James Dawson
ReporterExpertise: Political reporting, audio editing, podcast smithing
Education: University of Idaho
Highlights
- Won my elementary school’s geography bee, failing miserably at state
- Once caught 10 rainbow trout in one hour fly fishing on the Lochsa
- Idaho Press Club board member
Experience
I cover Idaho state government and a little bit of everything else for Boise State Public Radio. Originally from Idaho’s territorial capitol north of the Time Zone Bridge, I’ve covered politics and state legislatures across the country since 2010. You’ll hear my work during Morning Edition, Idaho Matters and All Things Considered (and maybe read my newsletter, Legislative Round-up, during the session).
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The fate of a lawsuit hoping to shut down pro-Proposition 1 TV ads is in the hands of a Canyon County judge. -
In a split decision, the Idaho Supreme Court is upholding a ruling dismissing a longstanding lawsuit over whether the state’s public defense system was constitutionally inadequate. -
Board members of Too Extreme for Idaho, the group opposing Proposition 1, are suing to halt ads supporting the measure, despite elections officials saying they followed all state campaign finance reporting laws. -
After a brief pause, work to expand operations at two federal fish hatcheries in north central Idaho took a few steps forward Monday morning. -
A recent TV ad supporting Proposition 1 followed all campaign finance laws, according to the Idaho Secretary of State’s office. -
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare Director Juliet Charron is leaving her post after serving just over a year leading the state’s largest agency. -
Idaho officials have tallied up what they hope will be the final wildfire suppression costs for 2026, tacking on a few million dollars more to the state credit card. -
Voters across much of Idaho can now cast their ballots in-person ahead of the November 3rd election as early voting gets underway. -
State officials say Idaho needs to keep its foot on the gas as they try to eradicate invasive mussels found in the Snake River three years ago. -
Fundraising is showing no signs of slowing down for an Idaho ballot initiative aiming to overturn the state’s near-total ban on abortion.
