COVID-19 Update: January 28, 2022
On Monday, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reactivated crisis standards of care for three of southern Idaho’s public health districts due to a critical shortage of healthcare staff, as well...
29 Jan 20221min
Episode: Blood Supply Shortage
This week, Dr. Walter Kelley, medical officer for the American Red Cross Lewis and Clark and Arizona regions, joins Melissa Davlin to discuss the emergency blood shortage affecting Idaho and the rest ...
27 Jan 202221min
COVID-19 Update: January 21, 2022
On Thursday, the statewide test positivity rate climbed to a record-breaking 34.1 percent, meaning that one in every three COVID tests came back positive last week. Public health officials’ goal is to...
22 Jan 20221min
Season 50 Episode 11: K-12 Wishlist
This week, Ruth Brown is joined by Reps. Barbara Ehardt, R-Idaho Falls, and Sally Toone, D-Gooding, for a discussion on education content standards and the prospect of all-day kindergarten. Then, Kevi...
22 Jan 202228min
Episode: A New Prison for Idaho Women?
For the first time in more than a decade, with the support of the governor, the Idaho Department of Correction is asking lawmakers for funding to build a new prison. On Tuesday, IDOC Director Josh Tew...
20 Jan 202223min
COVID-19 Update: January 14, 2022
Currently, public health districts across the state are overwhelmed with positive coronavirus cases, driven by the highly transmissible omicron variant. As of Thursday afternoon, the Idaho Department ...
15 Jan 20221min
Season 50 Episode 10: Talking Taxes
It's the first week back at the statehouse, and lawmakers are already pushing for big income tax cuts. House Speaker Scott Bedke and Assistant Minority Leader Lauren Necochea join Logan Finney to disc...
15 Jan 202228min
Episode: A Slow-Moving Disaster
Logan Finney is joined by Kelcie Moseley-Morris of the Idaho Capital Sun to discuss issues within Idaho's child welfare system, including a shortage of social workers and foster families, and what's b...
13 Jan 202225min
