Month: December 2020

Campus coronavirus roundup, 12.14.20: Hitting the fall finish line

“At the beginning of the summer, NNU had one primary objective and that was to allow students to safely return to campus for the entirety of fall semester,” President Joel Pearsall said last week.

Coronavirus trendline, 12.11.20: A week of unsettling records

In a possible aftershock from Thanksgiving and holiday travel, Idaho’s new case numbers set a weekly record. Deaths also hit a peak, for the second successive week.

The enemy is the virus, not each other

Choose to support others while seeking to understand those who do not view things the way you do.

Episode 237: Questions Emerge About Upcoming Legislative Session

With a month to go until the schedule opening day, questions are emerging about the upcoming legislative session.

Little says legislators should consider delaying session or going virtual

House Minority Leader Ilana Rubel, D-Boise, also calls for legislators to postpone the session until a vaccine is widely available.

Little: Hospitals face a worsening crisis from the pandemic

“We remain at a dangerous precipice,” Gov. Brad Little said Thursday. The governor didn’t say much about school operations, and again voiced opposition to a statewide mask mandate.

State board reinforces governor’s order: Only 10 spectators at events

The State Board resolution is in response to pressure on school districts, and reports of districts violating Gov. Brad Little’s “Stay Healthy” order.

Pandemic prompts Boise State to rewrite spring calendar

After a later-than-usual spring break, students will wrap up the final two weeks of classes online.

Thousands miss out on free lunch delivery in Nampa

The district gives out about 1,200 free lunches every day, a dramatic decrease from pre-COVID-19 days when the district was serving 9,000.

Projected state budget surplus grows to $600 million

Gov. Little is preparing a proposal that would combine tax cuts and investments in education, transportation and water projects.