Lauren McLean

Election Day is officially over, so Idaho Matters sat down to take a look at who won, who lost and what passed on the ballots.

Boise Mayor Lauren Mclean will keep her position after winning 55.4% of the votes. At her watch party at the Lounge at the End of the Universe the atmosphere was festive throughout.

Boise Mayor Lauren McLean won a second term Tuesday night, receiving over 55% of the votes.

“At the times when it's most difficult, is when we most need people committed and called to service.”

Dr. Jaclyn Kettler, political scientist and Boise State University professor, focuses her research on political parties, interest groups, campaign finance and women in government. The current and hotly contested race for Boise mayor checks all of those boxes.

The four contenders to the mayor’s office shared their visions for the city at a debate on Thursday, at a forum hosted by City Club and the League of Women Voters.

Hear candidates for Boise Mayor address the City Club ahead of the 2023 Election and discuss their plans for law enforcement, affordability and the unhoused in the City of Trees.

After deliberation, the Boise City Council votes and appoints a new Director for the Office of Police Accountability.

August 3, 2023, was a horrible day in Boise. First responders were first called to a downtown street where a teen skateboarder was hit and killed by a vehicle. A very short time later, police responded to yet another incident of a man with a weapon. With law enforcement using lethal force for the second time in as many weeks, the man was dead. Boise Mayor Lauren McLean sits down to talk to talk more about the two incidents, as well as pedestrian and public safety.

August 3, 2023, was a horrible day in Boise. First responders were first called to a downtown street where a teen skateboarder was hit and killed by a vehicle.