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Pulling back the curtains on wage-theft enforcement in MN; Trump's latest attack is on RFK, Jr; NM LGBTQ+ equality group endorses 2024 'Rock Star' candidates; Michigan's youth justice reforms: Expanded diversion, no fees.

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says rebuilding Baltimore's Key Bridge will be challenging and expensive. An Alabama Democrat flips a state legislature seat and former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

ID: Smoking Prevention

Idaho's working poor often don't have access to early cancer screenings, leading to higher rates of cancer diagnoses.  (skeeze/Pixabay)
ID Has Work to Do to Fight Cancer, Report Finds

BOISE, Idaho – Idaho has a lot of room to prevent and reduce cancer, especially for the state's working poor. A new report from American …

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A campaign to tax cigarettes more in order to lower college tuition costs in Idaho launches today. Credit: www.stoptuitionhikes.com
Cigarette Tax Initiative Launched to Lower College Tuition

BOISE, Idaho - A group calling itself Stop Tuition Hikes.com launches a petition drive today to put a measure on the ballot that would raise Idaho …

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GRAPHIC: The new CDC National Youth Risk Behavior Survey shows 12 percent of Idaho teens identify themselves as smokers. Photo credit: Teens.Drugabuse.gov
Teen Risk Survey Shows Personal Safety Changes

BOISE, Idaho - Less cigarette smoking, soda drinking and physical fighting, but more time spent at computers and other tech devices. That's the …

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PHOTO: Today (Thursday) marks the 38th annual Great American Smokeout, as folks across the nation are urged to quit for the day and hopefully for good. CREDIT: Erich Ferdinand
A Good Day to Quit - Great American Smokeout

BOISE, Idaho – Today is a great day to be a quitter – it's the 38th annual Great American Smokeout. One in six Idahoans smokes…

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IMAGE: Time is vital for treating a stroke, as brain damage mounts with each passing minute and there is a short time frame in which clot-busting drugs can be administered. Credit: American Heart Assn.
FAST Action Can Save Thousands of Brain Cells

BOISE, Idaho - May is National Stroke Awareness Month, and stroke is the fourth-leading cause of death in Idaho. One of the key points in the event …

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PHOTO: Hunters are encouraged to be 'heart smart' as they hit the fields and forests this season. Photo courtesy of the American Heart Association.
ID Hunters: Take Aim at Heart Safety

BOISE, Idaho - Thousands of hunters are in the woods and fields of Idaho this month, and the American Heart Association is encouraging them to be …

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Idaho Legislature Looks at Tobacco Tax Increase Today

BOISE, Idaho - A long-rumored bill to boost the state tobacco tax gets a print hearing today at the Idaho Legislature. The bill's stated goal isn't …

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AHA Survey: People Overestimate Heart Health

BOISE, Idaho - Sometimes there's a big gap between perception and reality when judging one's own health. According to a recent American Heart …

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State of the State Reax: Consider all Funding Options

BOISE, Idaho - Governor Butch Otter presented his list of proposed budget cuts during his combined State of the State and Budget Address Monday…

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National Men's Health Week: Encourage Dad to Get to the Doctor

BOISE, Idaho - It's National Men's Health Week, which, along with Father's Day, is being promoted as an opportunity to make sure men get regular …

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Environmental Health Risks: Not Just Cancer

WASHINGTON, D.C. - A recent report delivered to President Obama by a special panel appointed by President Bush warned that the risk of cancer from …

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Idaho Health Check: Good News and Bad News

BOISE, Idaho - There's good news and bad news on the health front in Idaho and across the country. The number of smokers is down 20 percent over the …

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