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Evening Report – Wed., Apr 8, 2026 – Washington Drought Emergency / More on Latah Co. Voting

Posted on April 8, 2026 by by KRFP

Washington Department of Ecology Declares Drought Emergency for 4th Year in a Row.
City of Boise Paints Flagpoles in Rainbow Colors.
Judge Rules Trump Justice Dept. Lawsuit Against Washington to Grab Private Voter Registration Data Protected by State Law Can Proceed.
Post-Meeting Audio from Tuesday’s Latah Co. Commission Meeting on Voting.
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Tags: Boise, Climate, Drought, Elections, Environment, Flags, Gay Rights, Julie Fry, Justice Dept., Latah County, Pride Flags, State of Washington, Steve Hobbs, Washington Department of Ecology

Evening Report – Fri., Feb 13, 2026 – Washington Police Certification Bill / Idaho Anti-Trans Bill

Posted on February 13, 2026 by by KRFP

Washington Senate Passes Bill with New Standards for County Sheriffs and Police Chiefs.
Idaho Legislative Committee Passes Bill Making Businesses Liable if People Use Restrooms Coinciding with Gender Identity.
Harm Likely if Idaho Budget Cuts Happen.
Washington Dept. of Ecology to Require Spokane County & City of Spokane to Provide West Plains Residents with Bottled Water or Filters Due to PCB’s.
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Tags: Bathroom Bill, Criminal Justice Training Commission, Gender Identity, Groundwater, Health, Idaho Legislature, J-FAC, PCB's, Police, Sheriffs, Spokane, Spokane County, Transgender, Washington Department of Ecology, Washington Legislature, Water, Water Pollution

Evening Report – Mon., Sep 29, 2025 – Washington Secretary of State: Less than Ten Days Before Election use Drop Boxes not Mailboxes.

Posted on September 29, 2025 by by KRFP

Post Master General Louis Dejoy’s Changes Mean Many Washington Mail-In Ballots Will be Thrown Out.
Idaho Legislature’s Doge Interim Committee Considers Repealing Voter-Approved Medicaid Expansion.
Portland Officials Respond to Trump’s Claim that Portland is a War Zone and Target of his Next Military Intervention.
Washington to Continue Requiring Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reports after Federal Government Takes Away Requirement.
Southern Idaho Church Wins Lawsuit Against State Charter School who Cancelled Sunday Church Services because of Blaine Amendment Due Diligence.
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Tags: Blaine Amendment, Charter Schools, Climate, Donald Trump, Elections, Environment, EPA, Greenhouse Gases, Health, Idaho Doge, Idaho Legislature, Mail-in Ballots, Medicaid Expansion, Military, Portland, Postal Service, Religion, Sage International School, Steve Hobbs, Truth Family Bible Church, Washington Department of Ecology

Evening Report – Thu., Aug 21, 2025 – WA Dept. of Ecology Official Rebuffs EPA’s new Anti-Climate Stance / 3rd Measles in Case

Posted on August 21, 2025 by by KRFP

3rd Measles Case This Year in Idaho…Unrelated to Other Northern Idaho Case.
Washington Ecology Dept. Official Testifies Against Trump’s Planned Repeal of Endangerment Finding which Informs Climate Regulations.
State Board of Education Working to Determine 5 Finalists for Boise State University President.
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Tags: BSU, Christine Hahn, Climate, Education, Environment, Health, Idaho Dept. of Health and Welfare, Measles, SBOE, Washington Department of Ecology

Evening Report – Thu., Jan 9, 2025 – Anti-Trans Resolution / Anti-Cannabis Bill

Posted on January 9, 2025 by by KRFP

Rep. Barbara Ehardt’s Resolution Slamming Vulnerable Trans Athletes Advances in House.
Rep. Bruce Skaug of Nampa Introduces Bill that Would Force Judges to Fine Those Convicted of Possessing Less Than 3 Ounces of Cannabis at Least $300.
Washington Dept. of Ecology Starts Planning P-FAS Testing at Spokane International Airport.
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Tags: Athletics, Barbara Ehardt, Bruce Skaug, Cannabis, Environment, P-FAS, Pollution, Spokane International Airport, Transgender, Volleyball, Washington Department of Ecology

Evening Report – Wed., Jan 3, 2024 – Moscow Council Organization / Air Pollution Mortality in Washington

