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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.
ASBSU decries ‘bigoted, chauvinistic, degrading, and unfair views on women’
The student government declaration reads, in part: “Regressive notions that women do not belong at our University can be detrimental to the educational pursuits of women at Boise State.”
Critchfield touts apparent fundraising edge
The former State Board of Education president says she has raised $150,000 for her campaign for state schools superintendent.
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.
As hospital restrictions ease, coronavirus case rates continue to fall
On Monday, the state lifted crisis standards of care at hospitals in 39 of Idaho’s 44 counties.
Labrador enters attorney general’s race
The former congressman is the third Republican to join the race. Incumbent Republican Lawrence Wasden has been silent on his 2022 plans.