James Dawson

Boise

Reporter at Boise State Public Radio (Boise, ID)

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Idahoan tapped to oversee U.S. Forest Service gets smooth confirmation hearing

2 days ago | aspenpublicradio.org | James Dawson

An Idaho businessman tapped to become the new leader of the U.S. Forest Service faced little questioning over his past land disputes with the agency during his confirmation hearing. Michael Boren, who co-founded the multi-billion dollar investment firm Clearwater Analytics, has sparred with the Forest Service in recent years over his ranch in central Idaho. The property is within the protected Sawtooth National Recreation Area.
Idahoan tapped to oversee U.S. Forest Service gets smooth confirmation hearing

3 days ago | ksut.org | James Dawson

An Idaho businessman tapped to become the new leader of the U.S. Forest Service faced little questioning over his past land disputes with the agency during his confirmation hearing. Michael Boren, who co-founded the multi-billion dollar investment firm Clearwater Analytics, has sparred with the Forest Service in recent years over his ranch in central Idaho. The property is within the protected Sawtooth National Recreation Area.
Idahoan tapped to oversee U.S. Forest Service gets smooth confirmation hearing

3 days ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | James Dawson

An Idaho businessman tapped to become the new leader of the U.S. Forest Service faced little questioning over his past land disputes with the agency during his confirmation hearing. Michael Boren, who co-founded the multi-billion dollar investment firm Clearwater Analytics, has sparred with the Forest Service in recent years over his ranch in central Idaho. The property is within the protected Sawtooth National Recreation Area.
St. Luke's asks judge to uphold $52 million defamation judgment for Ammon Bundy

4 days ago | idahopress.com | James Dawson

Former Idaho gubernatorial candidate and anti-government activist Ammon Bundy is once again on the clock in his bankruptcy proceedings. Lawyers for St. Luke’s Health System recently filed a new motion to prevent Bundy from discharging a $52 million defamation judgment levied against him by a jury in 2023. Bundy filed for bankruptcy last summer in Utah to wipe the judgment from his record.
Judge renews block on Idaho law banning public funds paying for transgender care

5 days ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | James Dawson

A federal judge is extending a preliminary injunction blocking an Idaho law that forbids public money going to pay for gender-affirming care. The law, introduced as House Bill 668, has been halted by the federal court system since it was supposed to take effect last July. It bans taxpayer funds from paying for gender-affirming surgeries and treatments, like hormone therapy. The law does not apply to intersex people or those with chromosomal abnormalities.
St. Luke's asks judge to uphold $52 million defamation judgment for Ammon Bundy

1 week ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | James Dawson

Former Idaho gubernatorial candidate and anti-government activist Ammon Bundy is once again on the clock in his bankruptcy proceedings. Lawyers for St. Luke’s Health System recently filed a new motion to prevent Bundy from discharging a $52 million defamation judgment levied against him by a jury in 2023. Bundy filed for bankruptcy last summer in Utah to wipe the judgment from his record.
Idaho officials continue work on new wolf depredation rules

1 week ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | James Dawson

Idaho ranchers whose livestock might’ve been killed by wolves or grizzly bears will soon be able to apply for reimbursement through a state fund. The money would come from the Depredation of Livestock and Prevention Fund lawmakers established in 2024, which currently only covers confirmed or probable predator kills. Earlier this year, legislators amended that law to cover possible predator kills in which investigators can’t confirm a predator is to blame.
DOJ sues Idaho town over zoning denial for far right church

2 weeks ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | James Dawson

The federal government is suing a small Idaho town for denying a conditional use permit to let a far-right, evangelical church hold services in its downtown. City council members in Troy, Idaho, which is about 12 miles east of Moscow, denied the permit to Christ Church elder Matt Meyer in March 2023 and a subsequent appeal.
Idaho legislature digs into state housing crisis

2 weeks ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | James Dawson

Idaho lawmakers are taking the rest of the year to study the state’s housing affordability crisis – and what can be done to stem its effects on residents. The Land Use and Housing Study Committee kicked off its first meeting last week with the most recent data from Idaho Realtors. On average, the number of homes for sale in Idaho is half of what could be considered a balanced market, according to the industry group.
Boise Mayor McLean highlights affordable housing, parks in annual speech

3 weeks ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | James Dawson

Boise Mayor Lauren McLean Thursday cheered on her city’s progress in affordable housing, parks and tackling homelessness over the past year. McLean began her speech by calling out legislators at the statehouse and in Congress who add more restrictions to cities trying to serve their residents. Recent examples in Idaho include ratcheting up a statewide camping ban in large cities and deemphasizing funding for pedestrian and bike infrastructure.