Death warrant issued, execution set for Nov. 8

The Idaho Department of Correction served a death warrant on Thursday to Thomas Creech, a man who has been on death row since 1983. IDOC reported in a press release that they do have the chemicals necessary to carry out an execution by lethal injection.

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Early Endorsements for Idaho Legislature

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We still have an entire 2024 legislative session before the next Republican primary — but that hasn't stopped a pair of organizations from announcing their support for certain candidates all across the state. Kevin Richert from Idaho Education News joins Logan Finney to break down the competing slates of candidates, as well as the significance of their endorsements and fundraising this far in advance of the next spring primary.

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In quick reversal, federal court will reconsider EMTALA abortion case

The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed to reconsider an appeals case that will determine whether emergency room physicians in Idaho will be shielded from prosecution under the state’s abortion ban for providing stabilizing care.

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Updating your voter registration online? Need an absentee ballot in Idaho? Friday is the deadline.

Idaho Capital Sun: For Idahoans who want to vote absentee or to register to vote online, Friday, Oct. 13 at 11:59 p.m. is the deadline to register to vote or update their registration.

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Idaho Education News: A long, troubling immunization trend just gets worse

Idaho’s childhood immunization rates, already low, fell once again last school year. The data suggests that more than 10,000 school-age children were not fully vaccinated for a host of diseases — such as measles, chickenpox, mumps and polio. But the news here is that after two decades of near dormancy, measles has made an unwelcome comeback in Idaho this fall — with 10 new cases and counting.

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