On tonight’s “Idaho Reports” program on Idaho Public Television – the final program of the year - I join Jim Weatherby, Melissa Davlin, Aaron Kunz and host Greg Hahn to discuss the week’s developments in the Legislature. Plus, Jim, Greg and I interview House Speaker Scott Bedke; Melissa interviews freshman Rep. James Holtzclaw; Emilie Ritter Saunders offers a view of some end-of-session frivolity; and I offer my “Eye on Boise” rundown of some of the week’s happenings. The show airs at 8 p.m. tonight; it re-airs Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Mountain time, 9:30 Pacific; and plays on Boise State Public Radio on Sunday at 7 p.m. After it airs, you can watch it here online any time.

On tonight’s “Idaho Reports” program on Idaho Public Television, I join Jim Weatherby, Kevin Richert and host Greg Hahn to discuss the week’s developments in the Legislature. Plus, Jim, Greg and I interview Sens. Branden Durst, D-Boise, and Chuck Winder, R-Boise; Aaron Kunz has a report on water quality issues; Melissa Davlin interviews freshman Rep. Kellly Packer, R-McCammon; and I offer my “Eye on Boise” rundown of some of the week’s happenings. The show airs at 8 p.m. tonight; it re-airs Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Mountain time, 9:30 Pacific; and plays on Boise State Public Radio on Sunday at 7 p.m. After it airs, you can watch it here online any time.

On tonight’s “Idaho Reports” program on Idaho Public Television, I join Jim Weatherby, Rocky Barker, Kevin Richert and host Greg Hahn to discuss the week’s developments in the Legislature. Plus, Aaron Kunz talks with Lt. Gov. Brad Little; and Melissa Davlin interviews freshman Rep. Steven Miller, R-Fairfield. The show airs at 8 p.m. tonight; it re-airs Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Mountain time, 9:30 Pacific; and plays on Boise State Public Radio on Sunday at 7 p.m. After it airs, you can watch it here online any time.

On tonight’s “Idaho Reports” program on Idaho Public Television, I join Jim Weatherby, David Adler, Aaron Kunz and host Greg Hahn to discuss the week’s developments in the Legislature. Plus, Greg has a lively interview with Sens. Dean Cameron, R-Rupert, and Bob Nonini, R-Coeur d’Alene, on the health insurance exchange issue; it’s not to be missed.  Theshow airs at 8 p.m. tonight; it re-airs Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Mountain time, 9:30 Pacific; and plays on Boise State Public Radio on Sunday at 7 p.m. After it airs, you can watch it here online any time.

Greg also has an announcement: He’ll become associate vice president for communications and marketing at Boise State University on March 5. He’ll continue to host Idaho Reports for a transitional period after he starts at BSU.

On tonight’s “Idaho Reports” program on Idaho Public Television, host Greg Hahn talks with University of Idaho President Duane Nellis and Boise State University President Bob Kustra; there’ll be highlights from this morning’s listening hearing held by the House and Senate education committees; and pundits joining Greg will include Jim Weatherby, Kevin Richert, Melissa Davlin and Molly Messick to discuss the week’s developments in the Legislature and the evolving debate over possible repeal of the personal property tax on business equipment. There’ll also be another installment of the virtual tour of the Statehouse. (I’m not on the show this week, as I’m off to parents’ weekend at my son’s college.) The show airs at 8 p.m. tonight; it re-airs Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Mountain time, 9:30 Pacific; and plays on Boise State Public Radio on Sunday at 7 p.m. After it airs, you can watch it here online any time.

On tonight’s “Idaho Reports” program on Idaho Public Television, I join Jim Weatherby, John Freemuth and host Greg Hahn to discuss the week’s developments in the Legislature; the program also includes Hahn’s 30-minute interview with Gov. Butch Otter on everything from the First and Second Amendments to federal lands and the personal property tax;  a report from Aaron Kunz on the LINE commission; and Hahn’s interview with freshman Rep. Luke Malek, R-Coeur d’Alene. The show airs at 8 p.m. tonight; it re-airs Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Mountain time, 9:30 Pacific; and plays on Boise State Public Radio on Sunday at 7 p.m. After it airs, you can watch it here online any time.

