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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Idahoans getting divorced in the near future may have to follow new rules when it comes to attorneys fees. -
An Idaho state senator is launching a new advocacy group to make it easier to build affordable housing in cities across the state. -
The group behind Idaho’s abortion rights initiative has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars from wealthy donors this past year. -
A Coeur d’Alene judge declined to dismiss charges against three men accused of battery and false imprisonment after dragging a woman out of a political town hall event earlier this year. -
Idaho’s DOGE Task Force is recommending the legislature consolidate or eliminate six government entities next year. -
Idaho’s Republican legislative leaders say the state constitution does not prohibit them from subsidizing private school tuition alongside funding public education.
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Idaho legislators gave a preview of how they might want to change the state’s child custody and family law system Monday. -
Idaho’s legislative budget writers are facing significant increases in routine expenses as they prepare for the upcoming session beginning in January. -
Boise City Council incumbents kept their seats and an open-space levy gets overwhelming support in the capital city. Boise State Public Radio rounds up the 2025 Idaho election results. -
Community members celebrated the reopening of Boise’s Anne Frank Memorial Wednesday after months of construction.
