Indiana Public Broadcasting Stations will be eliminating its entire statewide team of reporters and editors at the end of the year after the Indiana General Assembly defunded the organization.

I am breaking my skeeting hiatus to bring everyone breaking news that Iowa has now annexed Coeur d'Alene

Bolter's widow and family withdrew their support after I contacted them on Tuesday to see if they knew about Samuel Ferrell's criminal history

Our @radiodawson.bsky.social is on the truck nutz beat www.boisestatepublicradio.org/politics-gov...

In another story by @radiodawson.bsky.social, Zuiderveld also described her perfect world as, “… if you don’t work, you don’t eat. That would fix our obesity problem right there, not to mention it’ll help our workforce problem.”

Gov. Brad Little gave his stamp of approval on a $50 million plan to subsidize private and religious school tuition: www.boisestatepublicradio.org/politics-gov... #idleg #idpol

In non-legislative news, a murder conviction in Taos was just overturned because the prosecutor accused the defendant of witchcraft.

From @radiodawson.bsky.social www.boisestatepublicradio.org/politics-gov...

"Drake" will never not be Jimmy from Degrassi

Yep. Democrats neither voted yea or nay

House Bill 93, the refundable tax credit proposal, is scheduled for a public hearing in Wednesday's House Revenue and Taxation Committee.

This has been the ultimate goal for one faction of the parents' rights in education movement

Less than two months after Raúl Labrador became Idaho’s attorney general, a senior attorney left his job. He received over $26,000 as a payout for unused vacation. One business day later, the office rehired him. idahocapitalsun.com/2025/01/27/e...

It's especially stupid because readers really don't care. They're not going to unsubscribe from your Substack because you cited whatever local outlet you aggregate from. It just pisses off the reporters they rely on for content

Oh my god! Extremely American ranks number 8 in Apple Podcast’s top series. Incredible

Extremely American & yours truly featured on @npr.org's Up First Sunday today. www.npr.org/2025/01/12/1...

First issue of the 2025 Legislative Round-up newsletter hit inboxes today. If you're interested in getting a recap of the week's news, what's ahead and my pick for song of the week, you can get started here mcy4vy3rrprts74r6hs9fk0cdrwq.pub.sfmc-content.com/e5v2dqy0bxq #idpol #idleg

(3/7)To our LGBTQ+ community: I see you. I hear you. And I am sorry that I let you down. I want you to know, as long as I’m here, I will stand up for you. Your rights, your families, your dignity—these aren’t up for debate. You deserve leaders who fight for inclusion, equality, and respect.

The subtext here is that there is pressure to vote to print bills, but as @radiodawson.bsky.social reported, “House State Affairs Chair, Rep. Brent Crane (R-Nampa), told the committee they should vote against introducing legislation they don't like without fear of retaliation by him.”

First two pieces of legislation introduced this morning: www.boisestatepublicradio.org/politics-gov... #idleg #idpol

Got a quick roundup of Gov. Little's legislative and spending priorities this session: www.boisestatepublicradio.org/politics-gov... #idpol #idleg

I complied the questions and answers from our Reddit AMA into this handy web post. s/o to @radiodawson.bsky.social for taking the time to answer these 🫡

In new court filings this week, Ammon Bundy says he more than $87,000 in back taxes -- something that wasn't revealed in his initial bankruptcy application: www.boisestatepublicradio.org/law-justice/... #idaho #idpol

“We remain steadfast in our commitment to serving all students while seeking to be responsive to our governing board’s expectations," Boise State said in an email to students, sent 11 days after the closures. #idedu www.idahoednews.org/news/boise-s...

UPDATE: Rick Taylor resigned. His county commissioners just voted to appoint his successor: a deputy from Coroner Jimmy Roberts' team. She told them she works for "one of the only counties in Idaho that actually adhered to standards" for death investigations.

Elon Musk's net worth has now grown by more than $100B since election day. (Reminder: He paid $44 billion to take over Twitter)

The Northwest Power and Conservation Council touts progress toward salmon and steelhead goal. For the last two decades, the region has achieved a 10-year rolling averages of 2.3 and 2.4 million fish. www.lmtribune.com/local-news/p...

@kevinrichert.bsky.social's great rundown of how Idaho's public universities have responded to a potential ban on DEI offices: www.idahoednews.org/state-policy...

Our interns do such great work

& you can check out the Reel version now www.instagram.com/reel/DDFstpT...

Some choice quotes from doctors and state officials: “I think ... if someone wanted to commit a homicide without having it discovered, Idaho would be a good place to do it.” "With a little intelligence and care, no one would ever know it happened under the present coroner system in our counties.”

There's a nationwide shortage of speech-language pathologists. In Idaho schools, that often means it takes a patchwork of providers to maintain services, driving up costs for already tight district budgets. idahoednews.org/north-idaho/... #Idpol

A federal judge says he won't ban a transgender SJSU volleyball player from competing in this week's Mountain West tournament. If Boise State wins its first match, it would play SJSU, which it twice forfeited to this season: www.boisestatepublicradio.org/news/2024-11...

I hope this is as much of a runaway success as Google+