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City Club of Boise COVID-19 became a common household term approximately a year ago and has since become a central tenet in our lives.  Now several vaccines to combat the disease have been approved and distribution is underway for health care providers, the elderly, and high risk groups and plans are advancing to vaccinate general populations. Find more on Idahos vaccination strategies here.   Panel: Patrice Burgess, MD, Regional Chief Medical Informatics Officer and Executive Medical Directo...

Emails show strong opposition to Raul Labradors health board appointment Nine county commissioners from CDHs respective counties voted to approve Labrador to serve on the Board of Health. His first meeting will take place on Feb. 19. Author: KTVB Staff, Devin Ramey Published: 3:30 PM MST January 26, 2021 Updated: 7:00 PM MST January 27, 2021 BOISE, Idaho — Former Republican Idaho congressman Raul Labrador has been appointed to serve on the Centr...

Emails show strong opposition to Raul Labradors health board appointment Nine county commissioners from CDHs respective counties voted to approve Labrador to serve on the Board of Health. His first meeting will take place on Feb. 19. Author: KTVB Staff, Devin Ramey Published: 3:30 PM MST January 26, 2021 Updated: 7:00 PM MST January 27, 2021 BOISE, Idaho — Former Republican Idaho congressman Raul Labrador has been appointed to serve on the Centr...

Idaho commissioners ratify Raúl Labrador appointment to the Boise-area board of health Idaho News 6 and last updated 2021-01-26 19:54:36-05 Central District Health announced Tuesday that it received returned ballots with enough votes to ratify the appointment of former gubernatorial candidate Raúl Labrador to the CDH Board of Health. Labrador’s seat was previously held by Ada County Commissioner Diana Lachiondo, but Lachiondo, a Democrat, lost her seat in November to Republican Ryan ...

Idaho public health officials abruptly ended a meeting Tuesday after the Boise mayor and chief of police said intense protests outside the health department building - as well as outside some health officials homes - were threatening public safety

Darin Oswald / Idaho Statesman A controversial proposal by Central District Health to implement a four-county mask mandate has failed in a 3-3 vote. The vote came just days after protests at board members’ homes prompted Boise Mayor Lauren McLean and Boise Police Chief Ryan Lee to urge CDH officials to shut down a meeting during which they were considering the issue. The measure would’ve applied to Boise and Elmore counties, which have not been under such a mandate during the pandemic....

Wednesday, December 16, 2020 Public Health Orders for Ada and Valley Counties and district-wide Public Health Advisory remain in effect Central District Health, Idaho —Today, during a regularly scheduled meeting, the Central District Board of Health voted to not adopt a district-wide draft public health order that has been under discussion since December 4, 2020. The seven-member Board voted against the draft public health order. All three Ada County Board Members, Commissioner Diana Lachiondo...

Trump cultists threaten to make America ungovernable by intimidating public servants out of jobs Image via Screengrab. Proud Boys wreak havoc on DC as Mike Flynn, Sebastian Gorka and others rally Donald Trump loyalists While the arrival of vaccine doses is finally bringing some hopeful news about the pandemic, the state of U.S. democracy continues to be at an historic low point fueled by the complicity of the Republican Party. The past week has included a rash of threat...

Boise Police prepare for possible protests ahead of Central District Health meeting The Boise Police Department is prepping for another protest in response to the health district discussing and voting on a new public health order. Author: Joey Prechtl Updated: 10:16 PM MST December 14, 2020 BOISE, Idaho — Central District Health (CDH) will attempt to take up and vote on a public health order for the third time. Last weeks meeting was abruptly canceled at the re...

‘A dark, empty place:’ Public officials face personal threats as tensions flare Hannah Knowles, Annie Gowen, Tom Hamburger Police work to separate pro-Trump demonstrators and counter protests in D.C. Replay Video UP NEXT State and local officials of both parties have warned that President Trump’s increasingly desperate tweets about election fraud are fueling the potential for violence as well as another ominous trend of 2020, in which public servants and others who disa...