Madelyn Beck
Madelyn Beck is Boise State Public Radio's regional reporter with the Mountain West News Bureau. She's from Montana but has reported everywhere from North Dakota to Alaska to Washington, D.C. Her last few positions included covering energy resources in Wyoming and reporting on agriculture/rural life issues in Illinois.
Pre-journalism jobs include (but are not limited to): ranch hand for Icelandic horses, hotel laundress, large caliber brass shell sorter/inventory, salmon processor in Alaska and waitress for a murder mystery dinner theater.
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The U.S. Federal Reserve has created its first committee to research the financial risks posed by climate change.
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Some of the Mountain West's COVID-19 hotspots have been, and continue to be, areas with major ski resorts.
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Janet Yellen is President Joe Biden's pick to be treasury secretary. And she's been a big proponent of a carbon tax .
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The EPA is finalizing a rule that says it’ll prioritize science that publishes raw data to make policy decisions.
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Panic buying has slowed down considerably since this spring, but one thing still lingering is higher demand for meat that's easier for people to cook...
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The U.S. hit a horrific milestone this week: More than 3,000 COVID-19 fatalities in just one day. But rising deaths do not necessarily translate into...
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Anti-mask and anti-lockdown protesters are targeting public health officials and politicians in parts of the Mountain West – sometimes at their own homes.
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On Dec. 10, the first COVID-19 vaccine will be evaluated by a Food and Drug Administration advisory group, made of external vaccine experts. They'll say...
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States only have a few weeks left to spend federal COVID-19 relief funds, which is spurring lawmakers around the Mountain West to pass major aid deals now.
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The Mountain West is facing a hospitalization crisis, and even states that cracked down early are feeling the effects of those that didn't. In...