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The Connector: Idaho Daily News
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Episodes
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Wednesday, May 20
Boise State University political science professor, Jaclyn Kettler, breaks down Tuesday’s primary election results with political reporter James Dawson.
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Tuesday, May 19
It's election day in Idaho! Ada County predicts 40-50% turnout, with around 23,000 ballots already cast. We'll check in on ballot issues facing some voters…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Monday, May 18
Four pilots are safe after two military planes collided in midair Sunday at the Gunfighter Skies '26 airshow at the Mountain Home Air Force Base, high fuel…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Friday, May 15
How Idahoans can participate in honoring the late former Governor Dirk Kempthorne, a new water curtailment order will affect some junior rights-holders on the…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Thursday, May 14
Public school enrollment continues to drop among Boise-area districts. Wolves in Yellowstone got hit hard by disease last year, dropping their numbers to some…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Wednesday, May 13
Officials are predicting a bad fire season this summer. Idaho Power is helping residents prepare for potential outages. Caldwell School trustees have sold the…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Tuesday, May 12
"Bench Bunnies" aren't just on the Boise Bench any more, a downtown church gets its plans for new parking denied, the case of a 'tiny home on wheels' evicted…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Monday, May 11
Boise State celebrates its 118th commencement as it recovers from the effects of a hack of Canvas, its cloud classroom software provider, Nampa faces a tort…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Friday, May 8
Boise State cancels final exams on the last day of the semester, after a hack of the cloud computing company which provides classroom infrastructure affected…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Thursday, May 7
Fewer than half of applications for Idaho's new 'parental choice tax credit' program came from families in the prioritized income bracket - but more families…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Wednesday, May 6
What a Louisiana court's ruling banning the abortion medication mifepristone from distribution by mail could mean for women in Idaho, Hailey's mayor apologizes…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Tuesday, May 5
How should Idaho spend opioid settlement funds? Public officials want your feedback, plus: capacity crowds at local downwinder compensation events, BSU will…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Monday, May 4
Two teens face aggravated assault charges for allegedly firing shots at Ada County Sheriff's deputies and investigators at the scene of a suspected suicide…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Friday, May 1
The ACLU of Idaho is suing the state for its latest anti-trans bathroom bill. Idahoans who’ve been affected by radiation from Cold War nuclear testing are now…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Thursday, April 30
Twin Falls Police shot a stabbing suspect to death Wednesday, McCall has declared a 'water conservation emergency,' Boise Music Fest celebrates 107 years, and…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Wednesday, April 29
The Boise County Commissioner accused of stabbing a teen girl in an altercation on the Payette River last summer has filed a counter-suit against the victim…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Tuesday, April 28
Organizers behind the effort to decriminalize reproductive rights at the ballot box say they have enough signatures to get the question to voters this…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Monday, April 27
We're remembering former Idaho Governor and public official Dirk Kempthorne, who died Friday at 74, a primary election primer as early voting opens in many…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Friday, April 24
Boise County asks the state Attorney General's office for help investigating county officials, Boise Police say a man was shot in downtown early Wednesday…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Thursday, April 23
Idaho officials lay the groundwork to spend $186 million on rural healthcare by the end of October, Boise cautiously moving forward with expanding pickleball…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Wednesday, April 22
Idaho's largest teachers union issues a vote of no confidence in Governor Brad Little, who shrugs off the criticism, Boise State settles a whistleblower…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Tuesday, April 21
Nampa's search for a new mayor abruptly slows after a contentious city council meeting, U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon expected in Idaho today, a third…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Monday, April 20
Nampa City Council members meet again this afternoon to try and find a path to appoint a new mayor, fertilizer prices are pinching Idaho farmers, a local…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Friday, April 17
A civil lawsuit accuses a Boise County Commissioner of assaulting a woman and her teen children on the Payette River last summer, Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho)…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Thursday, April 16
Nampa is still without a full-time mayor after council members rejected two potential appointees Wednesday, including a former mayor, plus, how changes to the…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Wednesday, April 15
It's tax deadline day! What to do if you need more time, plus, Boise State's interim president is moving on to take over another western university, flows on…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Tuesday, April 14
We've got some important tax tips for Idahoans who are waiting until the last minute to file their taxes; the Gem State is still dealing with a shrinking…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Monday, April 13
In the shadow of the escalating war with Iran, Idaho gas prices continue to climb; there are some new childcare options being proposed in Boise; and an Idhao…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Friday, April 10
Gov. Little issues his first vetos of the now-ended legislative session, health officials say a person with measles travelled through the Boise airport last…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Thursday, April 9
