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Southern Wyoming towns hurt by drought, water main break Jun 27, 2022

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Our region’s long drought is putting pressure on drinking water supplies. Add in a water main break and the situation can be catastrophic.

Idaho Matters takes a look at one area that had a week-long loss of drinking water this spring and is now restricting usage.

Boise Public Library gets new mental health coordinator Jun 27, 2022

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Folks at the Boise Public Library get a lot of questions from patrons, usually about books.

But sometimes those questions are more personal in nature.

So the library has hired a mental health coordinator to help out.

Ashley Hammond, the new coordinator and Jessica Dorr, the director of the library, sat down with Idaho Matters.

**Here's what the Roe v. Wade ruling means for Idaho** Jun 24, 2022
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The U.S. Supreme Court(Jose Luis Magana / AP)
Just after 8 a.m. Friday morning, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion, reversing Roe v. Wade, the court's five-decade-old decision that guaranteed a woman's right to obtain an abortion.
As protests continue in Washington D.C. outside the Supreme Court, trigger laws outlawing abortion in certain states are going into effect around the country.
Idaho has its own law on the books regarding abortion that is designed to kick in 30 days after Roe v. Wade was overturned.
Now that abortion rights have been returned to individual states, what does this mean for Idaho and the nation?
We pose that question to Shaakirrah Sanders, a law professor at the University of Idaho and currently a visiting professor of law at Brooklyn Law School.

Idaho's Planned Parenthood reacts to abortion decision Jun 24, 2022

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The U.S. Supreme Court ruling Friday overturned the constitutional right to an abortion. In Idaho, that means an abortion ban with few exceptions is set to go into effect in 30 days.

Planned Parenthood says it will continue to provide abortion care in Idaho as long as it's legally able to.

Morning Edition Host George Prentice spoke with Mistie DelliCarpini-Tolman, the Idaho State Director for Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates about the U.S. Supreme Court decision.

Conserving water in the West becomes critically important Jun 23, 2022

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As water reservoirs in the West drop dramatically, federal officials say seven Western states must conserve more water now.

A talk with Boise Police Chief Ryan Lee Jun 23, 2022

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A chat with Boise Police Chief Ryan Lee about how tips from the public can help keep communities safer.