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In 2021, families of more than 5,600 young Idaho men and women were assessed so-called “cost of care" fees – while the youth were in the custody of the Idaho Department of Juvenile Corrections. And according to a new analysis from the Idaho Center for Fiscal Policy, the “system is plagued by burdensome charges and wide disparities in charges, as well as racial inequity.” In fact, one family a Hispanic youth was financially crippled by an outstanding balance of $27,950. And much of that balance was added-on collection fees.

Nearly four weeks into a high-profile protest across from the Idaho Capitol, Idaho State Police have handed out several citations, seized some belongings and, according to an ISP press release, “continued to educate those on-site as to allowable and prohibited uses of state property.”

In a January 11 earnings call to investors, Albertson’s CEO Vivek Sankarian said that the company had been hoping to recover from recent supply issues, but the omicron variant of COVID-19 “put a dent in that.” NPR reports that “grocery store workers are catching the virus in higher numbers.” That, while acting as frontline workers during the pandemic and often facing the wrath frustrated, and occasionally customers.

The analysis from the nonprofit Economic Roundtable has a simple title: “Hungry at the Table.” But there’s nothing simple about the plight of a growing number of the region’s grocery workers, in spite of being labeled “essential,” are finding it difficult to put food on their own tables.

With the cold snap of winter still upon us, you may be looking for new films and TV to fill up your evenings. Idaho Matters has new recommendations from our resident critic George Prentice to give us fresh recommendations this month.