It was another tumultuous week in Idaho as the state continues to struggle against the coronavirus. While there are some signs that hot spots in the southwest part of the state are beginning to slow down in new cases, hospitalizations are up and another 26 fatalities were reported by the state since Sunday. With that backdrop, schools are trying to reopen. 

Besides K-12 reopening plans, the Idaho Matters Reporter Roundtable will share what we learned from a study looking at the amount of testing required to safely return to college campuses, the financial hardship facing state universities, a program to train rural doctors on COVID-19 best practices, and in non-pandemic news, a look at a controversial proposal for state endowment lands near McCall. 

Our panel today: 

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