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Coronavirus trendline, 5.7.21: Case numbers, vaccination numbers continue to tumble
Weekly vaccination rates have fallen off by nearly 50 percent since early April.
Get to work and go home: One survey’s message to the Legislature
An unusual coalition — the Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry, the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce and the Idaho Education Association — surveyed 400 likely Republican primary workers. Here’s what respondents had to say.
Federal judges consider Idaho’s transgender athletics ban
Idaho’s first-in-the-nation transgender athletics ban remains on hold, pending court appeals.
K-12 coronavirus cases approach a seven-month low
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported at least 61 K-12 cases for a seven-day period ending Sunday — the lowest number since the week ending Oct. 1.
Coronavirus trendline, 4.30.21: Vaccination numbers continue to tail off
While vaccination numbers slowed considerably, new case numbers were virtually unchanged from the previous week.
Reclaim Idaho files new K-12 funding initiative
Like a similar proposal in 2020, the Reclaim initiative would increase taxes to generate about $200 million per year for schools.
‘The best budget we can hope for?’ Higher ed budget reactions
The budget would earmark $313.1 million of state tax dollars for higher education. Gov. Brad Little requested $315.2 million.
K-12 coronavirus case numbers again increase slightly
Most of the week’s school hotspots were centered in Ada and Elmore counties.
Coronavirus trendline, 4.23.21: New case numbers drop — but so do vaccination numbers
New case numbers dropped again this week, remaining at numbers not seen since last summer. Vaccination numbers dropped to their lowest point since late February.
K-12 coronavirus cases increase slightly
The state reported at least 108 K-12 coronavirus cases last week. Since mid-February, the schools have averaged about 97 cases weekly.