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Audrey Dutton

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Journalist in Idaho for ProPublica | audrey.dutton@propublica.org | DM for Signal.

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Michael Lycklama @michaellycklama.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Looking for a way to support laid-off workers? We’ve launched a GoFundMe to help get these dedicated reporters back on their feet. Anything helps. Please share to spread the news.
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Idaho News Guild @idahonewsguild.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
10 Idaho Statesman reporters — more than half the staff — were laid off Thursday by McClatchy Media, our hedge-fund-backed owner. Sadly, many don’t have large savings to sustain them while looking for new positions. Please consider donating to help reporters cover their bills. Any amount helps!
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Donate to Help Idaho Statesman staff pay bills after McClatchy layoffs, organized by Sally Krutzig
Note: If you'd prefer to donate through Venmo, you can find u… Sally Krutzig needs your support for Help Idaho Statesman staff pay bills after McClatchy layoffs
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Joe Jaszewski @joeja.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
This is a very sad day for journalism in Boise and Idaho. The Statesman, for all of its imperfections, has been a leader in Idaho journalism for 160 (!) years. That's coming to an end now.
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Audrey Dutton @audreydutton.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
They cut more than half of the reporting staff at Idaho's (previously) largest newspaper, including several of the best journalists in the industry. So if you're a hiring manager, scoop them up as fast as you can.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 28/08/2026
Newborn baby Malachi, whose parents belong to a faith-healing sect that doesn’t believe in medical care, died of preventable and treatable conditions. Thirteen months later, their next newborn, Liam, died from the same things.
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These Children’s Deaths Were Preventable. Their Parents Prayed Instead of Seeking Medical Care.
For decades, Idaho laws have allowed parents who belong to the Followers of Christ and other faith-healing sects to pray rather than seek medical care. Since 2015, at least 15 children have died of tr...
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Audrey Dutton @audreydutton.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
At least one child's life was saved: a boy in the 1960s, critically ill from measles, whose parents belonged to the Followers of Christ faith-healing religion. After his sister died, officials sought to intervene. The judge told his father, "The law governs conduct. Religion governs opinion."
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Anna Clark @annaleighclark.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
"Idaho Law Protects Faith Healers. It Wasn’t Always That Way. "From at least the 1880s through the early 1970s, it was illegal for parents in Idaho to choose prayer over medical care when a child’s life was at stake."
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Idaho Law Protects Faith Healers. It Wasn’t Always That Way.
From at least the 1880s through the early 1970s, it was illegal for parents in Idaho to choose prayer over medical care when a child’s life was at stake.
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Anna Clark @annaleighclark.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
"Since the 1970s, Idaho’s criminal and civil laws have allowed parents who belong to Followers of Christ and the state’s other faith-healing sects to pray rather than seek medical care as their children die." Another stunning story by @audreydutton.bsky.social, at @propublica.org
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These Children’s Deaths Were Preventable. Their Parents Prayed Instead of Seeking Medical Care.
For decades, Idaho laws have allowed parents who belong to the Followers of Christ and other faith-healing sects to pray rather than seek medical care. Since 2015, at least 15 children have died of tr...
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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
“I don’t understand how there could be an exception in Idaho law that allows for these children to die.” Children in a Faith-Healing Sect Keep Dying. The State of Idaho Lets It Happen. @audreydutton.bsky.social
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These Children’s Deaths Were Preventable. Their Parents Prayed Instead of Seeking Medical Care.
For decades, Idaho laws have allowed parents who belong to the Followers of Christ and other faith-healing sects to pray rather than seek medical care. Since 2015, at least 15 children have died of tr...
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Suzanne Cummins @suzannecummins.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
"Death After Death: Almost every year since 2015, Idaho children in a faith-healing sect have died of treatable conditions such as pneumonia and bacterial infections that turned to sepsis."
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Idaho Prison Project @idahoprisonproject.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Important piece making so many points (mainly that parents should seek medical care for their children). A reminder that "crime" is often political, not a measure of right and wrong.
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Lisa Song @lisalsong.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
"In any Idaho household not steeped in faith-healing, those two deaths would be investigated as crimes." Guess what happened to the families who belong to faith-healing sects. Absolutely outrageous story by @audreydutton.bsky.social
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 25/08/2026
NEW: For decades, Idaho laws have allowed parents who belong to the Followers of Christ and other faith-healing sects to pray rather than seek medical treatment as their children die. At least five sets of parents have lost multiple children.
