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Latest Episodes
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The Idaho Matters Reporter Roundtable gets you updated on the news that made headlines this week. -
Boise State Public Radio and Idaho Matters are visiting Valley County, specifically McCall. It's our first big reporting trip after COVID-19 sent us all indoors to do interviews remotely, and we want to know how the lake town is recovering from the pandemic.
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The pandemic brought more people to the lake town of McCall, exacerbating an already existing shortage of affordable places for workers to live.
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Besides being a place boaters enjoy in the summer, Payette Lake is also the source of water for everyone who lives in and visits McCall. With increased boat use and exponential growth, city officials and scientists are closely monitoring 300-foot deep lake for changes.
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We’re spending Idaho Matters in McCall, hearing from people about housing, work force shortages, affordability, transportation, lake water quality and much more.
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Idaho Matters checks-in with doctors from our largest health care systems to learn what's going on with an uptick in COVID-19 hospitalizations several months into the state's vaccination efforts.
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As smoke continues to fill the Treasure Valley and other parts of the West, Idaho Matters shares tips for dealing with smoke and wildfire.
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With a recent police involved shooting in Boise, questions about how police interact with people suffering from mental health issues have once again come up.
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Drought is here in Idaho and across the West, and the Ada County Soil and Water Conservation District is holding two classes on how to hold on to some of that water.
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Vaccine mandates, redrawing election maps and all the news from around Idaho this week discussed on the Idaho Matters reporter roundtable.
