Idaho Capital Sun

The Idaho Capital Sun is the Gem State’s newest nonprofit news organization delivering accountability journalism on state politics, health care, tax policy, the environment and more. They are part of States Newsroom, the nation’s largest state-focused nonprofit news organization.

Doctors left Idaho after abortion ban, study confirms

Idaho lost more than a third of its practicing obstetrician doctors after the state’s near-total abortion ban took effect, a new study published in a peer-reviewed academic journal confirms.

Idaho Legislature widely approves child sex abuse death penalty bill

Idaho Legislature approves adding child sex abuse to first-degree murder charges for the death penalty bill. If passed into law, the bill takes effect July 1.

U.S. Supreme Court Allows Idaho to Enforce Gender Care Ban While Lawsuit Plays Out

The U.S. Supreme Court has allowed Idaho to enforce House Bill 71, a law banning Idaho youth from receiving gender-affirming care medications and surgeries.

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