Idaho Reports

Months after news broke of foster children needing to stay in hotels because of a lack of foster families, lawmakers made new investments in the system for recruitment and retention. But is it enough ...

16 Apr 202228min

North Idaho College in Coeur d'Alene faced a regional accreditation review this past year after complaints about conduct by its board of trustees. The school held on to its accreditation, but not with...

14 Apr 202213min

Public defense has long been a fraught issue in Idaho. How far have we come, and how much more work is left? This week, Idaho State Appellate Public Defender Eric Fredericksen and Idaho Association o...

9 Apr 202228min

New funding for Idaho schools to move their employees on to the state health insurance plan was touted as a "game changer" for education this legislative session. Blake Jones from Idaho Education News...

7 Apr 202214min

The 2022 legislative session is officially finished. We bring you the latest on criminal justice and what the legislature managed to accomplish on property taxes. Ruth Brown discusses criminal justi...

2 Apr 202228min

This week, Logan Finney is joined by Rep. Dustin Manwaring, R-Pocatello, to discuss House Bill 583 or the Digital Assets Act. The new law — which Manwaring sponsored and Gov. Brad Little signed into l...

31 Mar 202216min

The statewide test positivity rate dropped to an all-time low of 1.5%. The longtime goal of the Department of Health and Welfare is to keep the rate below 5%. Only one county, Benewah, currently has...

26 Mar 20221min

Lawmakers saw more starts and stops this week as they tried to wrap up the session by Friday. But a resurrected library debate stalled adjournment plans, at least temporarily. We’ll have the latest wi...

26 Mar 202228min