Idaho Reports

The Idaho Reports podcast is taking a break from our Wednesday episode this week to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday. On Tuesday, we recorded a conversation with our pundits, Betsy Russell of the Id...

25 Nov 202121min

This week, the Idaho Legislature attempted to pass several bills regarding vaccine mandates and masking requirements, but all failed to pass the Senate. Extensive misinformation was shared in the st...

20 Nov 20211min

This week, the Idaho Legislature returned to the statehouse in Boise after an already extraordinarily long legislative session this spring. The House was back with a lot on their minds, but with some ...

20 Nov 202128min

On Monday, the legislature reconvened to consider bills opposing vaccine and testing mandates from the Biden administration, as well as other proposals relating to COVID-19 and public health measures....

18 Nov 202134min

Rudy Soto, chairman of the Idaho Democratic Party’s Native American Democrats Caucus, outlines his concerns with the state’s redistricting process and what the new maps mean for minority representatio...

17 Nov 20215min

Commission for Reapportionment co-chairs Bart Davis and Dan Schmidt discuss the new legislative and congressional district maps, as well as criticisms the commission has faced. On Wednesday, Nov. 10,...

17 Nov 202111min

This week, Idaho Department of Health and Welfare officials confirmed the first pediatric death from COVID-19 in Idaho. The infant lived in southwest Idaho, was younger than a year old, and passed awa...

13 Nov 20211min

Lawmakers are ready to return to Boise, but what they will accomplish is anyone’s guess. This week, redistricting commission co-chairs Bart Davis and Dan Schmidt discuss challenges in creating the new...

12 Nov 202128min