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Category: Local Government

Saturday November 18, 2023

Fry Moderates Forum on 2023 Community Health Needs Asssesment

Idaho’s largest health care organizations have joined together in partnership to align regional efforts and…

Wednesday November 8, 2023

Fry Presents at IMCA Annual Conference

On October 1, Idaho Policy Institute Director Dr. Vanessa Fry joined colleagues from the Consortium…

Thursday January 26, 2023

Statewide Housing Analysis presented to IOEM

Idaho Policy Institute Director Vanessa Fry presented the Idaho Statewide Housing Analysis to the Idaho…

Thursday September 8, 2022

ACHD Public Opinion Survey Published

The Ada County Highway District (ACHD) public opinion survey, developed in partnership with Idaho Policy…

Thursday September 8, 2022

Fry Presents at Idaho Smart Growth Summit

Idaho Policy Institute Interim Director, Vanessa Fry, gave a talk about Idaho’s infrastructure at “Growing…

Friday July 29, 2022

Vanessa Fry presents on Practical and Innovative Solutions to Address the Housing Affordability Crisis

Idaho Policy Institute Interim Director Dr. Vanessa Fry presented “Practical and Innovative Solutions to Address…

Thursday July 28, 2022

Growth in the Treasure Valley in 2021 Report cited in Wall Street Journal

A recent Wall Street Journal article entitled “Boise’s Housing Market Boomed Early in the Pandemic….

Thursday March 4, 2021

IPI Director Participates in National COVID Conversations Panel

Tuesday, March 2, IPI Director Dr. Vanessa Fry was a panelist for COVID Conversations: Communicating…

Wednesday February 17, 2021

Dr. Cheong Kim and Dr. Sanghee Park Publish in the International Journal of Public Administration

Dr. Cheong Kim, Idaho Policy Institute Senior Research Associate, and Dr. Sanghee Park, School of…

Friday November 6, 2020

IPI Director Presents at ACHD Meeting

November 4, 2020, Dr. Vanessa Fry, Interim Director at Idaho Policy Institute, presented the findings…

Thursday October 15, 2020

APA Idaho Awards Mountain Home with Outstanding Plan Award

October 7, the American Planning Association Idaho Chapter awarded the Outstanding Plan Award to the…

Tuesday September 15, 2020

Idaho Policy Institute Staff Present to Idaho Association of Counties

On September 15th, Idaho Policy Institute (IPI) staff Vanessa Fry, Gabe Osterhout, and Lantz McGinnis-Brown…

Sunday September 13, 2020

Vanessa Fry Presents to RAND Corporation

On September 10, IPI Interim Director, Dr. Vanessa Fry, presented to RAND Corporation’s Justice Policy…

Friday June 12, 2020

Ben Larsen and McAllister Hall present peer city study to Boise mayor’s team

On June 3, School of Public Service research associates Ben Larsen and McAllister Hall presented…

Monday October 21, 2019

Boise Mayoral Candidate Debate Tonight

The Associated Students of Boise State University (ASBSU) will host a City of Boise mayoral…

Thursday September 26, 2019

May and Osterhout Present at Idaho Association of Counties’ Annual Conference

Research Associates, Dr. Matthew May and Gabe Osterhout presented at the Idaho Association of Counties’…

Tuesday September 24, 2019

IPI Researchers Present at Mountain Home City Council Meeting

Concluding a project with the City of Mountain Home, Gabe Osterhout and Vanessa Fry presented…

Monday May 6, 2019

MPA Students Serving Idaho Communities

Five student groups were seen presenting the results of their capstone projects last week in…

Tuesday April 30, 2019

A New Solution to Homelessness in Idaho

Boise State Public Radio interviewed David Hall, resident of New Path, Wyatt Schroeder, Director of…

Wednesday April 17, 2019

Shaping the Future of Nonprofits

Vanessa Fry had the opportunity to speak in front of undergraduate students enrolled in Wyatt…

Monday March 18, 2019

City of Boise releases draft Energy Future plan

The City of Boise released its Energy Future draft plan and is inviting citizens to…

Wednesday February 27, 2019

Understanding Community-Wide Goals for Boise’s Energy Future

Boise has initiated a planning process called “Boise’s Energy Future” to consider the adoption of…

Tuesday December 18, 2018

Our Path Home Continues Fight Against Homelessness

Vanessa Fry’s research on homelessness was mentioned in an article by KIVI Boise. This work…

Thursday November 15, 2018

Boise Pre-K Sees Success

Two years ago, IPI Research Director Vanessa Fry, began working with the City of Boise…

Idaho offers Spanish Language Ballots

On the morning of Election Day, the top trending search on Google was “donde votar,” which…

Monday April 9, 2018

IPI Research At Work

A Twin Falls man says his public defender failed him. Now he hopes reforms will…

Innovative Approaches to Address Homelessness

Idaho Housing and Finance Administration (IHFA) recently invited IPI Assistant Director Vanessa Fry as a…

Wednesday February 7, 2018

IPI Lends Assistance to Missoula City Council

For those who are homeless, “the basic level of needs are shelter, water and a…

Friday December 15, 2017

Congratulations to the Fall 2017 Master’s of Public Administration Capstone Class!

Eight students completed their Capstone course this semester, participating in three Idaho municipal research projects…

Wednesday November 8, 2017

Boise and IPI Discuss Pay For Success

Pay for Success (PFS), a financing mechanism used to support evidenced-based social and environmental interventions,…

Tuesday October 17, 2017

Pre-K Research Shows Achievement in Benchmark Scores

Idaho Policy Institute (IPI) Assistant Director, Vanessa Fry, presented the results of IPI’s evaluation of…

Monday September 25, 2017

IPI Research Serves as Catalyst for “Housing First”

New Path Community Housing broke ground on Sept. 20 as Idaho’s first “Housing First” development….

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