Day: April 2, 2015
Lawmaker explains his perfect score on Ed News quiz
The Idaho Ed News quiz this week was the talk of the Statehouse among lawmakers. Ed News readers and Idaho lawmakers took the challenge to see how well they knew their representatives and senators. Our records show only two lawmakers scored a perfect score; Rep. Mat Erpelding, D-Boise, and Rep. Brandon Hixon, R-Caldwell. “I thought…
Otter holds firm on transportation funding, explains veto
The governor says he doesn’t want a highway bill and tax overhaul to threaten education funding.
In constituent letter, Labrador defends rural schools vote
A two-year funding extension for rural schools was attached to a “budget-busting” Medicare bill, Rep. Raul Labrador said Thursday.