COVID vaccines prove effective
By Reader Staff
It’s been almost a month since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 — that is, two weeks …
By Reader Staff
It’s been almost a month since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 — that is, two weeks …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Idaho has seen no shortage of news at the intersection of politics and the pandemic, between endless critiques of the state’s coronavirus response to numerous …
By Zach Hagadone and Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
It’s been a long-simmering conflict over the Festival at Sandpoint’s no-weapons policy — first bubbling up at a Sandpoint City Council meeting …
By Clark Corbin
Idaho Capital Sun
Lifelong Republican Jennifer Ellis almost doesn’t even recognize her own political party when she looks at some of Idaho’s far-right legislators who dominated the …
By Clark Corbin
Idaho Capital Sun
Depending on whom you ask, the 2021 legislative session was either a productive success on multiple fronts, or one of the worst sessions of …
By Clark Corbin
Idaho Capital Sun
The ongoing 2021 legislative session has cost the state of Idaho nearly $450,000 since legislators returned from their first recess April 6.
From April …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Even from almost 500 miles away, the tension at the Idaho Statehouse is palpable as the Legislature continues into its near-historic time in session — …
By Kelcie Moseley-Morris and Audrey Dutton
Idaho Capital Sun
The 19-year-old legislative staffer who alleges she was sexually assaulted by Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger will be compelled to testify publicly …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
As the Idaho Legislature steams toward meeting or exceeding its previous record for number of days in session — reaching 101 days on April 21, …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Idaho health officials announced April 13 that they are setting an ambitious goal: 80% of Idahoans vaccinated against the novel coronavirus by September 2021.
“We …
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