going after businesses that break Idaho\u2019s consumer protection laws, warning Idahoans about new scams as they appear, and working to get money back for families who\u2019ve been cheated. And when the worst does happen, our victim services team stays with crime victims in the cases we handle, keeping them informed and making sure they always have someone to call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Growing up in Scouting, where I earned my Eagle rank, I learned to leave every campsite better than I found it. I\u2019ve tried to live by that in every office I\u2019ve held, and I see the same commitment in the people I get to work with. Together we\u2019re making Idaho a safer and freer place for your family, and I\u2019m proud to spend the next four years leading this team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thank you again for trusting us with this work. We\u2019re ready to continue in that mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Best regards,<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dear Friends, Thank you for giving me another four years as Attorney General. Serving the people of Idaho in this office has been one of the great honors of my life, and I don\u2019t take your trust lightly. The mission of this office is protecting Idaho families. That mission takes many forms, from defending the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":81,"featured_media":19777,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[243],"tags":[348],"class_list":["post-20655","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opinions-op-eds","tag-idaho"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/raul-sig.jpg\")
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