On tonight’s “Idaho Reports” program on Idaho Public Television, I join Jim Weatherby, Dan Popkey, Melissa Davlin and host Greg Hahn to discuss the week’s developments in the Legislature and Idaho politics. Plus, Greg interviews two physician-lawmakers, Sen. Dan Schmidt and Rep. Fred Wood, on health care, Medicaid expansion, insurance exchange issues and more; and there’s a report on water issues and a tour of the “garden level” of the Statehouse. The show airs at 8 p.m. tonight; it re-airs Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Mountain time, 9:30 Pacific; and plays on Boise State Public Radio on Sunday at 7 p.m. After it airs, you can watch it here online any time.

On tonight’s “Idaho Reports” program on Idaho Public Television, I join Jim Weatherby, Emilie Ritter Saunders, Aaron Kunz and host Greg Hahn to discuss the week’s developments in the Legislature. Plus, Greg reports on efforts to head off Idaho’s looming doctor shortage; interviews House and Senate  Democratic leaders John Rusche and Michelle Stennett; and begins a series of conversations with legislative newcomers with an interview of freshman Rep. Wendy Horman, R-Idaho Falls. The show airs at 8 p.m. tonight; it re-airs Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Mountain time, 9:30 Pacific; and plays on Boise State Public Radio on Sunday at 7 p.m. After it airs, you can watch it here online.

On the first episode of “Idaho Reports” this week on Idaho Public TV, host Greg Hahn interviews new House Speaker Scott Bedke, and I join Jim Weatherby, Bill Spence, Dan Popkey and Greg to discuss the issues coming up as Idaho prepares for the legislative session that kicks off Monday. The show airs Friday nights at 8, it re-airs Sundays at 10:30 a.m. Mountain time, 9:30 a.m. Pacific; and it's on Boise State Public Radio Sundays at 7 p.m. You can also watch it online here any time.

Idaho Public TV's “Idaho Reports” program will air an election special tonight focusing on the ballot measures before Idaho voters on Tuesday. Greg Hahn is the host, and he'll interview state Superintendent of Schools Tom Luna and Centennial High School teacher Cindy Wilson on the school reform referenda. Also, I'll join Greg and a pundits panel that also includes Michelle Edmonds from Today's 6/Fox9 and Kevin Richert from the Idaho Statesman to discuss the ballot measures. The show starts at 8:30 p.m.; there's more info here.

On tonight's “Idaho Reports,” I join Jim Weatherby, host Greg Hahn and two retiring lawmakers, Rep. Brian Cronin, D-Boise, and Sen. Melinda Smyser, R-Parma, to discuss the recently completed legislative session. Tonight's program also includes Hahn's interviews with Senate Assistant Majority Leader Chuck Winder, R-Meridian; and with Rep. Cherie Buckner-Webb, D-Boise; and a panel of business reporters including Brad Iverson-Long, Bill Roberts and Emilie Ritter Saunders.

The show airs tonight at 8 p.m. on Idaho Public Television; it repeats Sunday at 11 a.m. Mountain time, 10 a.m. Pacific; and will be replayed on Boise State Public Radio on Sunday at 6 p.m. After it airs, “Idaho Reports” also can be viewed online at www.idahoptv.org/idreports/.

On tonight's “Idaho Reports,” I join Jim Weatherby and host Greg Hahn to discuss the legislative developments of the week, from Sen. John McGee's abrupt resignation to legislative retirements to fees and tax breaks. The program also includes Hahn's interviews with Sen. Mitch Toryanski, R-Boise, and Rep. Phylis King, D-Boise, about ethics; with Reps. Marv Hagedorn, R-Meridian, and Shirley Ringo, D-Moscow, on the state budget and state employee pay; a report on state employee salary needs at the DEQ and ITD; an interview with new state Commerce Director Jeff Sayer; and more.

The show airs tonight at 8 p.m. on Idaho Public Television; it repeats Sunday at 11 a.m. Mountain time, 10 a.m. Pacific; and will be replayed on Boise State Public Radio on Sunday at 6 p.m. After it airs, “Idaho Reports” also can be viewed online at www.idahoptv.org/idreports/.
  

