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On average, Idaho state employees make about $20,000 per year less than they would working somewhere else.
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Arts & Culture
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Movies 101On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss a pair of films featuring actors who take on challenging roles that, at least in one case, is far different than what the actor is best known for. First up is “Queer,” starring Daniel Craig, followed by “Maria,” starring Angelina Jolie. -
Movie ReviewsLuca Guadagnino’s adaptation “Queer” gives Daniel Craig a chance to make us forget he ever was James Bond, Dan Webster says in his review. -
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Tune in for a KPBX live broadcast featuring a selection of Fall Folk Festival performers. -
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In 2024 elections around the world incumbents faced stiff challenges from unsettled electorates and often lost power.
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Billions of people around the world voted in elections across more than 60 countries this past year. The results provide an assessment of the state of electoral democracy on a global level.
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A reflection on the comedy stylings of Pope Francis, who is telling priests to lighten up and not be so dour. -
NPR's Scott Simon talks to Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., about the House GOP caucus and the Dec. 20 stopgap funding vote.
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German officials say a 50-year-old Saudi doctor who moved to Germany in 2006 deliberately drove his car into a crowded outdoor Christmas market Friday.
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Hours away from a government shutdown, Congress passed a bill to fund federal operations until March 14, 2025.
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An impasse over the budget and the threat of a government shutdown dominated political news earlier this week.
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NPR's Scott Simon talks with Jonathan Lane, of the consortium Revolution 250, about why the Battle of Bunker Hill won't be reenacted at Bunker Hill to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the U.S.