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These Children’s Deaths Were Preventable. Their Parents Prayed Instead of Seeking Medical Care.
For decades, Idaho laws have allowed parents who belong to the Followers of Christ and other faith-healing sects to pray rather than seek medical care. Since 2015, at least 15 children have died of tr...
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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Super disturbing. Almost every year since 2015, Idaho children in a faith-healing sect have died of treatable conditions such as pneumonia and bacterial infections that turned to sepsis. The state just lets it happen. @audreydutton.bsky.social
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These Children’s Deaths Were Preventable. Their Parents Prayed Instead of Seeking Medical Care.
For decades, Idaho laws have allowed parents who belong to the Followers of Christ and other faith-healing sects to pray rather than seek medical care. Since 2015, at least 15 children have died of tr...
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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
---> Idaho law says parents can’t endanger, injure or neglect their children or let them suffer. To do so is a crime. But those laws do not apply to parents who belong to Followers of Christ, who pray rather than seek medical care as their children die. @audreydutton.bsky.social
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These Children’s Deaths Were Preventable. Their Parents Prayed Instead of Seeking Medical Care.
For decades, Idaho laws have allowed parents who belong to the Followers of Christ and other faith-healing sects to pray rather than seek medical care. Since 2015, at least 15 children have died of tr...
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Megan O'Matz @megomatz.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Since the 1970s, Idaho’s criminal and civil laws have allowed parents who belong to Followers of Christ and the state’s other faith-healing sects to pray rather than seek medical care as their children die. / Reporting by @audreydutton.bsky.social @propublica.org
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These Children’s Deaths Were Preventable. Their Parents Prayed Instead of Seeking Medical Care.
For decades, Idaho laws have allowed parents who belong to the Followers of Christ and other faith-healing sects to pray rather than seek medical care. Since 2015, at least 15 children have died of tr...
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Sisyphus Idaho @sisyphus43.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
ProPublica reporter @audreydutton.bsky.social reminds the world that #Idaho might be forced birth, but it is NOT pro life or pro child when it maintains a religious exemption on the Idaho Child Protection Act. See also, childhood vax rates. #idpol www.propublica.org/article/fait...
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These Children’s Deaths Were Preventable. Their Parents Prayed Instead of Seeking Medical Care.
For decades, Idaho laws have allowed parents who belong to the Followers of Christ and other faith-healing sects to pray rather than seek medical care. Since 2015, at least 15 children have died of tr...
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Audrey Dutton @audreydutton.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
As people in uniform ask Malachi’s parents about his birth, death and the two days in between, members of the family’s church watch from folding chairs. People come and go from the bedroom; one woman cradles a sleeping toddler. In other Idaho households, his death would be investigated as a crime.
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These Children’s Deaths Were Preventable. Their Parents Prayed Instead of Seeking Medical Care.
For decades, Idaho laws have allowed parents who belong to the Followers of Christ and other faith-healing sects to pray rather than seek medical care. Since 2015, at least 15 children have died of tr...
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ProPublica Guild @propublicaguild.org · 31/07/2026
🚨 WE HAVE A DEAL! After three years, in a major step forward for our members, we have ratified our first contract with @propublica.org’s management. We deeply appreciate everyone who supported us along the way. Here are some of our big wins👇
A graphic poster reads "We have a deal! The ProPublica Guild has reached a deal with ProPublica's management on our first contract and has voted to ratify it. Swipe for the highlights [pointing emoji].
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Audrey Dutton @audreydutton.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
The Idaho AG's office sent a fiery letter to the US DOJ on Friday, in response to the Trump administration's recent message to state election officials. "Your insinuations of criminal violations of the federal election laws are not well taken," wrote a deputy AG who represents Idaho's SOS.
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Audrey Dutton @audreydutton.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
I am speechless. This is the most unlikely and remarkable impact I can imagine anyone having in this sphere. @deldeib.bsky.social is incredible. www.propublica.org/article/vita...
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A Popular Doctor Had Long Warned That Vitamin K Shots Are Risky for Newborns. Now He’s Changed His Tune.
After ProPublica contacted Dr. Joseph Mercola for an article on babies dying after parents turned down vitamin K shots, he publicly reversed his long-held stance that the shots weren't needed. “The da...
