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State lawmakers kill budgets, moms protest after a House Republicans rejected an early education fund, and the City of Boise is easing up on COVID-19 restrictions for some gatherings.
Idaho Matters gets the rundown on these topics and more on this week s Reporter Roundtable.
Today s panel:
James Dawson of Boise State Public Radio
Margaret Carmel of BoiseDev
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Why Idaho Public Television/Radio Should Be Self Sufficient
Recently the Idaho Legislature voted down a resolution to defund state funding of Idaho Public Television. The vote was 2-16 during a meeting of the Joint Finance Appropriations Committee, reports the Idaho Press. Almost 3 million dollars passed another motion that increases funding. Idaho taxpayers pay nearly 10 million dollars to fund free Idaho Public Television.
Supporters of Idaho Public Television say that its programming is educational and nonpartisan. PBS has long been criticized nationally for its one-sided approach to covering issues. Republicans have failed at the national level to cut funding for public television.
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A new documentary in Idaho looks at childhood trauma and how building resiliency can help protect people in adulthood. Resilient Idaho: Hope Lives Here explores adverse childhood experiences such as abuse, neglect or other serious household dysfunction.
Jean Mutchie, community health manager for St. Luke s Health System, said those experiences are common, and more common in Idaho than other states.
But she noted there are ways to protect children from the effects of these events later in life. It really requires leaning in instead of looking away, and understanding that what s happened to people often shows up in behavior early and then also with serious health consequences if not mitigated later on, Mutchie explained. So, changing the conversation to what s happened to somebody instead of what s wrong with them.
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February 16, 2021
Sean Blackwell admits he’s a bit nervous to see himself in a documentary on Idaho Public Television on Tuesday night. He may be a little bit more nervous about what comes after.
“I was just told a few days ago this is going national,” said Blackwell, an instructor of anthropology and sociology at the College who specializes in criminal justice.
Blackwell is one of the subjects in the documentary “Resilient Idaho: Hope Lives Here” that airs Tuesday night on Idaho Public Television (channel 4 in the Boise valley). After it airs on IPTV in Idaho on Tuesday at 8 PM (Mtn), it will appear on PBS “World” on Friday at 10:00 PM. The show will be available on-demand as well as other showings on IPTV and on other PBS stations. The docu