Peter O'Dowd

2 weeks ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | Peter O'Dowd |Thomas Danielian

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said the Federal Emergency Management Agency has done a “good job” responding to deadly tornadoes last week that killed 19 people and left hundreds without homes. But Beshear warned that cuts to FEMA and the Trump administration’s move to shift disaster recovery away from the federal government could cripple states’ ability to respond to damaging storms and other natural disasters.

3 weeks ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | James Perkins Mastromarino |Peter O'Dowd

House Republicans are stirring up a longstanding debate over federal public lands. Two GOP members slipped amendments into the Republican tax and spending plan last week that would allow the sale of 460,000 acres of public lands in Nevada and Utah. The federal government owns the majority of the land in both states. The provision’s proponents argue that the sales would raise money for the president’s tax cuts. But lawmakers from both parties are concerned.

3 weeks ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | Lynn Menegon |Peter O'Dowd

Sen. Ron Johnson, a Republican from Wisconsin, says President Trump’s “big, beautiful” spending bill doesn’t do enough to reduce the deficit. In an interview with Here & Now’s Peter O’Dowd, Johnson criticized the bill for not bringing government spending back to pre-pandemic levels and didn’t answer whether he would commit to voting for it if Trump asked him to compromise. “I will talk to him,” Johnson said. Have you changed your mind on the bill?

3 weeks ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | Lynn Menegon |Peter O'Dowd

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) says President Trump’s “big, beautiful” spending bill doesn’t do enough to reduce the deficit. In an interview with Here & Now’s Peter O’Dowd, Johnson criticized the bill for not bringing spending back to pre-pandemic levels and didn’t answer whether he would commit to voting for it if Trump asked him to compromise. “I will talk to him,” Johnson said. Have you changed your mind on the bill?

3 weeks ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | Peter O'Dowd |Samantha Raphelson

For many of us, making art is not something that we do daily, but drawing, painting, or sculpting with clay can benefit our mental well-being. In other words, making art can help reduce stress and anxiety because “we’re engaging our entire self,” said Nadia Paredes, president of the American Art Therapy Association. “You’re using your body to actually create and then also you are kind of like sometimes expressing your emotions while you’re at it,” she said.