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INDEPENDENT RESEARCH
THE PUBLIC RECORD, IN CONTEXT.

IDAHO · EST. 2026

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A PUBLIC-INTEREST RESEARCH ARCHIVE
Version 0.1 · Idaho

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Idaho Sunshine 2026 Expenditures CSV

Example locator: 383994 at physical lines 13630–13645; 383322 at physical lines 13677–13685; McCann lines 13632 and 13682

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Research finding · 2026-09-17

Defend's disclosed Redbird allocations were 74.5% opposition; Hulsen allocations were all support, with candidate overlap

Recorded status: Verified arithmetic from preserved official CSV; reported allocations are not audited bank payments or ad-content verification

Open question · 2026-09-17

$529.44 allocation gap remains; live detail also fails to display McCann's name

Recorded status: Verified export gap and live roster inconsistency; cause and original PDF not verified

Connection research · 2026-09-17

Official 2026 ledger shows Defend and Protect paid both Hulsen and Redbird in the same campaign window

Recorded status: Verified state-ledger payments; contractual and bank flow unresolved

Research finding · 2026-09-17

Defend and Protect reported six separate Redbird transactions totaling $274,000 on May 8

Recorded status: Verified from official ledger and FCC form; invoice-to-placement matching unresolved

Research finding · 2026-09-17

Resolved: May 8 and May 13 were two distinct $110,000 Redbird transactions

Recorded status: Verified as two transactions; underlying invoices and media placements unresolved

Research finding · 2026-09-17

McCann's name missing from live rosters for both Redbird and Hulsen, but present in CSV

Recorded status: Verified live-versus-export mismatch; software cause inferred, not established

Connection research · 2026-09-17

FCC order and invoice identify Hulsen-named personnel under Commercial Space Experts; legal ownership remains unverified

Recorded status: Primary-record operational identifiers verified; person-name equivalence, legal entity and Redbird links unresolved

Research finding · 2026-09-17

Live detail confirms $69,000 production entry but does not identify deliverables or approver

Recorded status: Transaction detail verified; invoice, actual work and approving person unresolved