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Legislature

Analysis: A wild and unpredictable legislative session? Just wait ’til next year

Kevin Richert 03/30/2023

We don’t make the rules around here. But the 2024 legislative session could easily be more turbulent than the session that is just wrapping up. Here’s why.

News

Resignations, conflicts and unmet expectations — Idaho’s Charter Commission at a crossroads

Darren Svan 03/30/2023
Legislature

Statehouse roundup, 3.30.31: Senate passes library porn bill, teacher pay bill rolls through Legislature

Kevin Richert and Sadie Dittenber 03/30/2023
Legislature

Statehouse roundup, 3.29.23: Senate overrides property tax veto

Kevin Richert and Sadie Dittenber 03/29/2023
Legislature

Senate rejects Echeverria appointment to charter commission

Kevin Richert and Sadie Dittenber 03/29/2023
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NIC trustees abruptly call off public meeting

Kevin Richert 03/29/2023
Voices

Public libraries exist is to serve the entire community

Mary DeWalt 03/20/2023
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Proposal for advisory vote on ‘private schools’ won’t provide good data

Chris Cargill 03/20/2023
Legislature

Statehouse roundup, 3.16.23: Revamped library bill heads to House floor

Kevin Richert and Sadie Dittenber 03/16/2023
Legislature

Statehouse roundup, 3.28.23: House overrides property tax veto, as showdown escalates

Kevin Richert and Sadie Dittenber 03/28/2023

Amidst the end-of-session impasse, a handful of big-ticket education bills are on hold.

News

Idaho districts and charters carry over $519 million in savings

Darren Svan 03/28/2023

Fund balances — or savings — have reached record amounts and increased by an average of 17% over the past three years.

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Legislature, News

Statehouse roundup, 3.27.23: Library pornography bills see new amendments

Sadie Dittenber 03/27/2023

In other news, the Senate took up a slew of school spending bills — all of which passed.

Legislature

A nixed March date wouldn’t be the first school election cutback

Carly Flandro 03/27/2023

Here’s what we can learn from history.

Legislature

Little vetoes property tax overhaul; Senate swiftly passes a rewrite

Kevin Richert 03/27/2023

Monday’s legislative action took place in the Senate. The scene will shift to the House on Tuesday, where lawmakers could take a different tack. House Speaker Mike Moyle said he expects House Republicans to caucus, and then make a run at overriding Little’s veto.

News

Charter school bucks the status quo for at-risk students

Carly Flandro 03/26/2023

At Future Public, a focus on equity is making a difference.

News

Idaho robotics teams challenge world competition in Houston

Darren Svan 03/24/2023

“A lot of these kids are super highly intelligent. And this is a place where they can belong.”

Legislature, News

Statehouse roundup, 3.24.23: Two more library bills head to Senate floor, and could be amended

Kevin Richert 03/24/2023

Get caught up on late-session education news — from budgets to dinosaurs.

News

IDHW sues AG Labrador over childcare grant investigation

James Dawson, Boise State Public Radio 03/23/2023

“This is not a simple matter of an overbroad request for documents, it is a matter of government overreach,” the filing states

Legislature

Statehouse roundup, 3.23.23: House passes higher education budget

Kevin Richert 03/23/2023

Is the end near? With lawmakers hoping to adjourn the 2023 legislative session by the end of the week, several education issues remain on the to-do list.

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