Idaho airmen have now been deployed to the war in Iran; it's irrigation season across the region. That means bountiful crops and gardens but also danger near…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Wednesday, April 8
Have you heard about the "pride pole" outside of Boise City Hall? Officials say they need more tools to curb reckless driving in the Boise community; we have a…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Tuesday, April 7
Idaho has new job numbers. They're not great; we have an update on proposed "railroad quiet zones" in Canyon County; and for some members of Idaho's trans…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Monday, April 6
This morning, we have new data regarding abortions in Idaho; there were a lot of firsts Saturday night, all linked to Idaho's first professional soccer team…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Friday, April 3
Statehouse lawmakers are hitting the bricks after gaveling out Thursday evening, bringing their 2026 legislative session to a close; state election officals…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Thursday, April 2
At least nine people were arrested in the Governor's office Wednesday, during a 'peaceful sit-in' in protest of house bill 752. Lawmakers are racing toward the…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Wednesday, April 1
Because of a new state law, the Boise City Council was forced to lower the Pride Flag outside of its City Hall Tuesday, and emotions were running high; the…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Tuesday, March 31
For the first time, four Idaho communities will commemorate a Trans Day of Visbility today; the divisive debate over kratom hit the floor of the Idaho Senate…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Monday, March 30
One of the strictest pieces of legislation in the nation, targeting transgender persons, now sits on the desk of Governor Little; there's an effort among some…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Friday, March 27
Lawmakers have a road map for the end of the 2026 regular session, Boise State University will examine renaming Cesar Chavez Lane, medicaid expansion enrollees…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Thursday, March 26
Idaho's online K-12 learning program could take a 50% budget cut, lawmakers advanced a plan to prop up the state budget using transfers one GOP leader…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Wednesday, March 25
It's opening day of Treefort 2026 and we have a guide of what you need to know... particularly about parking and closures; plus we'll tell you about a proposal…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Tuesday, March 24
The bill that would criminalize the use of sex-segregated bathrooms by transgender people is coming close to becoming law; there's an effort to make certain…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Monday, March 23
Lawmakers at the Idaho Capitol are cutting budgets left and right; kids in the City of Boise will be able to ride public buses for free this summer... and…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Friday, March 20
A memorial service has been scheduled to remember the late Nampa Mayor Rick Hogaboam; there was a lot of emotional testimony - both pro and con - regarding…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Thursday, March 19
The mayor of Nampa died unexpectedly Wednesday night. Mayor Rick Hogaboam suffered what was described as a "medical emergency" while he was speaking at a…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Wednesday, March 18
Idaho lawmakers are hoping to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education; Governor Brad Little has signed a package of more budget cuts; and lawmakers have…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Tuesday, March 17
Emotions ran deep during a hearing on InVitroFertilization at the Statehouse Monday; yet another bill has triggered yet another debate over immigration Monday…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Monday, March 16
The bill targeting Boise's Pride Flag is one step closer to being on the governors desk. With 165,000 spring breakers expected to flow through the Boise…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Friday, March 13
There is yet another "library bill" at the Idaho Capitol; a fair amount of lawmakers are putting their foot down saying "no" to cuts to Health and Welfare…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Thursday, March 12
We'll tell you about a much sought-after change for the Idaho suicide prevention hotline; at the Capitol there's a proposed measure on how Idaho does (or…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Wednesday, March 11
Legislation blocking cities from developing more starter homes is on life support in the Idaho Senate, The Idaho House has again approved calling on the US…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Tuesday, March 10
Idaho lawmakers introduce a bill to repeal voter-approved medicaid expansion, the search for Boise State University's next President resumes, a March…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Monday, March 9
Budget cuts ready for the Governor's signature, but lawmakers have spared some Idaho medicaid programs from cuts, plus how the cost at the gas pump fuels many…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Friday, March 6
Tech company Hewlett Packard is preparing to pull out of Boise, legislation targeting Boise's display of the LGBTQ advanced, Idaho and the Coeur D'Alene Tribe…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Thursday, March 5
The debate over whether Idaho students should be allowed be excused to attend a demonstration came to a head at the Statehouse Wednesday; there's another…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Wednesday, March 4
You'll want to hear about a new survey of Treasure Valley voters. They have plenty to say about housing; the Idaho Legislature is, once again, weighing in the…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Tuesday, March 3
There's yet another proposed cut to the state budget; now that they're not producing pennies anymore, what should Idaho merchants do about making change? And…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Monday, March 2
Should Idaho public school teachers be compelled to read Bible passages to their students? Should Idaho public school students continue to be allowed to leave…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Friday, February 27
There was an emotional hearing concerning Kratum at the Statehouse Thursday; legislators debated whether the state should be telling how local schools provide…
- The Connector: Idaho Daily News
Thursday, February 26
Protesting or disrupting a religious service could become a crime in Idaho under a bill moving through the statehouse, a beloved Amish market near the town of…