James Dawson
ReporterExpertise: Political reporting, audio editing, podcast smithing
Education: University of Idaho
Highlights
- Won my elementary school’s geography bee, failing miserably at state
- Once caught 10 rainbow trout in one hour fly fishing on the Lochsa
- Idaho Press Club board member
Experience
I cover Idaho state government and a little bit of everything else for Boise State Public Radio. Originally from Idaho’s territorial capitol north of the Time Zone Bridge, I’ve covered politics and state legislatures across the country since 2010. You’ll hear my work during Morning Edition, Idaho Matters and All Things Considered (and maybe read my newsletter, Legislative Round-up, during the session).
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For the next seven months, Juliaetta and Kendrick in north central Idaho will not have local emergency medical coverage 24 hours a day. -
Creationism is a fundamental idea in Christian nationalism and it could threaten science as we know it. -
The Idaho Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed a lawsuit filed by Attorney General Raúl Labrador against the open primaries initiative. -
Once you’re old enough to read, it’s hard not to notice the sign: “Welcome to Historic Lewiston, Idaho – Idaho’s First Territorial Capital.” -
Seedling nurseries run by the U.S. Forest Service may soon get some robotic help when it comes to weeding. -
After a couple of dry seasons, Idaho water managers say they’re once again starting to put back more water into the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer. -
Gov. Brad Little’s $60,000 annual housing stipend will stay the same over the next year, but state lawmakers want to explore finally building or buying a home for Idaho’s top executive. -
Heath and Jimmy travel to Kentucky to attend a kind of Christian nationalist festival in the shadow of a six-story replica of Noah's Ark. The gathering brings together leading Christian nationalist thinkers from around the country to compare notes on how to turn America into a theocracy.
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Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) is continuing to push back against a proposed wind farm northeast of Twin Falls. -
A former congressional staffer for Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador has founded a political action committee to fight a ballot initiative seeking to remake the state’s election system.
