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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 25/04/2026
Nearly 4,400 fewer U.S. teens and young adults died by suicide than projected in the first two-and-a-half years of the 988 mental health crisis hotline, a sign the program is working even as it faces long-term funding challenges. to.pbs.org/4cFt4ao
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988 hotline linked to thousands of fewer youth suicide deaths since launch, study finds
Nearly 4,400 fewer U.S. teens and young adults died by suicide than projected in the first two-and-a-half years of the 988 mental health crisis hotline, a sign the program is working even as it faces ...
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Logan Finney @loganfinney.com · 04/03/2026
"During the private discussion, which an Idaho Capital Sun reporter observed, multiple JFAC members discussed specific dollar amounts... which potentially raises questions about JFAC’s transparency and whether public decisions are being made outside of a public meeting." #idleg
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AAAAHH-lex Plante 🐀👑 @aplante.com · 24/02/2026
i hate resting i was tired so i rested instead of working and i’m so incredibly grumpy about it i don’t want to rest i want to DO THINGS
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Logan Finney @loganfinney.com · 21/02/2026
Thank you #NICAR for the skills that made this 330+ row Flourish monstrosity possible. @ire.org
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Idaho Reports @handle.invalid · 20/02/2026
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee set this year's first supplemental and enhancement budgets on Friday morning. Divides over the new reduction process were apparent in the debate on restoring tuition assistance for Idaho National Guard members. #idleg
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Logan Finney @loganfinney.com · 20/02/2026
National parties are gearing up for their 2028 runs at the White House. But will Idaho voters get to weigh in at the ballot box? FrontloadingHQ on the #idleg presidential primary bill. www.frontloadinghq.com/2026/02/idah...
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Idaho legislators again try to resurrect presidential primary in the Gem state
The Idaho House State Affairs Committee has introduced legislation to reestablish a separate state-funded presidential primary. H 638 would...
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Idaho Reports @handle.invalid · 20/02/2026
The legislature's budget process can be arcane and hard to follow, even for veteran stakeholders. Idaho Reports will update this bill tracker dashboard daily for the rest of the session. #idleg blog.idahoreports.idahoptv.org/2026…
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investigatewest.bsky.social @investigatewest.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Idaho’s prison system will no longer release information about whether an officer retired, resigned or was fired. It comes after we used those records to expose alleged sexual misconduct by dozens of prison guards. w/ the @invisible.institute - www.investigatewest.org/idaho-record...
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Idaho won’t let public see if a cop was fired or resigned
State agencies will no longer release information about whether an officer retired, resigned or was fired
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Logan Finney @loganfinney.com · 17/02/2026
Partner: "Hey do you wanna hop online and play Minecraft with me and my sister?" Me: "Sure! I could relax a bit." Me: *gets blown up by creepers approximately 15 times in 2 mins* Me: "Alright, I'm calling it a night!"
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a baby wearing headphones sits at a desk with a keyboard and mouse ..
Alt: gamer baby
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Logan Finney @loganfinney.com · 16/02/2026
I am looking for a couple of beta testers to give feedback on my revamped 2026 Budget Tracker... DM if interested #idleg
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Idaho Reports @handle.invalid · 14/02/2026
Division of Financial Management administrator Lori Wolff sent a letter to the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee outlining the potential impacts of the committee’s 5% budget cut proposals. #idleg
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Idaho Reports @handle.invalid · 13/02/2026
It’s a year filled with difficult decisions, and some Idahoans are begging the state not to cut Medicaid any more than it already has. Tonight, Rep. Josh Tanner, Sen. Scott Grow, Rep. Rod Furniss, and Rep. Brooke Green of the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee discuss. #idleg
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FāVS News @favsnews.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Idaho bill would fine cities $2,000 daily for flying unapproved flags #idaho #flags #statenews
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Idaho Lawmakers Advance Bill Targeting Pride Flags
Idaho lawmakers advanced a bill to restrict government flag displays as clergy, activists and Boise leaders defended flying the LGBTQ+ pride flag.
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Idaho Reports @handle.invalid · 04/02/2026
Members of the Idaho Freedom Caucus and Theo Wold, Visiting Fellow for Law and Technology at The Heritage Foundation, unveiled a series of bills Tuesday that would dramatically increase immigration enforcement at the state level. #idleg youtu.be/N6ORrq8A9wY
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Immigration Enforcement Bills | Idaho Freedom Caucus | Full Press Conference
YouTube video by Idaho Reports
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Jerry Chen @jcsalterego.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
fraggle rock implies the existence of fraggle jazz and fraggle rap
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Logan Finney @loganfinney.com · 30/01/2026
Idaho Reports is so good tonight, folks. Tune in at 8:30, or stream @idahoreports.org online! #idleg
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Logan Finney @loganfinney.com · 17/01/2026
Six years ago today - my very first #idleg session, covering Shawn Keogh's confirmation interview for appointment to the State Board of Education. Many different faces on the Senate Education Committee today.
