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    Idaho Matters

    Idaho Matters is a wonderful way to stay up to date, meet people and understand there’s much more to this great state. Hosted by Gemma Gaudette on Boise State Public Radio News, it features arts and politics, growth and education, and the interesting stories that make Idaho unique. Send us your questions, comments or story ideas by emailing idahomatters@boisestate.edu or sending us a voicemail using the “Talk To Us” feature on the free Boise State Public Radio app.

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    'Rebugging The Planet:' Why bugs are important and how we can help them Apr 17, 2023
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    ( Chelsea Green Publishing)

    Believe it or not: bugs are in trouble.

    Despite how you may feel about most bugs, they are very good for the environment and are being threatened by pollution, habitat loss, a changing climate and even the kinds of clothes you buy.

    Vicki Hird is the author of the book “Rebugging the Planet: The Remarkable Things that Insects (and Other Invertebrates) Do — And Why We Need To Love Them More." She’ll be talking Thursday as part of this year’s Treasure Valley Pollinator Project.

    She joined Idaho Matters, along with the Program Coordinator at the Ada Soil & Water Conservation District Jessica Harrold, to talk more.

    Idaho Matters Reporter Roundtable: April 14, 2023 Apr 14, 2023
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    The Idaho State Flag hanging inside the Statehouse Rotunda.
    (James Dawson / Boise State Public Radio)

    A look at Idaho's role in the 2024 presidential race, a former Boise City Council member is suing the city, drought conditions are improving in the Mountain West, a Boise program is helping new moms and an East Idaho GOP committee is auctioning off a chance to "shoot with Kyle Rittenhouse".

    It’s Friday, which means it's time for our Reporter Roundtable when Idaho Matters gets you up-to-date on all the news that made headlines this past week.

    Our journalist panel today:

    • Logan Finney, Associate Producer with Idaho Reports
    • Audrey Dutton, Senior Investigative Reporter with the Idaho Capital Sun
    • Bryan Clark, opinion writer with the Idaho Statesman
    • Don Day, the Founder and Editor of BoiseDev.com
    • Kaleb Roedel, Reporter for KUNR’s Mountain West News Bureau
    What happens when people are dropped from Medicaid in Idaho? Apr 13, 2023
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    Stethoscopes are pictured in an intensive care unit.
    Stethoscopes are pictured in an intensive care unit.

    Since April 1, over 23,000 people have lost their Medicaid health insurance in Idaho.

    According to Idaho Health and Welfare, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the department was not allowed to drop people from Medicaid even if they were no longer eligible for the coverage. It was called "Medicaid Protection."

    But last December, Congress reversed that decision and said states could remove people who no longer qualified, and since then Health and Welfare has been re-evaluating the cases of over 153,000 people to see if they can stay on the program.

    So what happens now for the already dropped from Idaho Medicaid? And for the thousands more expected to lose coverage in the coming weeks?

    Mindy Hong, the Executive Director of the Idaho Association of Free and Charitable Clinics and Steve Davis, the Chief Executive Officer of Genesis Community Health, joined Idaho Matters to help answer these questions.

    A sneak peek at the new season of the Idaho Shakespeare Festival Apr 13, 2023
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    (Andrew Moore / Idaho Shakespeare Festival)

    Next month, the Idaho Shakespeare Festival will start a new season on the grassy hillside in South Boise.

    This year includes the return of a carnivorous plant, an electropop comet and Dracula. Oh, and there will be some Shakespeare too!

    Charlie Fee is the producing artistic director of the festival and will be directing two of the plays this season. He sat down with Idaho Matters to talk more about the upcoming productions.

    'The Christians' takes the stage at the Boise Contemporary Theater Apr 13, 2023
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    ( Boise Contemporary Theater)

    Next week, the Boise Contemporary Theater will begin previews for its latest production, The Christians. The play is about a pastor, a congregation and one sermon that will challenge the faith of its church.

    Producing Artistic Director Benjamin Burdick joined Idaho Matters to talk more about the upcoming performance.

    Habitat for Humanity to build new home for Idaho family Apr 13, 2023
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    ( Habitat for Humanity)

    Earlier this year, we told you how our local Habitat for Humanity was working to get people into homes and found out how they were working with Congress to try and find more solutions to Idaho's growing housing crisis.

    The program is planning to build a new home in Star and they are taking applications from families hoping to own their own home. Janessa Chastain, the Executive Director of Boise Valley Habitat for Humanity, joined Idaho Matters to tell us more about this process works.

    Idaho Matters Doctors Roundtable: April 12, 2023 Apr 12, 2023
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    President Biden removes his mask before speaking about the pandemic outside of the White House on Tuesday afternoon.
    President Biden removes his mask before speaking about the pandemic outside of the White House on Tuesday afternoon.(Drew Angerer / Getty Images)

    For the last three years, the United States has been under a national emergency to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

    On Monday, President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan congressional resolution to bring it to a close just weeks before it was set to expire alongside a separate public health emergency.

    So what does this mean moving forward? Dr. David Pate, former CEO of St. Luke's Health System and current member of the Idaho Coronavirus Task Force, joined Idaho Matters to help us answer this question.

    Tracking the spread of COVID-19 through wastewater Apr 12, 2023
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    ( City of Boise)

    When COVID-19 hit Idaho three years ago officials were looking for ways to determine how hard the virus was hitting cities like Boise.

    It was in May 2020 when the City of Boise started analyzing its wastewater for the virus because people can shed the virus in wastewater before they get sick. This became a useful tool for many trying to track and treat the illness.

    Haley Falconer, the Environmental Division Manager with the City of Boise, joined Idaho Matters to talk more.

    Raising awareness for National Child Abuse Prevention Month Apr 12, 2023
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    (Garden City Public Library / Idaho Children's Trust Fund)

    Idaho gets almost 23,000 calls every year from people that suspect child abuse, neglect, or abandonment, according to Health and Welfare.

    Even though not all those calls indicate child abuse, that’s a really scary number.

    April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month and Roger Sherman, the Executive Director of the Idaho Children's Trust Fund and Grants Manager, Kim Hemmert, who has been coordinating statewide activities for the month joined Idaho Matters to talk more.

    A look at the woman who helped complete the Colorado Trail Apr 12, 2023
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    (Tim Stewart / Flickr)

    Our region is known for its stunning hiking trails, like those in the Boise foothills.

    Another famous and well loved hiking system is the Colorado Trail, stretching hundreds of miles from Denver to Durango. Now, a new archival collection is shining a light on the woman who spearheaded its completion. KUNC's Natalie Skowlund reports for the Mountain West News Bureau.

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