Idaho Reports airs Friday at 8 p.m. on Idaho Public Television.

This week, we explore funding for emergency medical services in rural Idaho and what policy changes might help those communities. Then, Kevin Richert of Idaho Education News and Kaye Thornbrugh of the Coeur d’Alene Press discuss the recent heated trustee elections at the College of Western Idaho and North Idaho College and what the races’ outcomes mean for Idaho’s students. We’ll also discuss the horrific events at the University of Idaho, and what role a university has when students are victims of crimes that happen off campus.

In this newsletter:

IDOC serves Pizzuto with death warrant, without chemicals on hand
What Idaho has seen from the new 9-8-8 nationwide crisis number
Election officials discuss ballot verification, cybersecurity and more

IDOC serves Pizzuto with death warrant

The Idaho Department of Correction announced that it served Gerald Pizzuto, Jr. with a death warrant Wednesday at 1:05 PM. Pizzuto has been on Idaho’s death row for over 35 years for two murders in Idaho County. His execution is scheduled Dec. 15, 2022.

In a press release Director Josh Tewalt says the department is working to “lawfully source chemicals” needed to carry out lethal injection, but does not possess them currently.

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This week on the podcast 🎧

This week, Ruth Brown is joined by Director Lee Flinn of the Idaho Crisis & Suicide Hotline to discuss the state’s transition from the existing suicide hotline to the new nationwide crisis number 9-8-8. They discuss the resources available for Idahoans who call the new behavioral health crisis line, the increased call volume seen since the launch of the new number, and the next steps for suicide and mental health crisis prevention in Idaho.

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Local, state and national coordination on Election Day

Logan Finney visited with Chief Deputy Secretary of State Chad Houck and Ada County Chief Deputy Clerk Trent Tripple on November 8, 2022 to get a behind the scenes look at the local, state and national coordination it takes to hold a successful general election. Plus, the work it takes for Idaho to get initial election results out in hours rather than days unlike some of our sister states.

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