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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A state senate committee is punting a decision on the latest bill to restrict quote “obscene” materials in Idaho’s libraries.
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State lawmakers are considering more than doubling the distance political organizers must be from polling places while voting takes place.
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Deep fake political ads are one step away from being banned in Idaho shortly ahead of the May primary election.
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Here you’ll find the most current information about how capital punishment cases are treated in Idaho from start to finish.
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A bill that would block taxpayer money from paying for gender affirming care is going to the Senate floor.
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House lawmakers have once again passed a bill targeting quote “obscene” materials in Idaho’s public and private libraries.
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Gov. Brad Little could have the final say over a bill requiring parents have access to their teenagers’ medical records.
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An effort to reimburse parents who send their kids to private schools through a tax credit is dead for now.
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Idaho House Republicans voted to block taxpayer money from funding gender-affirming care on Monday.
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Yet another attempt to restrict minors from checking out quote “harmful” books from libraries is heading to the House floor.