On tonight's “Idaho Reports,” I join BSU political scientist emeritus Jim Weatherby, Lewiston Tribune reporter Bill Spence, Twin Falls Times-News reporter Melissa Davlin and host Greg Hahn to discuss the events of the week in the Legislature, from Occupy amendments to this morning's JFAC public hearing. The hour-long program also features Weatherby's comments on the death today of Micron Technology CEO Steve Appleton; Hahn's interview with JFAC Co-Chairs Sen. Dean Cameron, R-Rupert, and Rep. Maxine Bell, R-Jerome; reporter Aaron Kunz's report on the issues surrounding oil and gas exploration legislation; and more. The show airs tonight at 8 p.m. on Idaho Public Television; it repeats Sunday at 11 a.m. Mountain time, 10 a.m. Pacific; and will be replayed on Boise State Public Radio on Sunday at 6 p.m. After it airs, “Idaho Reports” also can be viewed online at www.idahoptv.org/idreports/.

Idaho Public Television has announced that Greg Hahn has been hired as the new producer and host of Idaho Reports, the program that reports on the state Legislature. Hahn, who most recently was news editor for the Idaho Statesman, filled in as moderator on the program last year after former host Thanh Tan left for a job with the Texas Tribune. IPTV conducted a national search for Tan's replacement, and Hahn was selected. He covered the Legislature for about a decade, first for the Twin Falls Times-News and then for the Statesman; he's also reported on stories from Burley to Baghdad to the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Hahn holds a degree in anthropology and film from the University of California at Santa Barbara and a master’s degree in journalism from New York University. Outside the legislative-session program, Hahn will work on documentaries and other stories.

On tonight's “Idaho Reports” on Idaho Public Television, I join Jim Weatherby, Kevin Richert and host  Greg Hahn for this year's final show, in which we discuss the school reform turmoil and referendum campaign, wolves, nullification and more; also, Greg interviews state Superintendent of Schools Tom Luna. The show airs tonight at 8 p.m., then re-airs Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Mountain time, 9:30 a.m. Pacific; it also can be seen online at www.idahoptv.org.

The conclusion of this year's legislative session has prompted widely differing takes on how it went, from Gov. Butch Otter giving lawmakers a grade of “A” to Senate Democrats' pronouncement that the session was the “worst in memory.” On tonight's “Idaho Reports” on Idaho Public Television, editorial writers from around the state weigh in, and Times-News editorialist Steve Crump, Post Register editorial writer Corey Taule in Idaho Falls, Jim Weatherby and I join host Greg Hahn to discuss some of the fallout. The show airs tonight at 8 p.m., then re-airs Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Mountain time, 9:30 a.m. Pacific; it also can be seen online at www.idahoptv.org.

On Idaho Public Television’s “Idaho Reports” this week, we talk about the week’s developments, from Tea Party rallies to campaign politics to school funding questions. I join analysts Jim Weatherby, Kevin Richert, Bill Roberts and Vickie Holbrook along with host Thanh Tan; the show airs tonight at 8, is rebroadcast Sunday at 11 a.m. Mountain time/10 a.m. Pacific time, and can be viewed online here. “Idaho Reports” also is broadcast on the radio at 3 p.m. on Saturday on KISU-FM, and 10 a.m. Sunday on KBSX 91.5 FM.

Idaho Reports, the weekly legislative program on Idaho Public Television, will be a full hour this year, which is good news for a show that happens to be the longest-running legislative program in the West. Click here for a cool history of the show, which debuted in January of 1972 with host Gene Shumate. Over the years, the show went through various format and name changes, but it was consistently a daily report on the doings of the Idaho Legislature; it took its current name, Idaho Reports, in 1982. A big change came in 1997, when budget cuts at the Corporation for Public Broadcasting forced the show to cut back from daily to once a week - a much-bemoaned change. Before that year, Idahoans knew all they had to do was watch the show each evening during the session, and they’d be up to speed on everything going on in the Legislature. The weekly program started off with just a half hour, but it’s gone up and down. Now, host Thanh Tan has confirmed that this year, it’ll be a full hour.

It’s been my pleasure to be among the guests and regular commentators on Idaho Reports over the years, and I’m looking forward to another good season of the show.