Newsletter
Omicron fuels a coronavirus surge, and some Idaho schools are already seeing spikes
The Blaine County and West Ada school districts each reported more than 100 active cases. Boise State University is reporting a peak in cases, ahead of spring semester.
New case numbers decrease; other coronavirus metrics are mixed
The state has reported its first case of the new omicron variant Friday, but overall case numbers slowed last week.
A reporting delay? Or an uptick? New coronavirus case numbers increase
The increase might not necessarily reflect a worsening infection rate. Those numbers could be a reporting catchup from the holiday.
Boise State: ‘Women belong on our campus’
“Women have made significant and meaningful contributions to all areas of academia, industry, and society,” President Marlene Tromp and 21 other university administrators said in a statement Wednesday.
Bair steps away from Senate; VanOrden to return to Legislature
The co-chair of the powerful Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee is taking a leave of absence to deal with family issues, Betsy Russell of the Idaho Press reported. Julie VanOrden will take his place.
Holiday week coronavirus numbers suggest a continued improvement
New case numbers and hospitalizations appeared to decrease again last week — but the Thanksgiving week reports are almost certainly incomplete.
Wasden will seek re-election, joins crowded A.G.’s primary
The state’s longest-serving attorney general says he will seek a sixth term.
Case rates fall, move toward pre-delta variant levels
Other metrics showed improvement last week, as the latest coronavirus surge eases.
Coronavirus case numbers continue to recede; hospitalizations also decrease
New cases among 5- to 17-year-olds have fallen by more than 50% since late September, when rates reached a pandemic peak.
Coronavirus case surge shows new signs of slowing
New case numbers appeared to slow sharply last week — across all age groups, and among school-age children as well.