Sens. Jim Woodward, Carl Crabtree, Chuck Winder, and Steven Thayneformer Sen. Shawn KeoghThe 2020 Senate Education Committee
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Logan Finney @loganfinney.com · 15/01/2026
This might become my new go-to #idleg webpage legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/...
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Committees Daily Meeting Summary – Idaho State Legislature
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Idaho Reports @handle.invalid · 09/01/2026
Good news: @loganfinney.com has made a new #idleg feed after our existing one broke. If you were using the feed from this profile, please unpin it and replace it with this one. #idpol bsky.app/profile/did:...
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Logan Finney @loganfinney.com · 31/12/2025
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a black and white photo of a man with the words " another one " above him
Alt: "another one" DJ Khaled
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Logan Finney @loganfinney.com · 22/12/2025
My latest for @idahoreports.org ↓
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Idaho Reports @handle.invalid · 16/12/2025
Starting January 8th, Idaho Reports is moving to Thursday nights at 8:30 pm on Idaho PTV. As the program enters its 54th season, Idaho Reports continues to deliver in-depth panel discussions and interviews with policymakers and stakeholders on issues affecting Idahoans’ daily lives. #idleg
Producer Logan Finney and host Melissa Davlin on the set of Idaho Reports.
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Beautiful Public Data @beautifulpublicdata.com · 01/12/2025
NEW POST! 🪨🌈 A new, colorful map from the USGS synthesizes decades of state and federal geologic surveys to create the most detailed visualization of the geology of the contiguous United States to date. www.beautifulpublicdata.com/usgs-coopera...
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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
So many people think of Jake Tapper or Maggie Haberman when they picture a "journalist" and it creates this perception of journalists as being higher paid then they are. But most journalists are at small outlets covering city council and school committee meetings making like $40,000.
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Logan Finney @loganfinney.com · 18/11/2025
Idaho Family Policy Center announced its intent to run a bill designating State Highway 16, from Emmett to Star, as the Charlie Kirk Memorial Highway. #idleg #idpol idahofamily.org/petition-cha...
Charlie Kirk at BSUpart of IFPC statementIdaho State Highway 16IFPC logo
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Logan Finney @loganfinney.com · 18/11/2025
Thank you for your attention to this matter! #idpol
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Logan Finney @loganfinney.com · 05/11/2025
I am happy to share that I’m losing the "Associate" tag from my job title, as I have accepted a full Producer/Writer position with Idaho Public Television! Times are tough in public media, but I'm excited to step up my journalism at @idahoreports.org and help cook up more great #Idaho documentaries.
Great Seal of the State of Idaho
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Logan Finney @loganfinney.com · 01/11/2025
Happy Halloween! 👻🎃💀
Ghost - Classic - Skull
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Logan Finney @loganfinney.com · 22/10/2025
@status.blueskyfeedcreator.com any updates?
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Logan Finney @loganfinney.com · 19/10/2025
No Kings • Boise, ID • October 18
No Kings • Boise, ID • October 18
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Logan Finney @loganfinney.com · 02/10/2025
My reporting in 2020: “It is often difficult to come up with a list of five viable president finalists... They feared that by being named publicly it would jeopardize their current employment. We encountered that with just about all of our searches.” #idleg #idedu www.uiargonaut.com/2020/01/24/s...
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State legislature considers narrowing lists of university presidential search finalists
The Idaho Senate Education Committee is considering a bill that would decrease the number of finalists that public state universities must name in presidential searches.  The proposed legislation crea...
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Logan Finney @loganfinney.com · 05/09/2025
New from me @idahoreports.org: Idaho's Rep. Russ Fulcher says he would sign on to Rep. Thomas Massie's discharge petition if the House Oversight Committee effort does not provide transparency into the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. #idpol #EpsteinFiles blog.idahoreports.idahoptv.org/2025/09/05/f...
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Fulcher says he would support Epstein petition if House Oversight unsuccessful - Idaho Reports
Rep. Russ Fulcher said he is open to a congressional move to force the release of all files related to Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes.
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Idaho Education News @idahoednews.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Idaho school districts will receive $180 million to offset local, voter-approved property taxes. That's an increase from last year — but considerably less than the 2025 Legislature earmarked for property tax relief. #idleg #idaho www.idahoednews.org/news/sluggis...
