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The school facilities bill is the right thing, done in the wrong way
HB 421 has several subjects besides just amending school facility financing laws and the seemingly unrelated income tax statutes.
Needed school facilities funding comes in “counterproductive” bill
The most beneficial part of House Bill 521 would make $1 billion available over the next decade for construction, renovation, and maintenance.
The Idaho talking book service
The TBS emerges as a beacon of accessibility, offering a treasury of audiobooks that transcends barriers.
Bringing transparency to the cost of college with a Career Transparency Act
Policymakers may not be able to control all college costs, but they can help inform better career and financial decisions by students considering higher ed.
Celebrating CTE month in Idaho
Great things happen when businesses and people ask what they can do for their local schools.
Guns in school legislation is ill-conceived and potentially harmful
Why isn’t the Legislature simply funding additional resources officers.
Transparent and accountable budgeting
Recessions or economic slowdowns are a rotten time to raise taxes to pay for a government we bought during a pandemic that we can no longer afford.
“You can’t handle the truth!”
Even if a review process determined that only 5% of sales tax exclusions should expire, that alone would make an additional $250 million available for schools each year.
Private schools accepting taxpayer subsidies is not conservative
We can only hope Idaho’s conservative legislators hold onto their good old Idaho conservative principles.
Partners sought to help feed students during summer break
This summer, sponsors in rural communities will have the option of offering a week’s worth of food all at once.