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Robb Elementary School in Uvalde County: our hearts are breaking again: a response to this latest tragedy

Robb Elementary School in Uvalde County: our hearts are breaking again: a response to this latest tragedy

May 25, 2022 | Uncategorized

Yesterday’s tragedy where 21 people were killed at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde County, has once AGAIN brought many of us to our knees, wondering what is wrong with our country and how to stop these murders. I have been struggling with what more there is to say...
S1240: Racially Restrictive Covenants going toHouse Floor

S1240: Racially Restrictive Covenants going toHouse Floor

Mar 12, 2022 | Uncategorized

S1240 – Racially Restrictive CovenantsThis bill allows homeowners to remove racially restrictive covenants that still exist in the chain of title for many Idaho homes in Idaho. During the twentieth century, both redlining and racial covenants were widely used...
Idaho GOP: Bounty Hunters who Block Reproductive Health Care

Idaho GOP: Bounty Hunters who Block Reproductive Health Care

Mar 6, 2022 | Uncategorized

We are at a crisis point for reproductive healthcare and rights in Idaho. SB 1309 is part of the aggressive anti-abortion agenda pushed by politicians across the country to ban abortion outright, to interfere in a person’s individual freedom to control their own body....
Confidentiality for Sexual and Domestic Violence Survivors

Confidentiality for Sexual and Domestic Violence Survivors

Feb 26, 2022 | Uncategorized

S1332 Amending Idaho Code 9-203 Confidential Relations and Communications It has been an honor to work with stakeholders from the Idaho Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence and receiving letters of support from Domestic Violence Programs all over the state...
Racial Covenants, Redlining & Intergenerational Wealth in Idaho

Racial Covenants, Redlining & Intergenerational Wealth in Idaho

Jan 29, 2022 | Uncategorized

Paper Submitted by McKay CunninghamProfessor and Director of Experiential LearningCollege of Idaho Historical Background During the twentieth century, both redlining and racial covenants were widely used tools to ensure housing disparities based on race. Developers...
Something to Celebrate in 2020: Final backlogged sexual assault kit processed!

Something to Celebrate in 2020: Final backlogged sexual assault kit processed!

Jan 4, 2022 | Uncategorized

I got the call last week (Dec. 29) the last rape kit from Idaho’s backlog had finally been tested and put in the system! Matthew Gamette and his team at the Idaho State Police Forensics lab have been working to test all of the kits that were the subject of my...
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