State Policy

Committee members want more time to mull an average $6,446 pay hike.

Idaho Launch was sold to lawmakers as a pathway to a good-paying job in a high-demand career — and an alternative for students who aren’t interested in college. But the vast majority of Launch recipients are attending college this fall.

The eight-member task force didn’t talk about any specific bills during its 90-minute inaugural meeting Wednesday. But that could come at a later date.

Big City’s attorneys want $1.7 million for legal costs and fees. The defense wants a judge to throw out a $4 million verdict against two present and former Boise State University administrators.

It’s unclear whether players had any say, formally or informally, in Boise State University’s decision to forfeit a women’s volleyball match with San José State University. But public records provided to EdNews show the university was lobbied to make the controversial decision.

The restructured — and extended — multimedia agreement should put Boise State athletics in line with schools in college football’s power conferences, Athletic Director Jeramiah Dickey told the State Board.

A new law directs libraries to implement procedures allowing patrons to challenge content they consider “harmful” for minors. It’s unclear who filed the complaints because the city withheld their names.