COVID-19

The city of Boise has lifted its mask and crowd size restrictions after reviewing new guidelines set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Trial delays caused by the pandemic meant that Christopher Gauntlett spent 525 days in jail in Nevada before he was found not guilty. His case likely isn’t unique.

Governor Brad Little’s plan to end special federal unemployment benefits to Idahoans next month could boot more than half of current filers off benefits.

The Republican governors of Idaho, Montana, Utah and Wyoming cite labor shortages and point to their state's low unemployment rates in announcing an end to pandemic unemployment compensation. How else might states coax people back to work? Raise the minimum wage.

A rare but serious COVID-19-related condition has disproportionately affected Hispanic and Latino children in the Mountain West.

Federal regulators have said that it’s more than safe for children, 12- to 15-years-old, to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. But what do those kids, and their parents, think about getting it?

On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration authorized the use of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for kids ages 12-15 (older teens and all adults were previously eligible). Idaho Matters dives into this topic and much more on the latest edition of our medical roundtable.

Gov. Brad Little has signed four bills that would restrict executive authority during an emergency after vetoing two similar proposals last month.

A recent poll by the Kaiser Family Foundation found Black and Hispanic adults surveyed worry about missing work due to side effects, paying out-of-pocket for the free vaccine, or finding a reputable clinic to obtain the shot.

On a daily basis, Idaho public health officials release a new set of COVID-19 data: vaccinations, new cases, 7-day averages, and much more. And officials in the City of Boise pore over those numbers as much as anyone.