Feb 18, 2018 | Sexual Assualt / Domestic Violence
IDAHO REP. WINTROW INTRODUCES LEGISLATION THAT WOULD ENHANCE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER’S EFFORTS TO PROTECT VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Boise – Rep. Melissa Wintrow, D-Boise, will introduce a proposal in the House Judiciary and Rules Committee to prohibit people...
Feb 4, 2018 | Health Care
Thousands of Idahoans, including some of our military veterans, continue to wait for a healthcare plan that meets their needs. The Idaho Heathcare Plan relies on two federal waivers to existing federal law to provide coverage to about 35,000 Idahoans. This would...
Oct 8, 2017 | Public Education
Last week, during national Book Ban Awareness Week, I accepted an invitation from local librarians, Eliza and Kate, to visit the Main Boise Public Library, where I learned more about the amazing – and free – resources available to the community. Some days later, I...
May 31, 2017 | Sexual Assualt / Domestic Violence
Many of you may have seen the Facebook post that recently went viral sharing the story of a woman who indicated that she just “paid $400.00 to be raped…” Kara Burnham reported a sexual assault three years ago in Northern Idaho and was mistakenly...
May 17, 2017 | Human Rights
According to a 2016 Atlantic article, the female prison population has grown 50% faster than the male population since 1980, and many women inmates (if not most) experienced mental health issues, substance abuse problems, inadequate access to health care and/or were...
