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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Idaho’s DOGE Task Force is recommending state lawmakers completely repeal its voter-approved Medicaid expansion program. -
Rep. Wendy Horman (R-Idaho Falls) announced her resignation Friday and will soon serve as the Director of the Office of Child Care in the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C. -
State education leaders Wednesday signed off on an initial plan to jump start a new medical school program in the Treasure Valley. -
Drivers in Boise now have just one default speed limit to adhere to if they aren’t familiar with the street they’re traveling on. -
As congressional Republicans scramble to find a replacement for expiring federal health insurance subsidies, one Idaho industry in particular is poised to get hit hard if nothing is done. -
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.
