Kevin Richert
Labrador, Ahlquist feud over TV ads
U.S. Rep. Raul Labrador lashed out Thursday over an ad from a PAC supporting Republican rival Tommy Ahlquist. Said Labrador, “These lies must end, and they must end now.”
Unfinished work: Report spotlights K-12 task force funding needs
It will take at least another $120 million to implement the recommendations from the K-12 task force, according to a new report.
In the wake of school shootings, candidates stake out differences on safety
The gubernatorial candidates split along party lines on arming teachers and gun control.
Ybarra launches online survey on school safety plan
Ybarra won’t seek funding for her $20.8 million plan until 2019 — if she is re-elected this year.
Moscow man charged in connection with online threats
The arrest came less than a week after Gov. Butch Otter signed off on a new law covering school threats made over social media platforms.
The demise of the huckleberry pie bill, explained
Rep. Ron Nate never sought a hearing on the bill proposed by a fourth-grade class, House State Affairs Committee Chairman Tom Loertscher told Betsy Russell of the Spokane Spokesman-Review.
After his final session as governor, Otter touts education record
A reflective Gov. Butch Otter praised lawmakers for putting more money into teacher pay raises, classroom technology, scholarships and a new reading test.
Otter vetoes charter administrators’ bill, as 2018 session adjourns
After 80 days under the Statehouse rotunda, the 2018 legislative session drew to a close late Wednesday afternoon. Otter’s second veto of the week survived without a challenge.
McGeachin rips rivals over college scholarship vote
A newly created college scholarship subsidizes adults “who have already tried higher education and found it wasn’t for them,” lieutenant governor’s candidate Janice McGeachin said this week.
House upholds veto of reading test bill
Statehouse roundup, 3.27.18: A House vote fell far short of the two-thirds support needed to override a veto. Meanwhile, Otter objected to a piece of one K-12 budget, but stopped short of a second veto.