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BOISE, Id – After a couple of weeks of political theater, the group tasked with re-drawing Idaho’s political lines gathered this morning to start creating yet another map. The Idaho Redistricting Commission’s last legislative map got tossed out by the state Supreme Court for splitting too many counties. Gary Moncrief is a political science professor at Boise State University and he’s been watching this process closely. We begin with hearing Secretary of State Ben Ysursa as he welcomed the Commission this morning…
Boise State professor Gary Moncrief says once the Commission creates a new map, it will be open to challenge in the Idaho Supreme Court. The Commissioners meet again tomorrow morning at the Statehouse.
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Samantha WrightSamantha Wright is a News Reporter and the On-Air Host for Boise State Radio's All Things Considered weekday afternoons. Her spot reporting, special projects, and audio production have been featured on Voice Of America, National Public Radio News, This American Life, National Native News, the Northwest Radio Network and on the New York Times website. Samantha was a co-producer of the Idaho Storycorp Project. The project was recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists. She produced the musical/storytelling CD "Worker's Doxology," featuring Rosalie Sorrels and Utah Phillips which was released by Red House Records. She produced and hosted the daily radio program "Folk Trails" for five years, interviewing everyone from Christine Lavin to Gino Sky. Some of her favorite stories include a look at a summer feeding program in local parks, a profile of the Doolittle Raiders, and a ride in a C-130 Hercules Transport Aircraft. She graduated from Boise State University Cum Laude with a Major in Communication.
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