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A COVID-19 test is collected in Salt Lake City, Utah. A federal study published Monday found that Hispanic and non-white workers make up a disproportionate share of COVID-19 cases associated with workplace outbreaks in Utah.

CDC Study Finds Hispanics Hit Disproportionately Hard By Workplace Outbreaks

A study out Monday found that Hispanic and nonwhite workers made up 73% of cases associated with workplace outbreaks in certain industries, despite representing 24% of the workforce in those sectors.

Policing Is Changing In The Age of Social Distancing

Police departments are facing a new reality in the era of coronavirus. As familiar categories of crime fade, officers are being asked to handle unfamiliar and sometimes uncomfortable new assignments.

Badlands National Park in South Dakota is one of more than 400 parks overseen by the National Park Service in the U.S. (David Restivo/National Park Service)

National parks nominee pledges to ramp up workforce, improve staff morale

If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Charles F. Sams III would be the first confirmed head of the National Park Service since 2017

Goles (Number 5) celebrates a historic moment after scoring a career total of 1,000 points

ISU Women's Basketball: A Historic Moment

Goles Has Historic Afternoon as Bengals Take Down the Tommies 67-57

Thousands of President Donald Trump’s supporters storm the U.S. Capitol building following a “Stop the Steal” rally on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C. The protesters stormed the historic building, breaking windows and clashing violently with police. Trump supporters had gathered in the nation’s capital to protest the ratification of President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory over Trump in the 2020 election. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

New study finds widespread concern about the health of government, democracy

In Idaho, 76% of people surveyed said they believe the U.S. is headed down the wrong track.

The Idaho Hispanic Chamber of Commerce hosts a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Casa Añejo, which Daniel Palomera opened during the pandemic. (Courtesy of Idaho Hispanic Chamber of Commerce)

Hispanics are a growing driver of Idaho’s economy, with millions in buying power

Idaho businesses can reach an untapped market by advertising in Spanish, says chamber official

A McDonald’s restaurant in downtown Boise advertised $11 hourly wages in spring 2021. By summer 2022, that was up to $15 an hour. The cost of labor has risen as jobs go unfilled. A new report based on census data suggests long COVID could be one cause of worker shortages. (Audrey Dutton, Idaho Capital Sun)

Long COVID is costing Idaho thousands of full-time workers, data suggest

New census data and a Brookings Institution analysis show potential harm to jobs

From right to left, Jose DeLeon of the Idaho Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Trish Walker of the Idaho Black Community Alliance, Martha Martinez of the South Central Idaho Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Mari Ramos of the Idaho Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Mindi Anderson of the Idaho Veterans Chamber of Commerce, Yori dela Rosa of the Idaho Veterans Chamber of Commerce and Jessica Koefod of the Idaho Veterans Chamber of Commerce attend the 2022 State of Women in Business lunch. (Courtesy of Jessica Koefod)

New chamber of commerce actively building network to connect veterans with Idaho services

Idaho Veterans Chamber of Commerce offers workforce, education, housing workshops to military members, spouses

Women's Basketball 3/1/2023 4:38:00 PM Jonathan Match, ISU Media Relations

ISU Women's Basketball

Bengals Set for Tournament Rematch with Portland State

Voters wait in line at a polling place at the Hispanic Cultural Center in Nampa, Idaho on November 8, 2022. (Otto Kitsinger for Idaho Capital Sun)

Republicans poised to retain supermajority in Idaho Legislature

Democrats did not run candidates in dozens of legislative races across the state

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