Idaho

Mormon sex therapist’s ouster stirs worries of shame culture

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SALT LAKE CITY — Sex therapist Lisa Butterworth has long been willing to delve into sensitive sexuality questions with clients who belong to The...

Mom committed, husband pleads not guilty to kids’ murders

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ST. ANTHONY, Idaho — A woman charged with conspiring with her new husband to kill her two children has been committed to a mental...

Deep-red Idaho sees growing clash between GOP and far right

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BOISE, Idaho — The dream world for Idaho’s ascendant far right is one where state lawmakers run a sovereign nation-state free of federal oversight....

Oregon lawmaker faces expulsion in assault on state Capitol

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SALEM, Ore. — Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek wants to expel a lawmaker who allowed violent protesters into the state Capitol in December. The...

States rebound from bleak forecasts to pass record budgets

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Just a year ago, the financial future looked bleak for state governments as governors and lawmakers scrambled to cut spending...

Oregon fall firestorms cautionary tale in worsening drought

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OTIS, Ore. — Wildfire smoke was thick when Tye and Melynda Small went to bed on Labor Day, but they weren't too concerned. After...

Family: Black students in Washington upset by school project

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SPOKANE, Wash. — A family in Spokane, Washington, is demanding that a school administrator be removed after he suggested he could segregate two Black...

Scrutiny mounts of legacy of pioneering Northwest missionary

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SPOKANE, Wash. — For generations Marcus Whitman has been widely viewed as an iconic figure from early Pacific Northwest history, a venerated Protestant missionary...

State GOP lawmakers try to limit teaching about race, racism

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RALEIGH, N.C. — Teachers and professors in Idaho will be prevented from “indoctrinating” students on race. Oklahoma teachers will be prohibited from saying certain...

Deep-rooted racism, discrimination permeate US military

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For Stephanie Davis, who grew up with little, the military was a path to the American dream, a realm where everyone would receive equal...