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<p>Just weeks after creating a $50 million tax credit for private schools, Idaho has shut down a program that helped public school students pay for laptops, school supplies, tutoring and other expenses.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/idaho-vouchers-public-school-funding-cuts?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/idaho-vouchers-public-school-funding-cuts?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ida</span><span class="invisible">ho-vouchers-public-school-funding-cuts?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/idaho/" rel="tag">#Idaho</a> <a href="/tags/school/" rel="tag">#School</a> <a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#Education</a> <a href="/tags/students/" rel="tag">#Students</a> <a href="/tags/parents/" rel="tag">#Parents</a> <a href="/tags/teaching/" rel="tag">#Teaching</a></p>

<p>The Department of Education Forced Idaho to Stop Denying Disabled Students an Education. Then Trump Gutted Its Staff.<br>—</p><p>For years, the Education Department was the only agency that could ensure states would improve conditions for disabled children. Now, Trump’s cuts threaten to hamper its oversight.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/department-of-education-idaho-students-disabilities-trump?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/department-of-education-idaho-students-disabilities-trump?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/dep</span><span class="invisible">artment-of-education-idaho-students-disabilities-trump?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#Education</a> <a href="/tags/idaho/" rel="tag">#Idaho</a> <a href="/tags/parents/" rel="tag">#Parents</a> <a href="/tags/children/" rel="tag">#Children</a> <a href="/tags/school/" rel="tag">#School</a> <a href="/tags/disability/" rel="tag">#Disability</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a></p>

<p>Idaho Passed $2 Billion in Funding for School Building Repairs. It’s Not Nearly Enough.<br>—</p><p>A new cost estimate and early reports from districts receiving state funds show that small districts are still struggling to meet their most dire needs, forcing them to turn to voters to approve additional funds.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/idaho-schools-struggle-to-repair-buildings-despite-state-funding?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/idaho-schools-struggle-to-repair-buildings-despite-state-funding?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ida</span><span class="invisible">ho-schools-struggle-to-repair-buildings-despite-state-funding?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/idaho/" rel="tag">#Idaho</a> <a href="/tags/school/" rel="tag">#School</a> <a href="/tags/repair/" rel="tag">#Repair</a> <a href="/tags/funding/" rel="tag">#Funding</a> <a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#Education</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/idaho/" rel="tag">#Idaho</a> picks of the day:</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://universeodon.com/@beer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>beer</span></a></span> - News about craft beer &amp; beer events in Idaho, Oregon, Washington State, Canada</p><p>➡️ @www.boisestatepublicradio.org.news - News feed from Boise State Public Radio</p><p>➡️ @radioboise.org - Feed from website of community radio station in Boise</p><p>➡️ @www.kivitv.com - News feed from local television station in Nampa, ABC affiliate</p><p>🧵 1/3</p>

<p>As Idaho Pushes to Reform Its Coroner System, Counties Seek to Make It Less Transparent<br>—</p><p>A bill moving forward with bipartisan support is described as a first step to addressing problems highlighted in a state report and by ProPublica. Meanwhile, counties seek to end access to coroners’ records that were key to ProPublica’s findings.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/idaho-coroners-system-reform-bill?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/idaho-coroners-system-reform-bill?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ida</span><span class="invisible">ho-coroners-system-reform-bill?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/idaho/" rel="tag">#Idaho</a> <a href="/tags/deaths/" rel="tag">#Deaths</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/records/" rel="tag">#Records</a> <a href="/tags/data/" rel="tag">#Data</a> <a href="/tags/transparency/" rel="tag">#Transparency</a></p>

<p>A Health System Is Fighting Idaho’s Abortion Ban. It’s Not Its First Controversial Stance.<br>—</p><p>St. Luke’s, Idaho’s largest health system, was outspoken in defending its staff during a backlash against masks and vaccines. It also sued right-wing figure Ammon Bundy — and won. Now it’s backing its doctors on the abortion front.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/st-lukes-hospital-idaho-abortion-ban?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/st-lukes-hospital-idaho-abortion-ban?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/st-</span><span class="invisible">lukes-hospital-idaho-abortion-ban?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/idaho/" rel="tag">#Idaho</a> <a href="/tags/abortion/" rel="tag">#Abortion</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/healthcare/" rel="tag">#Healthcare</a> <a href="/tags/hospital/" rel="tag">#Hospital</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#Medicine</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a></p>

<p>A “Goofy” DJ’s Secret Life at the Center of an Online Terrorism Network<br>—</p><p>To friends, Matthew Allison was a likeable part of Boise, Idaho’s electronic music scene. But behind his computer screen, authorities say, he helped lead the Terrorgram Collective, an online network that inspired white supremacist violence.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/matthew-allison-dj-terrogram-collective-boise-dallas-humber?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/matthew-allison-dj-terrogram-collective-boise-dallas-humber?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/mat</span><span class="invisible">thew-allison-dj-terrogram-collective-boise-dallas-humber?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/idaho/" rel="tag">#Idaho</a> <a href="/tags/terror/" rel="tag">#Terror</a> <a href="/tags/violence/" rel="tag">#Violence</a> <a href="/tags/telegram/" rel="tag">#Telegram</a> <a href="/tags/extremism/" rel="tag">#Extremism</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#Technology</a></p>

<p>When Clayton Strong drove his wife’s body to a hospital in Idaho, the coroner took his word that it was a natural death.</p><p>Five years later, Strong’s next wife turned up dead too: shot in the chest in Texas.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/idaho-coroners-clayton-strong-wives-murder?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/idaho-coroners-clayton-strong-wives-murder?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ida</span><span class="invisible">ho-coroners-clayton-strong-wives-murder?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/idaho/" rel="tag">#Idaho</a> <a href="/tags/domesticviolence/" rel="tag">#DomesticViolence</a> <a href="/tags/women/" rel="tag">#Women</a> <a href="/tags/truecrime/" rel="tag">#TrueCrime</a> <a href="/tags/crime/" rel="tag">#Crime</a> <a href="/tags/murder/" rel="tag">#Murder</a></p>

