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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin has made public a collection of...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin has made public a collection of documents to journalists Thursday shortly after a judge again ordered her to reveal the records. The public records included feedback from the public regarding her newly created Education Task Force, which was tasked with investigating alleged “indoctrination” in the state’s public school system, something McGeachin said was necessary to “protect our young people from the scourge of critical race theory, socialism, communism and Marxism.”

DuPage County awards $125,000 in grants to help fight opioid epidemic DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin, left, speaks Friday at a news conference about this year's county grants to agencies and programs addressing the opioid crisis. At right is DuPage Health Department Executive Director Karen Ayala. Susan Sarkauskas | Staff Photographer   Updated 7/23/2021 3:51 PM DuPage County Coroner Richard Jorgensen had grim, but not surprising, news to share on Friday: Drug overdose deaths so far this year are on par to match those in 2020, which was a record year. So for the fourth...

July 20, 2021 The Idaho Press Club is suing Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin after several journalists said they were wrongly denied access to public records. The statewide press association filed the lawsuit in 4th District Court on Monday, asking a judge to order McGeachin to fully release the records about her Education Task Force and comply with the timelines set under the state’s Public Records Act. The Idaho Press Club also wants McGeachin to pay for the club’s legal fees and pay penalties for having improperly denied the records requests. Idaho’s Public Records Act protects reside...

KXLY July 19, 2021 2:24 PM By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press Posted: Updated: July 19, 2021 8:16 PM BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Press Club is suing Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin after several journalists said they were wrongly denied access to public records. The statewide press association filed the lawsuit in 4th District Court on Monday, asking a judge to order McGeachin to fully release the records about her Education Task Force and comply with the timelines set under the state’s Public Records Act. The Idaho Press Club also wants McGeachin to pay for the club’s legal fees a...