Troy Oppie
Host/ReporterI'm your local host for NPR's All Things Considered, 3-6 p.m. weekday afternoons. You can also hear some of my reporting during Morning Edition and Idaho Matters.
When I'm not in the studio, I'm probably home cooking, or maybe in the garage brewing some beer – using the hops I grow in my backyard. Well, that's what I used to do, anyway. Most of real life these days involves activities for my two girls, and trying to complete the many projects around the house in as few trips to the home center as possible. Shout-out to 'This Old House' on PBS and youtube searches.
Drop me a note or story tip at troyoppie@boisestate.edu.
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If it becomes law, Idaho would only recognize criminal acts as domestic terrorism if a person committing a crime was cooperating with a foreign terrorist organization, and labeling someone a terrorist would require a successful criminal prosecution.
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On the heels of the first general rate increase in more than a decade, Idaho Power is also slicing how much it pays its roughly two percent of customers who generate their own power, primarily through solar.
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Four crops in Idaho helped the entire agriculture industry to a year of near-record revenue, but profits were still down thanks to rising costs and the effects of higher interest rates.
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Demolition of the off-campus residence where four University of Idaho students were murdered last year is underway, against the wishes of at least two of the victim’s families.
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The session is likely to include school voucher legislation or some kind of tuition tax credit, plus another reduction in the state income tax rate.
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Commissioner Tom Dayley said the county's legislative priorities for the year include getting more control over local health board nominations and budgets, nonprofit hospitals and property tax exemptions, and transitioning public defenders from the county to the state.
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Water is not an unlimited resource, and more attention is being paid to how we use it - especially on thirsty landscaping like non-native grass lawns. What can homeowners do if they're tired of the maintenance and the rising expense of watering their yard?
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The State of Idaho announced it will livestream hearings in the case of Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of murdering four University of Idaho students just over a year ago.
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Unpaid meal balances held in the state’s largest district eclipsed $100,000 last school year. So far this year, the district is on pace for double that amount.
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Owners of a primary residence valued at $430,000 would receive a reduction of about $500 according to early estimates from the Ada County Treasurer.