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The jobs creation figures encompass not only jobs in medical offices such as billing and clinical personnel, but also jobs created as a result of providing services and supplies to physicians’ offices

Eventually, the product could feature real-time synchronous play, where two people in different locations could be matched

"Before you walk into a coffee shop, you kind of know what you’re getting yourself into," Price says. "We want this to be completely different. We want this to be, ‘Woah, there’s a lot of stuff going on here.’"

Proponents of the $16.3 million plan to fund additional medical residencies say it will help pull Idaho out of its 49th-in-the-nation ranking for the number of physicians per 100,000 residents.

It’s interesting, though, that few people ask why we do this work.

If the plan is enacted as proposed, Idaho would move up from 49th in the nation to 41st in 10 years.

Micron is Boise’s largest for-profit employer, with about 6,800 employees here.

"It’s rewarding to see the positive impact we have on Idaho’s economy," INL Director Mark Peters said. "Ultimately, that means we are improving the lives of all Idahoans and their communities."

Otter said creating a higher education CEO would help the state reach its 2010 goal of getting 60 percent of Idaho’s young adults to complete a post-secondary degree or certificate by 2025.

"What I realized after the [2016] election was that I just needed to be present," Sanchez said. "I was heartbroken at some of the things I saw people writing on Facebook, for example. People who I considered to be my friends. It was shocking to me to see the overt hatred and racism."