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Pulling back the curtains on wage-theft enforcement in MN; Trump's latest attack is on RFK, Jr; NM LGBTQ+ equality group endorses 2024 'Rock Star' candidates; Michigan's youth justice reforms: Expanded diversion, no fees.

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says rebuilding Baltimore's Key Bridge will be challenging and expensive. An Alabama Democrat flips a state legislature seat and former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

ID: Arts & Culture

Idaho outlawed abortions in nearly all situations in 2022. (trac1/Adobe Stock)
In restrictive ID, stage show aims to reduce abortion's stigma

A stage show hopes to normalize how people talk about abortion in Idaho, a state with some of the most restrictive abortion laws in the country…

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A new Gallup survey shows more than 60% of Americans say they know
Juneteenth Declared National Holiday, Amidst Progress, Upheaval

BOISE, Idaho -- Juneteenth National Independence Day is now an official holiday, after President Joe Biden signed a bill Thursday, approved by both …

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Idaho's class of 2015 ranked third in the country for its proportion of students with debt. (Faustin Tuyambaze/Unsplash)
Proportion of ID Students with Debt Ranks in Top Five

BOISE, Idaho – Idaho students and former students heading into the new year are strapped with debt, and despite political rhetoric on the topic…

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Idaho Schools Celebrate Reading with Green Eggs and Blue Fish

BONNERS FERRY, Idaho - Striped hats and green eggs are the themes in Idaho public schools around the state this week. Students are delving into Dr…

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FCC Report: 232,000 Idahoans Can't Access High-Speed Internet

BOISE, Idaho - Job opportunities will elude millions of mostly rural Americans because they lack access to high-speed Internet, according to a new …

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It's Screen-Free Week – Dare You Look Away?

BOISE, Idaho - Turn off your tablet, step away from the computer and pull the plug on the TV. Idahoans are being challenged to do that for a week in …

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Wordsmiths Sharpen Study Skills for AARP Nat'l. Spelling Bee

BOISE, Idaho - Some 50 wordsmiths are sharpening their study skills as they prepare for the AARP National Spelling Bee in Wyoming next month…

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A Need for Speed - ID Rural Areas Calling for Better Internet Access

BOISE, Idaho - Thousands of Idahoans living in rural areas have a 'need for speed' when it comes to the Internet. Their access is often limited to …

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Call for Closed Captioning on the Web Heard by Google

BOISE, Idaho - The explosion of video and audio on the Internet has, for the most part, left the deaf community behind in Idaho and elsewhere…

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War Vets Tell Their Stories for Posterity

BOISE, Idaho - Wartime memories of veterans across the country are being preserved by a team of volunteers, with interviews that eventually will be …

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Documentary on Idaho Childcare Wins Three National Awards

Boise, ID – "Investing in Idaho," a documentary film about childcare in the Gem State, has won recognition with three national awards. Co-…

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Movie Opens to Protests in Idaho

Boise, ID - A movie that revolves around a character described as a "retard" is getting "two thumbs down" in Idaho, and around the country. "Tropic …

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