Season 48 (2020)

(S48 Ep1) Prior to the start of the 2020 Legislative session, US Senate Foreign Relations Chairman James Risch talks to Idaho Reports about his views on the Jan. 3 airstrike in Baghdad that killed General Qasem Soleimani.

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Extra: Sen. Jim Risch on Baghdad airstrike

The Idaho State Board of Education met Thursday, where they approved criteria for local school districts to re-open after the coronavirus situation improves. Melissa Davlin talks with Kevin Richert of Idaho Education News those re-entry criteria, practical and political barriers to reopening, the rapid transition to online learning, and the pandemic's wider effect on education in Idaho.

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Extra: Kevin Richert on COVID-19 School Re-entry

Idaho Governor Brad Little today (April 23, 2020) announced a four-stage plan to reopen the state's economy. Little issued a Stay Home Order in March due to the COVID-19 public health emergency. (6:00)

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Gov. Little Announces Plan to Reopen Idaho's Economy

In this Idaho Reports web extra, Nicole Foy of the Idaho Statesman discusses her and her colleagues' efforts to get coronavirus information to Spanish speaking Idahoans.

Extra: Nicole Foy on Spanish COVID-19 Coverage

Aaron Kunz spoke to Tommy Ahlquist of Crush The Curve Idaho about how his organization's antibody tests work, and what he hopes the information will tell Idaho officials.

Extra: Tommy Ahlquist on Testing for Coronavirus

This week, James Dawson of Boise State Public Radio joins us to discuss how different local public health districts are responding to the COVID-19 public health crisis. Then, Clark Corbin of Idaho Education explains the state’s new school reopening guidelines, and the uncertainty surrounding that framework.

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