Fox Fires Tucker?
News Roundup Apr 21-24
Tucker Carlson/Fox News Split
The notice came early Monday with no official reason provided. Carlson has been the top rated show on Fox News and for his time slot typically garnering 3.5 million viewers. Carlson has yet to weigh in on the split or on his future plans.
Biden Announces Re-Election Bid
The announcement came early Tuesday with the theme ‘Finish the Job’. Further, Biden says: "When I ran for President four years ago, I said we are in a battle for the soul of America – and we still are. The question we are facing is whether in the years ahead we have more freedom or less freedom, more rights or fewer.”
AG Labrador Jumps In Against Lava Ridge
It is not clear what the Attorney General’s office can do to stop the planned windmill project near Twin Falls. The Bureau of Land Management expects to have a final decision later this year.
Idaho Garners 4th in Economic Competitiveness
The annual ranking by a fairly conservative economic policy group puts Idaho 4th (behind Utah, North Carolina and Arizona). The study compares a number of economic factors such as income and taxes and debt to derive the rankings.
A Bright Nuclear Future?
The Biden Administration is pushing a ‘net zero’ carbon footprint for power generation, meaning the virtual elimination of coal fired plants. This will require between 550-770 gigawatts of new power generation. Currently, nuclear generates around 100 gigawatts. Wind and Solar require large tracts of land and as is seen with the Lava Ridge proposed project, such projects are not popular with a large segment of the population.
That leaves nuclear as an option but the building of new nuclear plants is all but dead and many existing plants have shut down. Still, that may be on the verge of changing given the goals and newer nuclear technology options. A new type of nuclear plant is expected to become operational by 2030 generating 460 megawatts of power on Idaho National Laboratory land. Others of varying size could follow shortly thereafter.