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Idaho Lawmaker Wants The Wrongly Convicted To Get Restitution

An Idaho lawmaker is drafting a bill that would allow people falsely convicted of a crime to get restitution.

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Fall Steelhead Season To Close Early On Clearwater River

Sweeping Study Finds Alarming Loss Of Birds In The Mountain West

Community Members Build New Fence For Boise Refugee Garden

By James Dawson • Sep 9, 2019

A refugee garden that was raided for produce last month now has a new fence to guard the tomatoes and other vegetables.

Several Cassia County School District Maintenance Employees Leave Following Move To Private Services

By Rachel Cohen • Sep 9, 2019

Cassia County public school maintenance and custodial workers are no longer state employees. As of the beginning of this month, they work for a private company, ABM Industries. The school district says this will save money, but some employees are concerned they will receive fewer benefits.

Committee Recommends University Of Idaho Professor Be Fired

By Madelyn Beck • Sep 5, 2019

A committee at the University of Idaho recommends that a journalism professor there be fired, leaving the final decision up to President Scott Green.

Burley Plastic Surgeon Pleads Guilty To Using Fake Breast Implants In Procedures

By Rachel Cohen • Sep 5, 2019

Temp Ray Patterson, a plastic surgeon from Burley, pleaded guilty in a federal court Wednesday to giving counterfeit breast implants to nine women.

Ammon Bundy Fails Background Check To Get A Gun. Then It Gets Complicated

By Madelyn Beck • Sep 5, 2019

Ammon Bundy, who led an armed standoff with the federal government in an Oregon wildlife refuge, took to Facebook this past weekend. He said he failed a background check to buy a firearm -- and then things took a turn.

Reclaim Idaho Wants To Hike Taxes On The Rich And Corporations To Pay For Education

By James Dawson • Sep 4, 2019

The group behind Idaho’s successful Medicaid expansion ballot initiative is filing another one – this time to boost education spending.

Downtown Twin Falls Development Project Faces Setback

By Rachel Cohen • Sep 4, 2019

The plan to tear down the former Idaho Youth Ranch retail building in Twin Falls is being sent back to the city's Planning and Zoning board, despite receiving approval from the board and the city council.

Addressing Female Genital Mutilation In the Mountain West

By Madelyn Beck • Sep 4, 2019

Warning: This story talks explicitly about female anatomy and traumatizing procedures.

A district court judge ruled last year that a federal law banning female genital mutilation was unconstitutional. He said it’s up to the states to make laws about this cultural practice. While we don’t know how many people undergo the procedure in the Mountain West, many hope to amplify the conversation as some states pass laws and others don’t.

Medicaid Expansion Is Broadly Beneficial, Studies Show

By James Dawson • Sep 3, 2019

As Idaho lawmakers continue to debate how the state should pay for its voter-approved Medicaid expansion, hundreds of studies have shown many benefits to the program.

Boise Labor Day Picnic Prompts Recognition Of Workers' Sacrifices

By Tess Goodwin • Aug 30, 2019

Boise Central Trades & Labor Council Facebook

The Boise’s Central Trades & Labor Council’s annual Labor Day picnic is coming up this Monday. Although there are fewer labor union marches in the streets nowadays, the holiday prompts workers to remember what was gained through the sacrifices made by union workers.