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Idaho debuts centralized public defense system

Sep 30, 2024 | boisestatepublicradio.org | Tom Lin |James Dawson

Starting Tuesday, Idaho’s public defense attorneys will all work under a centralized state agency for the first time. Previously, each of Idaho’s 44 counties ran their own public defense systems. The Sixth Amendment guarantees criminal defendants the right to adequate legal representation. A 2010 study by a national group found glaring problems with Idaho’s county-by-county public defense system and an ongoing lawsuit filed in 2015 has led to similar conclusions.
Alejandro Mayorkas talks about FEMA’s plans to assist after Helene

Sep 30, 2024 | boisestatepublicradio.org | Megan Lim |Tom Lin

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who oversees the Federal Emergency Management Agency, about assisting the states dealing with Hurricane Helene's aftermath. Copyright 2024 NPR
Some Haitians in Ohio are leaning on their faith - and finding surprise support

Sep 30, 2024 | boisestatepublicradio.org | Kathryn Mobley |Tom Lin

Pastor Reginald Silencieux was standing outside his First Evangelical Haitian Church of Springfield, when a Trump supporter approached carrying four big bags.
'Image architect' Law Roach creates memorable red carpet moments. Now, he has a book

Sep 30, 2024 | boisestatepublicradio.org | Sarah Handel |Tom Lin

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with celebrity stylist Law Roach, the man behind some of the most memorable red carpet looks in recent years, about his new book How to Build a Fashion Icon.
Harris talks about marijuana and racial identity in 'All the Smoke' interview

Sep 30, 2024 | boisestatepublicradio.org | Asma Khalid |Tom Lin

Vice President Harris says she thinks marijuana should be legalized, going a step further than the Biden administration has in its marijuana reforms. “I just think we have come to a point where we have to understand that we need to legalize it and stop criminalizing this behavior,” Harris said in her first public comments on the issue since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee.
Two major student loan grace periods are set to expire this week. Here's what to know

Sep 30, 2024 | boisestatepublicradio.org | Juliana Kim |Tom Lin

Two federal measures designed to help student loan borrowers with their payments are set to expire this week. Since federal student loan payments resumed last October, borrowers have received some assistance with the transition largely through two federal supports — one that softens the repercussions for missed or late payments, the other that helps borrowers with defaulted loans to get back on track. The grace period for missed or late payments will sunset Monday.
Remembering NBA Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo, dead at 58 from brain tumor

Sep 30, 2024 | boisestatepublicradio.org | Becky Sullivan |Tom Lin

NBA Hall of Fame center Dikembe Mutombo came from Kinshasa intending to become a doctor. Instead, he became one of basketball's most colorful characters famous for wagging his finger at opponents.
What voters along one of Milwaukee's most diverse streets are saying about 2024

Sep 30, 2024 | boisestatepublicradio.org | Ari Shapiro |Tom Lin

NPR's Ari Shapiro and WUWM's Maayan Silver spoke with voters along a 15-mile road that cuts through Milwaukee area segregated neighborhoods as election season continues in this crucial swing state. Copyright 2024 NPR
The U.S. wants Kenyan troops' mandate in Haiti to be a formal peacekeeping mission

Sep 30, 2024 | boisestatepublicradio.org | Michele Kelemen |Tom Lin

The UN Security Council has renewed a mandate of a Kenyan-led force in Haiti. But, the mission has had a slow start the U.S. hoped to make it a formal peacekeeping operation so the UN would fund it. Copyright 2024 NPR