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ID & WA News Guilds @idwanewsguilds.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Don’t cross the picket line today, Tuesday, May 26! Join us by refusing to click any articles or interacting in any way with our five McClatchy newspapers.
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Gay FC 🌈 @doclach.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
One of the toughest conversations we are having daily. Something so safe and effective is being questioned, and children are dying.
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MB @babsonm.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Hey, #Idaho …please make sure to read @audreydutton.bsky.social ‘s post and @deldeib.bsky.social ‘s reporting. It is an important story and important information. #IdahoHealth
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Audrey Dutton @audreydutton.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Folks in Idaho health care and public health, please share Duaa's story with as many people as you can.
And at Idaho’s largest hospital system, the refusal rates have gone up every year since the start of the pandemic, and in some cases have more than doubled. In 2020, 3.8% of families across St. Luke’s Health System declined the vitamin K shot for their babies. In 2025, that figure jumped to 9.8%. One hospital even reached 20% of babies not getting vitamin K shots.

At least two babies treated at St. Luke’s died within the last year from complications related to vitamin K deficiency bleeding, hospital officials confirmed. But Dr. Tom Patterson, a pediatrician who treats newborns at some St. Luke’s hospitals and is among the most vocal in warning about the climbing refusal rates, suspects there may be more.

Patterson recently pleaded with a family to allow their baby to get the shot. The father refused and shocked the doctor by going even further. He approached the nurses to complain about Patterson pushing the matter.
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Duaa Eldeib @deldeib.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
This was a hard story to report. Newborns who don’t get a vitamin K shot are 81 times more likely to develop a condition where they bleed uncontrollably. But more and more families are declining the shot. And babies are dying. www.propublica.org/article/more...
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Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth
A lifesaving injection given at birth to prevent severe bleeding has become collateral damage of the anti-vaccine movement.
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Audrey Dutton @audreydutton.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Measles has been found in wastewater in Coeur d'Alene (in North Idaho) consistently over the past month. You wouldn't know it from the lack of measles cases being reported to the public health department. data.wastewaterscan.org/tracker/?cha...
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WastewaterSCAN Data Dashboard tracks infectious diseases across the US via wastewater surveillance.
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Chris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
I take no pleasure in saying that I and my @propublicaguild.org colleagues are on strike. It shouldn't have come to this and i can only hope that seeing the overwhelming majority of staff walk out today opens management's eyes and convinces them we're serious about our demands.
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Marshall Project Guild @marshallprojectguild.org · 08/04/2026
Today we're taking a collective lunch break in solidarity with @propublicaguild.org's strike for a fair contract. You can support ProPublica Guild by not clicking on or sharing PP stories today, and telling management why you're honoring the digital picket line: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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Tell ProPublica you’ll honor a digital picket line
Unionized staff at ProPublica have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike after more than two years of bargaining their first contract. ProPublica management has: Refused to agree to basic jo...
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ProPublica Guild @propublicaguild.org · 08/04/2026
We're fighting for fair wage minimums, layoff protections and guardrails on artificial intelligence. Support us by signing our petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
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Fair Contract Now for ProPublica Guild
We, the workers of ProPublica, provide our readers with deeply researched, unbiased news that holds power to account. This work is more important now than ever, but our staff can’t properly contribute...
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ProPublica Guild @propublicaguild.org · 08/04/2026
“We're not asking for the moon here, despite what management keeps trying to tell us. We need a fair and transparent disciplinary system that we can trust so that we can keep speaking truth to power, whether in the Oval Office or inside our newsroom.” — Jeff Ernsthausen, senior data reporter
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ProPublica Guild @propublicaguild.org · 08/04/2026
“We're fighting for fair pay because people deserve to be able to afford to stay in the jobs that they love. We're fighting for protections around AI because this work is done by humans. We love this place. We believe in this work, and we are not backing down.” — Katie Campbell, video journalist
A woman wearing a "ProPublica Guild" shirt is interviewed with a microphone.
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Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Especially considering that ProPublica is a non-profit that was founded to create a professional home for investigative journalists.
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Sarah Wheeler @sarahhw.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
There’s no way to replace the kind of reporting ProPublica does with AI. That’s not how investigative journalism happens-which they should know better than anyone.
