Victor Miller and Tom Luna
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Idaho politics with local conviction.
Here We Have Idaho brings a warmly conservative, community-first lens to Idaho policy and public life. Episodes pair legislative talk with local interviews, moving from Medicaid budgets and cannabis ballot efforts to county elections, public safety, nuclear energy, and faith-inflected civic service.
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Here We Have Idaho is a state-focused public affairs show with a strong local identity. It treats Idaho politics, county government, and civic leadership as matters of daily life rather than distant process. Victor Miller and Tom Luna guide the program with a warm, openly faith-informed style. The show often begins with greetings, seasonal references, and gratitude before turning to policy. Then it gets specific. Recent conversations examine Medicaid expansion rolls after COVID, managed care proposals, and attempts to control state health spending. Other episodes focus on medical cannabis ballot efforts, drug prosecution, and the cultural arguments surrounding legalization in Idaho. Elections are another recurring lane. With Trent Tripple, the conversation centers on Ada County Elections, transparency, process design, and public trust. Growth is treated as a practical governing problem, especially in Nampa and Canyon County. The memorial episode for Rick Holgebohm connects public service, public safety, policing capacity, tax limits, and community morale. The show also reaches beyond the statehouse. John Wagner brings Idaho National Lab into a broader discussion of nuclear energy and the state's role in that sector. Mike and Chantel Sackett appear through the lens of a long-running legal and personal story. Aeneas Williams and Ken Lewis bring faith, athletics, and the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl breakfast into the mix. The tone is not neutral in the polished institutional sense. It is friendly, deferential to guests, supportive of law enforcement, attentive to taxpayers, and deeply invested in Idaho's self-image. That gives the show its shape. Policy talk sits beside prayerful language, civic pride, holiday wishes, and personal testimony. The result is best understood as community radio-style Idaho politics for listeners who want names, places, offices, and values attached to the issues.
Made for: For Idaho listeners who follow state government, county offices, ballot measures, growth, public safety, and civic leadership. It especially suits audiences comfortable with faith-inflected, conservative-leaning public affairs conversation.
What sets it apart: The show mixes legislative detail with small-state familiarity, giving officials and community figures room to explain how policy lands in Idaho towns and families. Its defining feature is the blend of civic interviews, local pride, and openly values-based framing.
“Welcome to Hear We Have Idaho a local show focusing on celebrating Idaho and all that makes Idaho great. Here We Have Idaho will focus on the issues and events that impact Idaho’s citizens and families. Each week we will visit those that are writing Idaho’s story and keeping the spirit of our state song alive: “There's truly one state in this great land of ours, Where ideals can be realized. The pioneers made it so for you and me, A legacy we'll always prize.” Here are your hosts Victor Miller and Tom Luna.”
Nampa's police budget meets Prop 1, and you get Idaho politics at handshake distance.
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A cordial Idaho policy interview that turns Medicaid politics into plain, local stakes.
This episode treats Idaho Medicaid and public spending with a calm, local-news feel. Victor Miller keeps the focus on Representative John VanderWoude's long House career, his Nampa roots, and the basic question of how to fit a large program into a budget taxpayers can live with.
A sincere tribute that ties civic loss to the practical demands of governing a growing city.
This episode reads as a careful tribute to Nampa Mayor Rick Holgebohm, built around a recent conversation that keeps his views on Idaho, public service, and city leadership in clear view.
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New Mexico policy, power, and consequence.
Nevada politics, explained from the ground level.
Plain talk for expensive decisions.
Here We Have Idaho hosts Victor Miller and Tom Luna interview Sarah Johnson, campaign director for Stop Prop 1, about Idaho’s abortion ballot initiative.
Desi Burbank, a Sugar City native and self-described "PTA president turned politician," is running in her first campaign for Idaho Senate District 15 in the November 3 election.
Michael Pena, a candidate for College of Western Idaho trustee Zone 2, says CWI’s foundation raised more than $32 million over three years after historically averaging about $400,000 annually.
Here We Have Idaho hosts Victor Miller and Tom Luna interview DJ Parham of White Rose Resistance about Idaho Prop 1 and abortion-law education.
Christian Welp, Director of Diocesan Special Projects for the Catholic Diocese of Boise, tells host Victor Miller that Proposition 1, the "Reproductive Freedom and Privacy Act," is "an extreme abortion initiative." He walks through three points from Bishop Peter Christensen's roughly 90-second video: a redefined fetal viability standard, no parental consent for minors, and the replacement of "doctor" with "healthcare provider." Welp says Idaho's Defense of Life Act, which took effect in August 2022 after Dobbs, is estimated to have prevented 6,000 to 7,000 abortions, against about 1,500 per year before.
Tom Luna and Victor Miller open the 2024 ballot-initiative series by arguing that the Reproductive Freedom and Privacy Act's wording, including "health care provider" instead of physician, is chosen for its appeal.
Hosts Vic Miller and Tom Luna say the Idaho Medical Cannabis Act fell short in July 2026 with about 58,000 signatures against 70,725 required, and met the 6% threshold in only 13 of the 18 legislative districts needed.
Hosts Victor Miller and Tom Luna interview Idaho State Treasurer Julie Ellsworth about her role and state issues.
Representative John VanderWoude talks with Victor Miller on Here We Have Idaho about his 18 years in the Idaho House, his chairmanship of Health and Welfare, and his plan to step down after this term.
Victor Miller and Tom Luna discuss the Idaho Medicinal Cannabis Act, a ballot initiative effort to legalize medical cannabis in Idaho, with the state legislature urging citizens to reject it.
Rick Holgeboam, the Canyon County clerk and a candidate for Nampa mayor, uses the show to argue that Idaho counties need more flexible tools for paying for growth.
Host Victor Miller interviews former federal prosecutor Monty Stiles about a marijuana initiative in Idaho.
Hosts Victor Miller and Tom Luna interview Mike and Chantel Sackett about their Supreme Court case and its impact on Idaho.
An interview with Pro Football Hall of Famer Aeneas Williams ahead of the FCA Famous Idaho Potato Bowl breakfast.
Host Victor Miller interviews Idaho National Lab director John Wagner about the renaissance of nuclear energy and recent energy summit.
Hosts Victor Miller and Tom Luna interview Alex Adams, a Trump administration official and former Idaho state director, about his new role and Idaho's political landscape.
Hosts discuss Idaho's election process with the Ada County Clerk, focusing on transparency and the new elections building.
Hosts Victor Miller and Tom Luna interview the Idaho governor about nuclear energy policy and the upcoming Idaho Energy and Mineral Summit.
A local Idaho talk show interviews Garden City Councilwoman Teresa Jorgensen about her re-election campaign and community issues.
Hosts Tom Luna and Vic Miller interview Caldwell Mayor Jerem Wagner about local issues and the upcoming election.