This is a two-part series, with the first episode focusing on Sen. Ruchti’s firsthand account of the Senate hearing of Bill 1245, as well as the legal background of this legislation. The second episode in this series handles topics related to House Bill 653- the second attempt at passage of Senate Bill 1245 with minor rewordings and alterations, as well as details of the legal risks and the environmental relevance of these legislative attempts.
Senator Ruchti was born and raised in Pocatello and is a graduate of West Point. He served as a military intelligence officer in the U.S. Army from 1993-1998, and graduated from the University of Idaho law school in 2001.
Senator Ruchti was elected to the Idaho Senate in 2022, is presently the Assistant Minority Leader, and serves on the Commerce and Human Resources Committee, Judiciary and Rules Committee, and State Affairs Committee. He is also on the Idaho Broadband Advisory Board, the Your Health Idaho Board, and the Leadership in Nuclear Energy Commission.
Sources referenced in these episodes:
Part 1:
https://www.lawsuit-information-center.com/roundup-lawsuit.html
https://legislature.idaho.gov/legislators/membership/2023/id52/
https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2024/legislation/s1245/
https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2024/legislation/h0653/
https://www.reuters.com/legal/bayer-notches-more-wins-roundup-weedkiller-cancer-trials-2024-03-06/
https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/who-iarc-glyphosate/
Part 2:
https://www.consumernotice.org/environmental/pesticides/roundup/ban/
https://www.pesticide.org/protecting_idahoans
https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2024/legislation/s1245/
https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2024/legislation/h0653/
