Direct care workforce in ‘constant state of crisis’, stakeholders tell legislators
By Ruth Brown, Idaho Reports Members of the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee were tearful Friday morning as they heard testimony from multiple disabled people about their struggles to find direct care workers. The testimony came as the committee heard from stakeholders about a report from the Office of…
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Idaho GOP to hear Bingham County appeal on Saturday
by Logan Finney, Idaho Reports A Bingham County judge issued a temporary restraining order on Sept. 15 blocking the state Republican party from conducting a leadership election for the Bingham County Republican Central Committee, following allegations from the local party that Idaho GOP chairwoman Dorothy Moon has been negating…
Keep readingLongtime appellate public defender appointed as new State Public Defender
By Ruth Brown, Idaho Reports Gov. Brad Little announced Wednesday the appointment of Eric Fredericksen as State Public Defender to lead the newly created Office of the State Public Defender. Fredericksen’s appointment is the first of its kind as the state transitions from using county-paid public defense to…
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Podcast: Serving Crime Victims with Disabilities
Boise State University professor Dr. Laura King joins Ruth Brown to discuss a recent research study about the victimization of people with disabilities in Idaho. King and her team surveyed service providers and offered recommendations to improve accessibility and service provision for people with disabilities and for victims…
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State approves $332,595 payment to wrongfully convicted man
By Ruth Brown, Idaho Reports The final step in approving a $322,595 payment moved forward Tuesday morning for a man who the state of Idaho wrongfully incarcerated for five years and nine months. The Board of Examiners unanimously approved the payment Tuesday, which will come from the Innocence…
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Idaho Medicaid, strained with ‘day-to-day operations,’ requests more staff
by Kyle Pfannenstiel, Idaho Capital SunSeptember 15, 2023 Idaho Medicaid’s program has asked to add 60 employees, which would grow the program that serves about 400,000 Idahoans on Medicaid to 273 employees. The request, in the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare’s fiscal year 2025 budget request submitted to…
Keep readingShoshone-Bannock: foreign governments law may unintentionally apply to tribes
By Ruth Brown, Idaho Reports The Idaho Council on Indian Affairs met Friday to discuss needed amendments to legislation that passed earlier this year and resulted in an unintended consequence. HB 173 passed earlier this year with the intent of preventing foreign governments from purchasing or acquiring a…
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Gov. Butch Otter signs onto petition for open primaries initiative
By Ruth Brown, Idaho Reports Former Gov. Butch Otter and First Lady Lori Otter signed on to the Idahoans for Open Primaries petition Wednesday, but not before criticizing current GOP Party leadership. At a press conference held by the Idahoans for Open Primaries coalition, the Otters both…
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Podcast: The Ongoing Dispute at NIC
Coeur d’Alene Press reporter Kaye Thornbrugh joins producer Ruth Brown this week to discuss the ongoing dispute between the board of trustees and the president at North Idaho College, and where the situation sits against the backdrop of NIC’s current accreditation review.
Keep readingChoking death reported at Southwest Idaho Treatment Center
By Ruth Brown, Idaho Reports A state treatment center in Nampa reported a patient death to the Southwest Idaho Treatment Center’s Advisory Board on Aug. 28. Chad Cardwell, deputy division administrator for Family and Community Services for the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, told the board about…
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