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As the school year comes to a close, Idaho state superintendent says funding formula needs to change
Idaho State Superintendent Debbie Critchfield is launching a statewide listening tour to gather public feedback on updating the state's outdated school funding formula.
A fly's larvae parasite that was eradicated from the U.S. in the 1960s has resurfaced In South Texas, posing a serious threat to livestock production. We report from a livestock inspection checkpoint.
Arts & Culture
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Movies 101On this week’s show, Nathan Weinbender, Mary Pat Treuthart and Dan Webster sift through the last 5 years of cinematic offerings and unearth a few that they think deserve a wider audience.
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Cast members from Spokane Civic Theatre's Jagged Little Pill join host Henry McNulty to discuss the production.
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Performance by four Eastern Washington University piano students , pupils of Dr. Jody Graves
Events
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EventsStop by your local Farmers' Market this summer and visit with SPR staff and volunteers at various Farmers' Markets in our region.
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EventsSpokane Public Radio is a media partner for Spokane Bike Everywhere Month 2026.
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Iran's economy has been battered by sanctions for years — but a blockade is really increasing the pain. The Iranian people are left to endure significant financial hardships.
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On this week's "My Unsung Hero" from Hidden Brain, one woman shares a moment of connection she experienced with another patient in a psychiatric unit.
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Many of the founding fathers made their own beer, and American-made liquid courage fueled the revolution.
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After President Trump announced he would be attending game 3 of the NBA Finals in New York City, the city moved the official watch party to a park just outside NPR's bureau.
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Israel and Iran have paused their latest exchange of strikes following U.S. pressure to de-escalate, but both sides warn they will retaliate if hostilities resume.
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As Democrat Graham Platner is poised to officially win the party's nomination Tuesday, many Democratic voters continue to support his campaign despite multiple controversies.
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More Americans are rethinking where they want to live. Some are heading to Southeast Asia, drawn in part by what they're seeing on TikTok and YouTube. But those videos don't tell the whole story.
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After President Trump called California's recent primary "rigged," a familiar playbook emerges that forecasts what the president's election attacks may look like moving toward November's midterms.
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NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Amy Lee, lead singer of the band Evanescence, about their new album, Sanctuary.
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Uyghur fighters have been incorporated into the new Syrian government, but their future in Syria remains uncertain as China ramps up pressure to deport them back to China.