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Dunkin’ Idaho @nerowolfenstein.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Shame on @propublica.org management. And I say that as a subscriber! Your staff does great work and investigative journalism is something our society needs and machines cannot do. Get a deal done!
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Peter DiCampo @peterdicampo.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
I love working at @propublica.org. I'm on strike for the day because I want it to be a better place to work, for everyone. Please support our fight for a fair contract.
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Audrey Dutton @audreydutton.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Yes! 💯 Hope it's sooner rather too late.
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Built to Shill @builttoshill.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
I genuinely believe that the excellent journalists who founded and still manage ProPublica will come around to the Union saving them from AI.
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Mario Alejandro Ariza @marioarizabaez.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Today, I and the rest of the @propublicaguild.org are on strike. Why? Because we deserve a fair contract - one that locks in just cause, AI protections, and fair wages for all union members.
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Audrey Dutton @audreydutton.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
I genuinely do not understand management's refusal to agree to basic protections, like that they won't replace us with AI. It's baffling. Makes no sense. We're on strike to show management how serious we are about this, and how eager we are to get a contract done!
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Jessica Lussenhop @jlussenhop.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Good morning! All day today my colleagues and I will be on STRIKE. You can help us send a message! Please do not visit ProPublica's website and tell management to give us a fair contract so we can get back to work: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
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Fair Contract Now for ProPublica Guild
We, the workers of ProPublica, provide our readers with deeply researched, unbiased news that holds power to account. This work is more important now than ever, but our staff can’t properly contribute...
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Lisa Song @lisalsong.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Really sad it’s come to this. On my way to join my colleagues at the picket line. We deserve a fair contract!
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ProPublica Guild @propublicaguild.org · 08/04/2026
We’re on strike today! Support our fight for a fair contract by NOT visiting the @propublica.org website or engaging with ProPublica stories today. Tell ProPublica’s management you won’t cross the picket line: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
We're on strike! Don't visit propublica.org on April 8
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Audrey Dutton @audreydutton.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Summer child care in Boise: The annual parenting equivalent to getting Taylor Swift tickets
A "waiting room" screen for city summer camp enrollment
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 24/03/2026
At today's hearing, @blumenthal.senate.gov brought up letters we obtained from kids held at the Dilley detention facility: propub.li/4lZbTF1 He also referenced our reporting on how Trump has detained the parents of more than 11,000 children: propub.li/4c2uqg9
Sen. Blumenthal speaks at a congressional hearing. Behind him, aides hold up large posters of drawings made by children detained at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 24/03/2026
NEW: Today, Congressional Democrats are spotlighting a particularly troubling part of Trump's immigration dragnet: the American kids — including some featured in ProPublica's reporting — who have been collateral damage in the deportation campaign.
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How American Kids Have Been Collateral Damage in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
Democrats in the House and Senate are digging into the treatment, detention and sometimes even deportation of American children at the hands of immigration agents. Families featured in ProPublica’s re...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 23/03/2026
Important thread from our reporter @micarosenberg.bsky.social ⤵️
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No_ID_Lady @no-id-lady.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Yikes 😳 Wild story, excellent reporting! For another 🦇💩 crazy #Idaho connection, also check out this excellent if terrifying in-depth reporting from 7/2025: www.utahinvestigative.org/who-is-valar...
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Who is Valar Atomics? - The Utah Investigative Journalism Project
The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Utah News Dispatch. When police in Moscow, Idaho, rolled up to the scene of the structure fire on Oct....
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Audrey Dutton @audreydutton.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
I love this job. I love ProPublica. I love my editors and my coworkers. And I would love to see us get to the finish line on the best contract possible for staff, so we can get back to focusing ALL of our energy on the work we're here to do.
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Audrey Dutton @audreydutton.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
The Trump administration's demands go against the ethos of "keep your federal hands off Idaho," former Idaho Secretary of State Ben Ysursa said. I teamed up on this story with @jenafifield.bsky.social and @zachdespart.bsky.social who are tracking the DOJ's efforts. www.propublica.org/article/idah...
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As Trump Demands Voter Data, This Fiercely Independent Red State Says No
Wary of federal intrusion, Idaho passed a law three decades ago allowing it to sidestep so-called motor-voter laws. The exemption and the sentiment behind it are fueling resistance to President Donald...
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