Constitutional law scholar Dr. David Adler says the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump is constitutional, even if he is no longer in office.
Is former President Trump s impeachment trial constitutional?
Constitutional law scholar says the impeachment trial of former President Trump is constitutional even now that he is out of office. Author: Doug Petcash Updated: 10:38 AM MST February 5, 2021
BOISE, Idaho The second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump is set to start the week of Feb. 8. He is the first president to be impeached twice and the first to face trial after leaving office.
The former president faces one article of impeachment on the charge of incitement of insurrection over the deadly attack on the U.S Capitol by a mob of Trump supporters on Jan. 6.
Viewpoint: The COVID-19 political and medical battles; Fridays with Frank
St. Luke s chief medical officer discusses the political and medical battles surrounding COVID-19. Plus, the Frank Church Institute offers a virtual lecture series. Author: Doug Petcash Updated: 10:44 AM MST January 31, 2021
BOISE, Idaho
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The number of new daily COVID-19 cases has fallen from an average high of just under 1,500 in mid-December to just under 600 now in late January. Along with that, the number of people hospitalized with COVID-related illness has dropped substantially.
According to the state of Idaho, December 1, 2020 saw the highest number of people hospitalized at 496. Compare that to January 25. 241 were in the hospital being treated for COVID. On December 1 105 patients were in the intensive care unit. On January 25 64 were in the ICU.
COVID-related hospitalizations falling in Idaho
St. Luke s chief medical officer says that although the declining case and hospitalization numbers is encouraging, now is not the time to let up. Author: Doug Petcash Updated: 7:29 AM MST January 29, 2021
BOISE, Idaho The number of new daily COVID-19 cases has fallen from an average high of just under 1,500 in mid-December to just under 600 now in late January. Along with that, the number of people hospitalized with COVID-related illness has dropped substantially.
According to the state of Idaho, Dec. 1 saw the highest number of people hospitalized at 496, with 105 COVID-19 patients in the ICU. In comparison, 241 people were in the hospital being treated for COVID, with 64 in the ICU, by Jan. 25.
Viewpoint: Idaho s State Immunization Program Manager discusses efforts to ramp up vaccine rollout
More and more Idahoans are getting vaccinated against COVID-19 every day, but the pace of the rollout is slower than expected. Author: Doug Petcash Updated: 8:55 AM MST January 26, 2021
BOISE, Idaho More and more Idahoans are getting vaccinated against COVID-19 every day, but the pace of the rollout is slower than expected.
As of Friday, 82,475 total vaccine doses have been administered. 68,627 people have received at least one dose of the vaccine. Of those, 13,732 have received both doses.
For Sunday s Viewpoint, Doug Petcash talked with Idaho s Immunization Program Manager Sarah Leeds about the pace of distribution and efforts to ramp it up.