By Christina Lords | Editor-in-Chief
From right to left stand Jennifer Adkins, Dr. Emily Corrigan, Dr. Julie Lyons, Rebecca Vincen-Brown, Jillaine St.Michel, and Kayla Smith — all plaintiffs who challenged Idaho's abortion ban in 2024. Adkins, St.Michel, and Smith are among a group of women who are demanding an anti-abortion website retract statements they say are "false and defamatory" about their abortions. (Photo courtesy of Center for Reproductive Rights/SPLASH Cinema)
ABORTION POLICY
Idaho women say anti-abortion website’s articles are ‘false and defamatory’
By Laura Guido
Three women who spoke publicly about seeking abortions amid fatal fetal diagnoses while living in Idaho are among a group demanding an anti-abortion website retract its “defamatory” statements made about them.
Attorneys from an abortion-rights legal group called Amplify Legal sent a letter on July 15 to the anti-abortion advocacy website Live Action for posts regarding 13 women who have previously made statements about seeking abortions.
The Idaho Department of Labor’s administrative office is located on Main Street in Boise. (Photo by Christina Lords/Idaho Capital Sun)
GROWTH + AFFORDIBILITY
Idaho ranks third in wage growth nationally, report shows
By Valentin Termite
The median wage, or the midpoint between lowest and highest earners, also increased, jumping from an hourly $22.34 in 2024 to $23.06 one year later.
Congressman Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho (Photo courtesy of Russ Fulcher’s official website)
GOVERNMENT + POLITICS
US Rep. Russ Fulcher to take questions from Idahoans at telephone town hall
By Laura Guido
“I’m grateful to AARP Idaho for hosting this telephone town hall and giving Idahoans another venue to share their counsel, ask questions, and hear directly from me about the work being done in Washington, D.C., and what’s ahead in Congress,” Fulcher said.
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