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On The Monday, September 16, 2019 Edition Of Idaho Matters

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  • Medicaid expansion update.
  • Do biases effect our courts?
  • Vaping illnesses hit Idaho.
  • Happy birthday, Greenbelt!

 

- The legislative committee tasked with funding Idaho’s Medicaid expansion met on Friday. With an October re-submission date looming, the committee is looking to tighten up the proposal. Boise State Public Radio’s James Dawson joins Idaho Matters to update you on the Medicaid saga.

 
 
- There has been a longstanding concern about biases in the court system, but what is being done about it? We talk to Concordia Law Professor Summer Chandler about where these biases are, how they manifest, and solutions to these issues.

 
 
- Three hundred eighty cases of illness due to vaping, five of which has led to death, have been reported by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the United State Food and Drug Administration. The Idaho Department for Health and Welfare is reporting that two of those cases occurred in Idaho. St. Luke's joins Idaho Matters to discuss the dangers of vaping.

 
 
- The Boise Greenbelt turns 50 years old this Thursday. We look back on the impact of the throughway, recent updates, and future plans for the iconic trail.

 
Have a question or comment for the show? Tweet @KBSX915 using #IdahoMatters.

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