James Dawson
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Boise State Public Radio
The Idaho Supreme Court has little time to decide how an abortion rights initiative will appear to voters on their ballot this fall.
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University of IdahoA previously unknown arachnid has been found in the remote mountains of North Idaho. -
Gerald Herbert/APNew guidance from the Idaho Attorney General’s Office finds that churches can spend money supporting or opposing ballot initiatives without disclosing their donors under certain circumstances.
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An approval for permitted outfitters to use gas-powered machines to clear trails highlights a clash between access and preservation. -
When the rule was first enacted in 2001, the government held hundreds of public hearings that took nearly two years -
There were early signs that this fire season could be a big one, especially the record-low snowpack last winter. In Teton County — near the Grand Targhee Resort — that spurred interest in a novel effort: raising money to help hire a local wildfire mitigation coordinator. -
The Idaho Supreme Court is once again being asked to settle a dispute over how a ballot initiative to restore abortion rights in the state will be presented to voters.
Produced in partnership with the Community Library’s Jeanne Rodger Lane Center for Regional History and Boise State Public Radio and made possible by The Trailing of the Sheep Festival, the second season of Sheep Stories takes you deep into the archives to uncover the stories behind Idaho’s enduring sheep-ranching tradition. Listen, learn, and follow the trail into the stories that continue to shape sheep ranching in Idaho.
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