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On The Thursday, September 12, 2019 Edition Of Idaho Matters

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  • A look at Idaho's constitutional defense fund.
  • Paid parental leave in Idaho.
  • Nationally known poet comes to Boise.

- Idaho’s Constitutional Defense Fund was founded to protect against federal overreach. But critics – and even one of the architects of the fund – say it’s become a default checkbook to pass legally questionable laws. We're take a closer look on Idaho Matters.

- According to the National Partnership for Women & Families, Idaho is one of the worst states when it comes to parental leave policies. But what are individual companies doing to move the needle? We talk with a law firm that's decided to start offering all employees 12 weeks of paid paternity leave. 

- Cuban-American poet Richard Blanco is perhaps best known for his 2013 recitation of a poem at President Barack Obama's inaguration in 2013. Now, Blanco is coming to Boise Sept. 19 as part of the Idaho Humanity Council's Distinguished Humanities lecture. 

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Frankie Barnhill was the Senior Producer of Idaho Matters, Boise State Public Radio's daily show and podcast.

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