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Boise State Public Radio
The first year of private school subsidies funded by Idaho taxpayers overwhelmingly went to religious schools according to data released Friday morning. Of the top 50 schools where families used their subsidy, all but four were affiliated with Christian denominations.
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Hart Van Denburg/CPR NewsThe FAA cites a “communication issue” that impacted air traffic control, grounding all air traffic. -
Bruce Bennett/Getty ImagesThe FAA has issued a nationwide ground stop for all U.S. airports following a "communication issue impacting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers," according to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.
Recent News
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Trees Idaho, formerly the Treasure Valley Canopy Network, is the main group powering the Elaine Clegg City of Trees Challenge. -
Four University of Idaho students were found dead in a home not far from the university campus two years ago on Nov. 13, 2022. Police determined they were victims of homicide, and did not identify and catch a suspect until the end of December in Pennsylvania. -
Atmospheric rivers are large bands of water vapor in the sky. They are dumping trillions of gallons of water on Washington and Oregon, just as high tides and winds batter shorelines. -
Tomorrow marks four years since four University of Idaho students – Ethan Chapin, 20, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Madison Mogen, 21 – were killed at an off-campus home in November 2022. -
Political fundraising for the most recent elections were off the charts in Idaho. All candidates and political action committees raised more than $30 million.
In each episode of Scandalized, political scientists Charlie Hunt and Jaci Kettler unpack a political scandal from American history: the story, its scandalous details, the political meaning and motivations behind the act.
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