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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State senators have approved a bill to spend $50 million to subsidize private school tuition after debating for more than two hours Wednesday. -
Idaho’s Medicaid expansion program could come to an end under a bill passed by House lawmakers Wednesday. -
Idaho’s mandatory school attendance laws remain in place for now. A proposed constitutional amendment to repeal that requirement failed in the House by a single vote Wednesday. -
Idahoans caught with small amounts of marijuana may soon face a minimum $300 fine after state senators signed off on the proposal Tuesday. -
Idaho House Republicans have easily passed a bill banning most flags from public buildings, including Pride flags. -
Idaho House lawmakers will consider requiring insurers to cover extra breast cancer screenings for high-risk patients under a bill heading to the floor. -
Idaho’s medical doctor training program is in jeopardy under a bill on its way to the House floor. -
House lawmakers will have a chance to get rid of a piece of the Idaho Constitution giving the state power to enforce its mandatory education attendance laws. -
State senators will get a chance to vote on a $50 million private school tuition subsidy bill in the near future. -
The Idaho House could soon take up a bill critics say would almost certainly repeal the state’s Medicaid expansion plan.
