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Budget cuts will force staff cuts at U of I and other campuses

The reductions — in staff and faculty jobs — will lead to larger class sizes, less individualized learning time and fewer research opportunities for undergrads.

Idaho universities propose hundreds of new state-supported medical school seats

Lawmakers set a goal to subsidize 30 new medical school seats over the next three years. But Monday’s proposals went well beyond that.

Idaho banned vaccine mandates. Activists want to make it a model for the country.

The Idaho Medical Freedom Act makes it illegal to require anyone to take a vaccine or receive “medical intervention.” Leslie Manookian, the activist behind the law, hopes to make it a “societal norm” for the rest of the country.

Two Coeur d’Alene trustees draw challengers

Find out more about the candidates.

School leaders tout state tax relief that will make bonds, levies cheaper

It’s a discount that has the potential to sway voters who are on the fence about supporting ballot measures in November.

Two trustee seats draw multiple candidates on contentious Lakeland board

Budget cuts, a failed levy and supporting students push four patrons to put their name on the ballot.

Idaho schools on Native American reservations face funding lapse from federal shutdown

Schools on nontaxable federal land, like Native American reservations, rely on a federal program now threatened by the government shutdown.

‘This process deserves more time:’ State Board leans into a long Boise State search

The now-extended presidential search could well continue through the 2025-26 academic year.