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NEW: I have a story today expanding on the information in my tweet the other day about out-of-state transfers in Idaho and what those transfers mean for doctors and patients. #idleg #idpol newsfromthestates.com/article/loss-f…

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1. A 🧵 on #flu , #Covid & #RSV (mostly flu). The
#influenza -like illness season is pretty much over. The percentage of people seeking care for ILIs is below 2.9%, that dotted line. You can catch flu at any time of the year, but chances of catching it now thru the summer are low.

When ProPublica began reporting on the Supreme Court, Justin Elliott and Josh Kaplan had no sources at all. But they made >1,000 calls.

“Many, many, many, many people said no to us, or just didn’t return our calls.”

So they kept calling.
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OK who else did Girls State in high school? (I was shy and not about to run for ANY office, so I just took the job of 'reporter' because nobody else wanted it, which is lol in so many ways) tv.apple.com/us/movie/girls…

Genuinely bewildered by this whole saga. idahostatesman.com/news/business/…

Cheers to Idaho for ending this practice (although there is always room for improvement in the resources provided to ppl w/ serious #mentalillness & their families). Local journalism is important and impactful as seen by the coverage of this situation propublica.org/article/idaho-…

Must read!

Excellent reporting that played a significant role in #Idaho finally addressing this very real problem after DECADES of inaction.
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The reporting on decades of failures to build a facility seemed to create among policymakers “almost a sense of urgency to understand this issue better, to figure out how they could try to be helpful in solving,” said IDOC Director Josh Tewalt. propublica.org/article/idaho-…

AMAZING IMPACT! 🎉 After Imprisoning Patients, Idaho OKs New Mental Health Facility propublica.org/article/idaho-… by Audrey Dutton

He said he expects the impacts to be increases to costs of care, losses of reproductive function, and the health and mortality of pregnant patients.

“The primary factor which is destabilizing the system of care today is the physician and provider workforce,” he said

Doctors from across the Treasure Valley are speaking this morning at an informal meeting at the Idaho Capitol.

Dr. Jim Souza of St. Luke’s says we’re seeing a “significant degradation” in maternal care, and he expects negative consequences to increase

Happy Easter! Gilligan would like to speak to the manager.

Happy birthday! ❤️

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A presser in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho about racial slurs directed at two women's basketball teams during the NCAA tournament was ended abruptly when a guy was yelling at the director of the Human Rights Task Force. Says a lot about what we're dealing with.

Jude Binkley Monica Carrillo-Casas Margaret Carmel Audrey Dutton this from the FCC regarding access to local resources.

Fighting wildfire has always been a dangerous job, but it’s become even more so in recent years as blazes intensify and drought primes the West to burn.

On March 26, Abe Streep will explain why the Forest Service is experiencing an exodus of firefighters. buff.ly/4cnXIV0

For ProPublica and Outside, a story I've been working on for nearly 2 years: about wildland firefighters and the government that employs them. Thanks to the wildland firefighters who shared so much. And to the inimitable Kit Rachlis propublica.org/article/wildla…