Day: April 3, 2015
Statehouse briefs, 4.2.15: Salamanders and STEM
Ilah Hickman’s five-year campaign for the Idaho giant salamander ended successfully Thursday afternoon. Gov. Butch Otter signed the Boise eighth-grader’s bill, designating the salamander the state amphibian. “There ya are, kiddo, it’s all done,” Otter said after signing the bill, according to a blog post from Betsy Russell of the Spokane Spokesman-Review. “Good job!” The…
Otter signs $125 million teacher salary bill into law
Leaders of the Idaho Education Association, Idaho School Board Association and Idaho Association of School Administrators joint Otter for bill signing.