James Dawson
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Boise State Public Radio
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.
Stories from the 2026 Legislative Session
Churches can fund anti-Prop 1 campaign without revealing donors, AG says
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.
Idaho State Board of Education adopts new AI guidelines
As the school year begins around Idaho, local districts will have new guidance from state officials on how students, teachers and staff can use artificial intelligence.
Idaho legislators take aim at health insurers amid Portneuf, Regence dispute
Idaho lawmakers are digging into how the state might better regulate health insurance companies that poorly treat their customers and healthcare providers.
Idaho medical education could get shot in the arm from federal grants
Legislative support seems mixed for dedicating part of Idaho’s rural health transformation grant toward bolstering physician education in the state.
Idaho’s transgender bathroom ban is now the law. How will police enforce it? That’s still unclear.
As parts of Idaho’s criminal transgender bathroom ban are now in effect, how far will law enforcement officers have to go to enforce the new law?
Idaho's newest laws take effect today. Here's what you should know
With the calendar turning to July 1, states across the country, including Idaho, have new laws taking effect for the first time.
Idaho budget chief to state agencies: no new spending
Idaho state government is going to have to keep its belt tightened for another year according to a budget memo sent to agency directors late last month.
Boise lawyers give advice on how to comply with new bathroom bill
Idaho business owners have less than a month to decide how to comply with a new state law criminally banning trans people from using restrooms that align with their gender identity.
Idaho Rural Health Transformation grants to go live in June
Idaho medical providers may get their first bite at grants funded by the federal Rural Health Transformation Program as early as next week.
Moderates claw back some legislative seats from far-right Idaho Republicans
Moderate Republicans made slight gains in the Idaho legislature after primary challengers took out some of the most vocal members of the far-right contingent.
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The Supreme Court has rejected the Trump administration's request to allow mail-in voting restrictions under a U.S. Postal Service plan for the midterm general election. -
The Native American Rights Fund finds disparities in voter registration, mail-in ballots and other stages of voting in Native communities -
The Idaho Supreme Court has little time to decide how an abortion rights initiative will appear to voters on their ballot this fall. -
There were early signs that this fire season could be a big one, especially the record-low snowpack last winter. In Teton County — near the Grand Targhee Resort — that spurred interest in a novel effort: raising money to help hire a local wildfire mitigation coordinator. -
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.