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Sluggish sales tax collections cut into school property tax relief
Idaho school districts will receive $180 million to offset local, voter-approved property taxes. That’s an increase from last year — but considerably less than the 2025 Legislature earmarked …
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Logan Finney @loganfinney.com · 29/08/2025
Pocatello is way prettier than I expected
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Idaho Capital Sun @idahocapitalsun.com · 29/08/2025
Sometimes, a parent or guardian can get on the phone, according to Idaho 988 Director Lee Flinn, “but in most situations, the minor hangs up because they tell us they feel like they can’t do that.” #idleg #idpol
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Idaho’s parental consent law impedes 988 suicide crisis hotline access for some youth • Idaho Capital Sun
A law requiring parental consent for most medical treatment provided to minors is affecting work at the Idaho 988 Crisis and Suicide Hotline.
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Idaho Capital Sun @idahocapitalsun.com · 11/08/2025
Howard Rynearson, Payette County GOP Central Committee chairman, is leading the charge to gather enough signatures to place the measure on the November 2026 ballot. #idleg #idpol
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Ballot initiative proposed to eliminate Idaho’s 6% sales tax on food • Idaho Capital Sun
Organizers are gathering signatures to remove Idaho's sales tax on groceries after efforts to do so in the Legislature have not advanced.
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Logan Finney @loganfinney.com · 11/08/2025
Here comes Trouble...! This little guy is two months old and my new favorite fella. #pets
Trouble poses innocently for the camera
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Logan Finney @loganfinney.com · 01/08/2025
The good news is that Idaho hasn't found any more quagga mussels yet. The bad news is that we didn't see any at this time last summer either. #idpol #idnews blog.idahoreports.idahoptv.org/2025/07/31/n...
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No Idaho quagga mussels detected yet in 2025 - Idaho Reports
The microscopic quagga mussel veligers were not detected in 2023 and 2024 until late September.
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Logan Finney @loganfinney.com · 22/07/2025
"Indians racing with President [Teddy Roosevelt]'s train under snow-streaked Idaho mountains near Pocatello" (1903)
stereograph photo depicts Native Americans on horseback bearing an American flag, point of view as though the photographer is aboard a train coming up alongside them
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Logan Finney @loganfinney.com · 18/07/2025
My darling spouse called the 2006 Eragon movie "good" the other day, and reader, I have never been so betrayed
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Kyle Pfannenstiel @pfannyyy.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Idaho is preparing a plan on how to responsibly use AI in state government. We took a look and what that means, and how Idaho is already using AI.
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Idaho preps to roll out artificial intelligence in state government • Idaho Capital Sun
As Idaho state government employees show interest and concern in AI, the Office of Information Technology Services is preparing guidance.
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Logan Finney @loganfinney.com · 14/07/2025
I was today years old when I learned the famous "Packer John" Welch of Idaho lore was killed in a highway robbery at age 25.
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Logan Finney @loganfinney.com · 30/06/2025
youtu.be/I7_gpA7CTk0?...
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Idaho Senators Lead Moment of Silence on Senate Floor to Remember Fallen Idaho Firefighters
YouTube video by Senator Mike Crapo
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Eric Barker @ericbarker.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Sen. Risch has stated publicly for the first time that he is opposed to the public land sell-off provision in the Senate reconciliation bill. www.lmtribune.com/local-news/r...
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Idaho's Risch comes out against public land sell-off
Proposal to sell federal land is provision in 'Big Beautiful Bill' that U.S. Senate is considering
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Idaho Reports @handle.invalid · 19/06/2025
“We are causing so much havoc,” says Amanda Cook, the forensic nurse examiner director at the Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Center in Idaho Falls. "Now they can’t get medical help... (The legislators) have totally screwed it up.” #idleg #idpol blog.idahoreports.idahoptv.org/2025/06/18/i...
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Idaho policymakers 'confident' parental rights fix will come - Idaho Reports
by Idaho Reports staff Despite multiple reports of issues with the original law and a
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Logan Finney @loganfinney.com · 08/06/2025
A round of booing from the Canyon County Pride crowd after each local legislator's name was called out, with the biggest boo for Gov. Brad Little. "That man couldn't stand up to a gentle breeze," @socialistlyawkward.bsky.social remarks. #idleg #idpol
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Logan Finney @loganfinney.com · 27/05/2025
2026 #idleg candidates already making announcements
TH- THIS IS MY HOLE! 
IT WAS MADE FOR ME!
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Idaho Reports @handle.invalid · 23/05/2025
Earlier this year, Idaho passed a law to allow some cases of lewd conduct with a child under age 12 with aggravating circumstances to be punishable by death. The bill did not allocate any additional money for the State Public Defender’s Office. #idleg blog.idahoreports.idahoptv.org/2025/05/09/d...
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Demand for capital defense attorneys may soon skyrocket in Idaho - Idaho Reports
By Ruth Brown, Idaho Reports   Earlier this year, Idaho Legislators passed a bill to allow
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