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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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**Idaho Matters Reporter Roundtable: July 8, 2022** Jul 08, 2022
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Trey and Sophie read Holland.(arrathoonlaa@att.net / Flickr)
An update on the highway 55 project, a fiber-optic revolution, affordable housing in Meridian, an increase in reading scores, repealing federal tax on guns, another project at the Boise Airport and Reclaim Idaho is working to get a new initiative on the ballot.
It’s Friday, so 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:
Kevin Richert, senior reporter and blogger with Idaho Ed News
Margaret Carmel, Senior Reporter with BoiseDev.com
Bryan Clark Opinion Editor at the Idaho Statesman

**Removing racial covenants in Idaho** Jul 07, 2022
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This form, to remove racial covenants from homes, is available at all county clerk offices in Idaho(Ada County Clerk)
Idaho has a long history with racial injustice and one of many examples was discriminatory housing practices with racial covenants and redlining.
This practice wasn’t unique to Idaho. The language was widespread in the United States with massive subdivisions built following World War II excluding non-white buyers.
During the 2022 Idaho Legislature session, state Sen. Melissa Wintrow brought a bill to change this language. As of July 1, Idaho homeowners can now ask for that language to be removed from their property deeds.
“This law shines a light on the fact that the U.S. government and state governments actively deprived people of color access to the American dream and that has long-lasting effects over generations. Because property is the way we pass down generational wealth. People can get ahead that way,” says Senator Wintrow.
She says by incorporating racist attitudes, values and beliefs into law, a system of discrimination is created.
“This doesn't erase decades or centuries of discrimination, but it does finally acknowledge that the state played a part in this and that we need to address this and denounce it going forward,” according to the Senator.
Joining Idaho Matters to talk more about this, and the history behind racial covenants are Senator Wintrow, Mckay Cunningham, professor at the College of Idaho, and Zoe Ann Olson, Director of the Idaho Fair Housing Council.

**First grade inventor finds a way to keep kids safe** Jul 07, 2022
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Daniel Kang receiving his award at the US Invention Convention Nationals.(Jacob for J. Lindsey Photography/Photo by Jacob for J. Lindsey Ph / Ingu Kang)
For many parents, it is not uncommon to worry about their child's safety, especially when it comes to protecting them from things like cars and bikes.
Well, one first grader had the exact same worries and invented a watch to prevent kids from getting injured. Daniel Kang won 2nd place at Raytheon Technologies Invention Convention U.S. Nationals 2022 with his watch.
He and his parents, Ingu and Nayoung joined Idaho Matters to talk more about his invention and how he created it.

Two men sitting behind microphones and wearing headphones having a conversation. There is a brick wall in the background. — **Magic Valley panel discusses issues facing the Hispanic community** Jul 07, 2022
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(Richard Rodriguez / Boise State Public Radio)
This afternoon our meet and greet series, Another Round, was in Twin Falls with All Things Considered host Troy Oppie.
Troy sat down with the College of Southern Idaho Center Director and Hispanic community liaison, César Pérez, to give Idaho Matters a preview of an upcoming panel event that will be looking at issues facing the Hispanic community.

**Idaho Matters Doctors Roundtable: July 6, 2022** Jul 06, 2022
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A computer rendering of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.(Radoslav Zilinsky / Getty Images)
Could Idaho be in another surge? According to CDC guidelines, COVID-19 transmission levels in Ada County are high once again.
Joining Idaho Matters to talk more about what that means and answer your questions is Dr. David Pate, former CEO of St Luke's Health System and a current member of the Idaho Coronavirus Task Force.

Keeping a Norwegian art alive in Idaho Jul 06, 2022

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Rosemaling is a decorative painting that adds colorful embellishments to things like wooden platters, containers and furniture of Norwegian homes.

Immigrants came to the U.S. with their most precious possessions stored in hand-painted trunks. On this edition of Expressive Idaho, we hear from Joanne Hultstrand, a Rosmaler in Boise who's carrying on this painting tradition.

She received the 2020 governors awards in the arts by The Idaho Commission on the Arts, for excellence in folk and traditional arts. She has mentored five students through The Idaho Commission on the Arts Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program.

Producer Arlie Sommer brings us her story.

Flooding in Yellowstone and it's impact on the communities around the park Jul 05, 2022

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The recent flooding around Yellowstone National Park also created challenges for gateway towns like Gardner, Red Lodge and Cooke City in Montana. That includes lost homes and possibly lost livelihoods.

For travelers who can no longer access the park through those towns, there's another Montana entrance: West of Yellowstone, the most popular gateway to the park. Mountain West News Bureau Reporter Madelyn Beck was there last week.

**One program is helping to provide free produce for seniors** Jul 05, 2022
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(Andrea Duenas / Flickr)
Now that summer is here outdoor markets are officially in full swing and one of those markets is focused on providing free local produce to seniors.
Last year Caldwell became the first in the state to offer a senior nutrition program through its farmers market, which is now offering benefits beyond produce. The Program Manager for University of Idaho Extension and Co-facilitator for the Caldwell Health Coalition, Lindsey McConnell-Soong.

**A historic first for Boise's Chabad Jewish Center** Jul 05, 2022
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The Chabad Jewish Center( Chabad Jewish Center)
In 2004, the Chabad Jewish Center in Boise opened its doors to serve the community.
A few years ago, as the need for more services grew, it continued to grow and moved to a building on Maple Grove road. Now the center is expanding to add Idaho's first kosher kitchen, children's library and the state's first Jewish ritual immersion pool.
Wednesday is the groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion, which the center's director calls "the beginning of a new and exciting era for Judaism and the Jewish community in Idaho."
Rabbi Mendel Lifshitz joined Idaho Matters to tell us more about the center.

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