<p>Idaho Gave Families $50M to Spend on Private Education. Then It Ended a $30M Program Used by Public School Families.<br>—</p><p>A Republican lawmaker said ending an Idaho program that helped public school students buy laptops and other materials wasn’t linked to the creation of a private school tax credit. The state’s most prominent conservative group says it should be.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/idaho-vouchers-public-school-funding-cuts?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/idaho-vouchers-public-school-funding-cuts?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ida</span><span class="invisible">ho-vouchers-public-school-funding-cuts?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/idaho/" rel="tag">#Idaho</a> <a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#Education</a> <a href="/tags/school/" rel="tag">#School</a> <a href="/tags/students/" rel="tag">#Students</a> <a href="/tags/parents/" rel="tag">#Parents</a> <a href="/tags/family/" rel="tag">#Family</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/idaho/" rel="tag">#Idaho</a> Schools Consistently Break Disability Laws. Parents Say They’re Not Doing Enough to Fix the Problem.<br>==<br>Idaho <a href="/tags/students/" rel="tag">#students</a> with disabilities have worse outcomes than many of their peers in other states, according to federal data. </p><p><a href="/tags/parents/" rel="tag">#Parents</a> say it can take months to evaluate students, and in some cases <a href="/tags/schools/" rel="tag">#schools</a> have refused to provide needed services. </p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#Education</a> <a href="/tags/kids/" rel="tag">#Kids</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/idaho-special-education-disabilities-complaints" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/idaho-special-education-disabilities-complaints"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ida</span><span class="invisible">ho-special-education-disabilities-complaints</span></a></p>

<p>In 2024, lawmakers celebrated the largest investment in Idaho’s history to fix its schools. But only a handful will be able to fully address challenges to accessibility.</p><p>At least 10 districts reported in 2023 that their bathrooms, gyms and cafeterias weren’t all accessible for students with disabilities, with some unable to get their lunch or attend classes on second floors.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/idaho-schools-students-disabilities-ada-accessibility?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/idaho-schools-students-disabilities-ada-accessibility?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ida</span><span class="invisible">ho-schools-students-disabilities-ada-accessibility?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/idaho/" rel="tag">#Idaho</a> <a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#Education</a> <a href="/tags/accessibility/" rel="tag">#Accessibility</a> <a href="/tags/disability/" rel="tag">#Disability</a> <a href="/tags/students/" rel="tag">#Students</a> <a href="/tags/school/" rel="tag">#School</a></p>

<p>The Idaho Medical Freedom Act makes it illegal to require anyone to take a vaccine or receive “medical intervention.” Leslie Manookian, the activist behind the law, hopes to make it a “societal norm” for the rest of the country.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/idaho-vaccine-bill-medical-freedom-act-maha?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/idaho-vaccine-bill-medical-freedom-act-maha?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ida</span><span class="invisible">ho-vaccine-bill-medical-freedom-act-maha?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/idaho/" rel="tag">#Idaho</a> <a href="/tags/vaccines/" rel="tag">#Vaccines</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a></p>

<p>My State Banned Vaccine Mandates. Here’s How I Covered It as an Idaho Journalist.<br>---</p><p>The Idaho Medical Freedom Act, which makes it illegal to require almost anyone to take a vaccine, test or other “medical intervention,” comes amid a national measles outbreak larger than the U.S. has seen in decades.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/idaho-vaccine-mandate-ban-reporter-story?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/idaho-vaccine-mandate-ban-reporter-story?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ida</span><span class="invisible">ho-vaccine-mandate-ban-reporter-story?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/idaho/" rel="tag">#Idaho</a> <a href="/tags/vaccines/" rel="tag">#Vaccines</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#Medicine</a> <a href="/tags/publichealth/" rel="tag">#PublicHealth</a> <a href="/tags/measles/" rel="tag">#Measles</a></p>

<p>An Idaho advisory panel is developing a bill to require autopsies in circumstances including unexplained child deaths.</p><p>The state would help fund autopsies for coroners who get national certification, to address underfunding and bolster standards.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/idaho-coroner-system-legislation-impact?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/idaho-coroner-system-legislation-impact?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ida</span><span class="invisible">ho-coroner-system-legislation-impact?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/idaho/" rel="tag">#Idaho</a> <a href="/tags/death/" rel="tag">#Death</a> <a href="/tags/coroner/" rel="tag">#Coroner</a> <a href="/tags/forensics/" rel="tag">#Forensics</a> <a href="/tags/children/" rel="tag">#Children</a> <a href="/tags/family/" rel="tag">#Family</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a></p>

<p>In 2024, Trump won Idaho by one of the largest margins in the country.</p><p>Now, its secretary of state is resisting the administration’s efforts to gather sensitive voter data ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/idaho-voter-data-trump-justice-department?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/idaho-voter-data-trump-justice-department?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ida</span><span class="invisible">ho-voter-data-trump-justice-department?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/doj/" rel="tag">#DOJ</a> <a href="/tags/idaho/" rel="tag">#Idaho</a> <a href="/tags/vote/" rel="tag">#Vote</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/data/" rel="tag">#Data</a> <a href="/tags/election/" rel="tag">#Election</a> <a href="/tags/midterms/" rel="tag">#Midterms</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/gop/" rel="tag">#GOP</a></p>