Kevin’s blog

As lawmakers debate a big change in Idaho’s property tax structure — repealing the “personal property tax” on business supplies and equipment — voters said yes to $107.8 million in property tax levies for schools.

A bill requiring school districts to write safety and security plans also contains an exemption to Idaho’s public records law. An Idaho media group wants some general information made public.

The plot is thickening in the Senate on two public schools budget bills: the 2012-13 midyear funding fix and the 2013-14 budget proposal.

A look at the school budgets, the legislative endgame and the education task force. Notes from Monday’s interview with House Speaker Scott Bedke.

Applications for the Albertson Foundation grants are due April 5. Friday was the deadline for interested bidders to submit letters of intent.

The Legislature may be winding down toward adjournment later this month — but Week Ten will get off to an eventful start.

For many school districts, large and small, Tuesday is an important Election Day. Voters will get their say on a host of property tax levies across the state.

Nearly 4,000 students at BYU-Idaho in Rexburg are married, a number that bucks the national trends.

In, perhaps, their last big decision of the year, legislative budget writers put some money into university maintenance projects.

The Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry has been working on this issue all session. On Friday, the industry group will unveil its bill.