Posted on January 3, 2024 by by KRFP

Washington Dept. of Ecology Study Finds Air Pollutions Killing More People in Marginalized Communities.
Idaho has Highest Vaccination Opt-Out Rate in Nation for Children Entering Kindergarten without Required Vaccines.
Special Prosecutor Says Investigation Continues of Idaho Health & Welfare for Administering Federal Covid Grants for Children.
Moscow Swears in New Council Member.
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Tags: Air Pollution, Bryce Blankenship, City of Moscow, Corona Virus, Drew Davis, Environment, Gina Taruscio, Health, Idaho Dept. of Health and Welfare, Raul Labrador, Sandra Kelly, University of Washington, Vaccinations, Washington Department of Ecology

Evening Report – Fri., May 28, 2021 – Pandemic in Moscow

Posted on May 28, 2021 by by KRFP

Moscow City Council Member Anne Zabala on City’s Pandemic Response.
Gov. Brad Little Rescinds Lieutenant Governor Janice McGeachin’s Executive Order Forbidding Mask Rules.
Washington Dept. of Ecology Issues Drought Advisory.
Anna Miller of the Idaho Freedom Foundation Accuses Universities of Social Justice Indoctrination.
Only African American in Idaho Legislature Rep. Chris Mathias Speaks about Social Justice and Critical Race Theory as an Academic.
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Tags: Anna Miller, Anne Zabala, Brad Little, Chris Mathias, City of Moscow, Corona Virus, Drough, Education, Environment, Health, Idaho Freedom Foundation, Indoctrination Task Force, Janice McGeachin, Masks, Social Justice, Washington Department of Ecology

Evening Report – Tue., Dec 31, 2019 – Emissions Testing

Posted on December 31, 2019 by by KRFP

Washington Ends Mandatory Vehicle Emissions Testing.
Pullman has Another Big Year for Construction Permits.
Only 52,000 Have Signed Up for Idaho Medicaid Expansion So Far; 91,000 Eligible.
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Tags: Air Pollution, City of Pullman, Construction, Environment, Health, Medicaid, Medicaid Expansion, Pullman, State of Idaho, State of Washington, Vehicle Registration, Washington Department of Ecology

Evening Report – Mon., Nov 25, 2019 – Methanol Plant

Posted on November 25, 2019 by by KRFP

Washington Dept. of Ecology says Backers of $2 Billion Methanol Plant Have Not Shown the Plant will Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Worldwide.
Grizzly who Spent Summer in Idaho Now Back in Montana’s Cabinet Mountains.
Pullman Police Are Now Including the Possibility of Hazing in their Investigation of WSU Frat Member Samuel Martinez.
42,000 Idahoans Have Signed up For Medicaid Expansion.
New Restaurant Planned for Former US Bank Space in Downtown Moscow.
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Tags: Cabinet Mountains, Education, Environment, Fraternities, Grizzlies, Hazing, Medicaid, Medicaid Expansion, Methanol, Montana, Natural Gas, Police, Pullman Police, Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness, Washington Department of Ecology, WSU

Evening Report – Mon., Sep 16, 2019 – County Money for Medicaid

Posted on September 16, 2019 by by KRFP

Republican Idaho Lawmakers Want Counties to Kick In $10 Million to Fund Medicaid Expansion.
1st Vaping Related Illnesses Reported in Idaho, Spokane County; Idaho Vaping Industry Lobbyist Indentified.
Dept. of Energy Will Negotiate with Washington State Dept. of Ecology over Hanford Clean-up Deadlines.
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Tags: Department of Energy, Environment, Hanford, Health, Idaho Legislature, Indigent Health Care, Medicaid Expansion, Nuclear Waste, State of Washington, Vaping, Washington Department of Ecology

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Evening Report – Wed., Apr 8, 2026 – Washington Drought Emergency / More on Latah Co. Voting

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Evening Report – Fri., Feb 13, 2026 – Washington Police Certification Bill / Idaho Anti-Trans Bill

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Evening Report – Mon., Sep 29, 2025 – Washington Secretary of State: Less than Ten Days Before Election use Drop Boxes not Mailboxes.

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Evening Report – Thu., Aug 21, 2025 – WA Dept. of Ecology Official Rebuffs EPA’s new Anti-Climate Stance / 3rd Measles in Case

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Evening Report – Thu., Jan 9, 2025 – Anti-Trans Resolution / Anti-Cannabis Bill

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Evening Report – Wed., Jan 3, 2024 – Moscow Council Organization / Air Pollution Mortality in Washington

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Evening Report – Tue., Dec 31, 2019 – Emissions Testing

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Evening Report – Mon., Nov 25, 2019 – Methanol Plant

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Evening Report – Mon., Sep 16, 2019 – County Money for Medicaid

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