208 Redial: Looking back on former Idaho Gov. Kempthorne s State of the State address
20 years ago, Gov. Dirk Kempthorne was serving his first term as Idaho s governor. Surprisingly, the topics of discussion back then have not changed much today. Author: KTVB Staff Updated: 5:51 PM MST January 8, 2021
BOISE, Idaho
Editor s note: This story originally aired on January 8, 2001.
On Jan. 11, 2021, Idaho Gov. Brad Little will address the legislature and the people of the Gem State in his third State of the State Address.
20 years ago, another Idaho governor was giving his third State of the State Address. Gov. Dirk Kempthorne was serving his first term back in 2001. Surprisingly, the topics of discussion back then have not changed much.
The Blue Review January 12, 2021
KayCee Downey (she/her) is a city planner and public historian. An alum of Boise State University, KayCee earned her Masters of Applied Historical Research in 2017, where she focused on gender and political history. Today, her interests lie in cross-disciplinary solutions to everyday problems, in which she believes an understanding of the past always has a place.
A Japanese American farm worker toils at a Farm Security Administration camp near Rupert, Idaho. Farm Security Administration, circa 1940s.
Idaho and agriculture go together like mashed potatoes and gravy. French fries and ketchup. Tubers and, well, Idaho. According to the 2017 Census of Agriculture, the most recent data on agricultural land, Idaho has a total farm size of 11.7 million acres. Despite farmers not actively using all 11.7 million and the fact that the number of agricultural acreages is decreasing at a substantial rate, that is still a lot of land that needs pla