Julie Luchetta
Reporter, Report for America Corps memberExpertise: Audio editing, public health, social issues reporting
Education: University of Arizona
Highlights
- Loo-keh-Tah
- I have lots of opinions on podcasts and storytelling in general and I absolutely want to hear yours
- French
Experience
I joined Boise State Public Radio in 2022 as the Canyon County reporter through Report for America, to report on the growing Latino community in Idaho. I am very invested in listening to people’s different perspectives and I am very grateful to those who are willing to share their stories with me. It’s a privilege and I do not take it for granted.
I started this job, my first full-time position in journalism, a couple of weeks before the repeal of Roe v. Wade and have been covering the local implications of Idaho’s changing legal landscape ever since and the impacts it has had on the state.
Email: If you have a tip (or podcast recommendation) please shoot me an email.
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The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reports there were seven abortions recorded in the state in 2025, so far. That number doesn’t include telehealth abortions, which a new report shows are steadily on the rise. -
For the first time in the U.S., the Boise Art Museum is displaying the full work of artist Julie Green’s indictment of the American prison system. Visitors have one last chance to see ”The Last Supper” in person before it wraps up on January 4, 2026. -
Idaho Fish and Game is switching things up for non-residents looking to hunt elk and deer next year. For the first time, out-of-state hunters will have to enter a drawing to get a tag for the 2026 season. -
The city started closing off a small portion of its 220 miles long trail system five years ago to prevent increased erosion in the colder and wetter season. -
On Monday, the Secretary of State’s office recounted 3193 ballots by hand after an initial audit found 373 votes in the November 4th election had not been tallied. -
Idaho’s Crisis and Suicide Hotline services have seen a sharp increase in calls in the last few years. -
About 300 ballots in Elmore County were not counted in the results of the Nov. 4 election, prompting an investigation into what caused the discrepancy. -
The federal government permanently shut down a pilot program that let some taxpayers file their returns for free. How many Idahoans, briefly, had access to the service? -
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reports SNAP recipients in Idaho should receive a portion of their benefits as soon as Wednesday. -
The Boise Airport is organizing a community food drive to help federal employees and airport staff impacted by the shutdown and SNAP food benefits delays.
