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The Boise Police Chief is asked to resign, a former Boise Police captain is confirmed to have made numerous racist comments, along with participating in a conference for white supremacists, prompting an investigation into those allegations - and just days ago Mayor McLean put the Director of Police Accountability on administrative leave.
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Boise Mayor Lauren McLean hires outside firm to investigate former Captain Matt Bryngelson following racist comments.
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The City of Boise is still reeling from the discovery, made by writer and activist Molly Condor, that a recently retired Boise Police officer had ties to a white supremacy organization.
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The first item on Boise Mayor Lauren McLean’s checklist in the effort to recruit a new police chief for the City of Trees was to secure stability in the rank-and-file. So, her first order of business was make Acting Police Chief Ron Winegar, Interim Police Chief Ron Winegar. Simply put, the person that McLean asked to come out of retirement in order to temporarily replace the recently ousted Chief Ryan Lee will now be sticking around for a while… possibly up to a year or more.
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Morning Edition host George Prentice sits down with Boises mayor to talk budget, gun violence, abortion and the city's response to the recent heatwave.
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Traditionally, the Boise City Council meeting set aside for public input on a proposed budget generates plenty of headlines. But the July 19 session will also include a proposed resolution that pushes back against the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision to deny a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion.
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The Boise City Council is set to take up a resolution Tuesday that says the city will not be shifting more law enforcement resources for the purpose of prosecuting abortion providers. Boise Mayor Lauren McLean says in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court overturning a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion is indeed the business of the city.
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Boise Mayor Lauren McLean Wednesday outlined her administration’s plans for the city for the third time since taking office in January 2020. For the first time, she got to do it in front of a crowd.
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Boise Mayor Lauren McLean and the Boise City Council have had a busy week, with five days of live testimony about Interfaith Sanctuary's possible move to a building on State Street.
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The Idaho legislature opened the 2022 session this week and the omicron surge is causing disruptions across the state. Idaho Matters covers these topics and more during the latest edition of the Reporter Roundtable.