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After the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine was opened to Idahoans age 12 to 17, a group of Idaho teens went together to get their vaccines. (Courtesy of St. Luke's Health System)

5 reasons some Idahoans didn’t get the COVID vaccine — and what might persuade them

Lotteries, cash and jet skis won’t get Idahoans to roll up their sleeves.

The Idaho House of Representatives in session at the Idaho Capitol on April 6, 2021. (Otto Kitsinger for Idaho Capital Sun)

Idaho legislators to take on Biden vaccine rules, ethics complaint against Rep. Giddings

Lawmakers to meet Monday at Statehouse to continue longest session in Idaho’s history

A sign alerts residents to a mobile COVID-19 testing site in Chicago, Illinois. Policy makers continue to urge greatly expanding coronavirus testing as a means of detecting and containing emerging outbreaks.

As Coronavirus Surges, How Much Testing Does Your State Need To Subdue The Virus?

A new NPR/Harvard analysis finds most states' testing efforts still fall far short of what's needed to beat back the pandemic. Find out how your state is doing.

Contact tracing for the coronavirus is the subject of colorful conspiracy theories. In fact, contact tracing is a straightforward process of notifying people if they've been exposed to someone who is sick.

Conspiracy Theories Aside, Here's What Contact Tracers Really Do

Recently, the idea of contact tracing has triggered some colorful misinformation campaigns. It's actually a tried-and-true public health tool that can curb the spread of the coronavirus.

Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin's office took six weeks to provide a heavily redacted copy of public records to the Idaho Capital Sun. The office blacked out all feedback it received from more than 3,000 Idahoans.

McGeachin’s office refuses to release public comments on ‘indoctrination’ task force

The Idaho Capital Sun first requested the records six weeks ago.

Idaho Gov. Brad Little gives his State of the State speech in the house chambers of the State Capitol building on January 9, 2023. (Otto Kitsinger for Idaho Capital Sun)

Analysis: Idaho Gov. Brad Little’s ambitious scholarship plan is still a rough draft

Although the Idaho Legislature approved funding for the Empowering Parents Grant Program in February, less than $2 million has been distributed to applicants. (Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images)

Idaho parents frustrated by Empowering Parents grant program delays

Less than half of current 28,000 applications have been approved, education department says

The Idaho Republican Party’s State Central Committee will consider several changes to its rules over the weekend at its 2023 winter meeting, including a policy that would allow the party’s committee members to question the conduct of a Republican elected official and consider punishment for deviating from the party platform. (Kelcie Moseley-Morris/Idaho Capital Sun)

Proposed rule: Elected officials who deviate from Idaho GOP platform could face consequences

Organizations state their opposition to other proposed rule changes leading up to GOP’s winter meeting

Milo Greer from Brooklyn, N.Y., drew himself and his friend because he "misses him so much."

'Dear NPR': In Postcards From The Shutdown, Kids Show Us Life — And Learning

From online soccer to missing Grandma, children all over the country sent us postcards about their lives. Along the way, they gave us a glimpse of what it's like to be a kid right now.

Nellie Riether, whose kids are 13 and 15, has to decide whether to start spending her retirement savings or uproot her family from the house they're renting and move in with her sister.

'Incredibly Scary': Single Moms Fear Falling Through Holes In Pandemic Safety Net

Many single parents collecting unemployment benefits are running out of money to pay rent, with Congress still unable to pass a relief bill to help.

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