Read more about the article Department of Justice files lawsuit against Idaho abortion law
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Department of Justice files lawsuit against Idaho abortion law

On Aug. 2, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Idaho’s new law regulating the practice of abortion (Idaho Code §18-622), marking the Biden Administration’s first legal action…

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Read more about the article Public Schools, Politics and the Pandemic: When the political world enters the classroom
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Public Schools, Politics and the Pandemic: When the political world enters the classroom

On Friday, March 13, 2020, Carmi Scheller, a fourth-grade teacher at Star Elementary, said goodbye to her class for the weekend with a declaration of “see you Monday.”  On Monday,…

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Read more about the article Former Boise State president Kustra calls for Democrats to register Republican to counter far-right influence
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Former Boise State president Kustra calls for Democrats to register Republican to counter far-right influence

Former Boise State president Dr. Robert Kustra suggested that registered Idaho Democrats should consider changing their political party membership to Republican in an opinion article published in the Idaho Statesman…

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Big City Coffee files $10 million lawsuit against Boise State in months-long controversy over police, social justice

Content warning: this article contains the quoted use of anti-Black language. Local coffee shop and cafe Big City Coffee has filed a $10 million lawsuit against Boise State University in…

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Read more about the article Lt. Gov. McGeachin’s Education Task Force centers debate on school choice and claims of ‘indoctrination’
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Lt. Gov. McGeachin’s Education Task Force centers debate on school choice and claims of ‘indoctrination’

Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin’s education task force issued six recommendations after their last meeting on Aug. 26. The task force does not have legislative authority, but was created to examine…

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