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Mexican gray wolf faces new challenges in Gila Wilderness

Claudia Grisales is a congressional reporter assigned to NPR's Washington Desk.

Pocatello, ID — In this episode of The Poli-Sci Connection, Dr. Mark McBeth, Director of the Master of Public Administration (MPA) program at Idaho State University, interviews Becky Babb, a 2015 MPA graduate and current Public Works Project Manager for the City of Pocatello.

Saturday morning listeners of KISU's FM signal in Pocatello may experience an interruption for one to two hours, as 91.1 powers-down for needed maintenance. KISU will continue streaming live on the web at kisu.org. Thank you for your patience.

After being shut down “indefinitely” at the start of April, the registration portal of the National Firefighter Registry for Cancer is operational again. The registry is considered by many to be one of the largest and most promising efforts to further understand cancer risks among firefighters, including wildland firefighters.

Dr. Robert W. Wagner began serving as the fourteenth president of Idaho State University on January 29, 2024. Prior to his appointment, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Utah State University, where he led strategic initiatives, enrollment management, and key aspects of the student experience, including recruitment, admissions, financial aid, retention, and completion. He also held several leadership roles within USU’s Provost’s Office, overseeing statewide campuses, academic programming, faculty development, and distance education, and has contributed nationally through service on advisory boards and higher education associations.

It’s Friday, which means it's time for our Reporter Roundtable when Idaho Matters gets you up to date on all the news that made headlines this past week.

Funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program to arrive by end of month

Roughly 1 in 4 Native Americans are not registered to vote, according to the Native American Rights Fund, which analyzed Census Bureau data. In recent years, however, three Mountain West states have passed laws to allow tribes to register them automatically.

Reliable, high-speed internet access has long been a challenge in rural parts of the West. Recently the Western Governor’s Association sent letters to Congress to encourage efforts to improve the situation.