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On Tuesday, Idahoans voted to reject Proposition 1, the citizen-led ballot initiative that would’ve restored abortion rights in the state. The ballot measure needed a simple majority to pass: it lost by about 56% of votes.
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Julie Luchetta/Boise State Public Radio NewsProposition 1 campaigning in Idaho attracted millions of dollars from supporters and opponents in the lead up to Election Day. -
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The Ada County Sheriff’s Office must release the initial seconds of body camera footage from a 2024 shooting that killed Deputy Tobin Bolter under a new opinion from the Idaho Supreme Court. -
Millions of dollars have gone towards campaign ads in support of and against Proposition 1, the ballot initiative that could restore abortion rights in Idaho. But in the days leading up to November 3rd, volunteers from both sides of the issue focused on reaching people through conversations. -
The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree that was harvested in North Idaho last month is now on tour as it makes its way to Washington D.C. -
Bloomberg Law Senior Correspondent Jennifer Kay discusses October's two-week hearing in the lawsuit over the failed merger between grocery giants Albertsons and Kroger. -
A Canyon County judge has rejected a request by anti-Proposition 1 campaigners to halt TV ads from airing that promote the ballot measure days before the election.
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