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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The campaign to uphold Idaho’s near-total ban on abortion has surged past its opponents less than two months before the election according to new campaign finance records. -
A private, religious college in Moscow linked to prominent Christian nationalists is suing the city over religious discrimination. -
Idaho has racked up nearly $40 million in debt fighting wildfires on its public lands this summer as the season starts to wind down. -
Boise School District is paying $34,000 to a former female student who says she encountered a transgender girl in the women’s bathroom, according to the plaintiff’s lawyers. -
Hikers tackling the Idaho Centennial Trail may have to update their maps in the coming months. -
The Idaho Supreme Court has once again sided with the campaign to restore abortion rights in the state, saying state officials failed to write clear and concise ‘yes’ and ‘no’ statements that will appear on this fall’s ballot. -
A federal appeals court has temporarily halted a ruling by a lower court judge, which narrowly expanded who could get an abortion in Idaho. -
The Idaho Supreme Court has little time to decide how an abortion rights initiative will appear to voters on their ballot this fall. -
New 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. -
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.
