Representative Heather Scott

I have also heard from Idaho constituents who say they offered to take children and later found records stating that no family was available. Others have claimed that statements made in caseworker reports were completely fabricated. These are serious allegations, not findings I can make from an email or a phone call. But when families bring forward documents that appear to contradict the state’s records, who checks the facts? How does the family correct the record before months have passed?

One discovery that was eye opening was seeing States Newsroom appear in the database of organizations that have received foreign funding. This is a nonprofit network, that includes an Idaho newspaper, the Idaho Capital Sun. The Idaho Capital Sun regularly covers the Idaho Legislature.

. When it comes to deciding whether criminal laws will actually be enforced in court, prosecutors play one of the most important roles in Idaho’s justice system.