Legislature
Analysis: Tuition increases are a done deal. Little and the 2026 Legislature saw to that.
The State Board of Education will meet next week to set college tuition and fees. The increases are likely to add several hundred dollars to Idaho’s college sticker price.
Private school choice advocate tops lobbying expenditures, again
For the third time in four years, Idaho’s top-spending lobbying group is the American Federation for Children.
‘Angry and frustrated’: Teachers’ union issues vote of no confidence in governor
The rebuke comes after Little signed House Bill 516, legislation restricting school districts from accommodating a broad range of union activities.
Analysis: Little shows off his primary colors by signing anti-union bill
The new law plays to Gov. Brad Little’s Republican Party base. But it puts him at odds with the Idaho Education Association, which has endorsed his previous campaigns.
Little signs session’s most contentious education bills in Friday sweep
Bills include restrictions on teachers’ unions and cuts to virtual education. The Republican also endorsed reporting requirements around transgender students and far-reaching civics instruction.
UPDATED: Find out what passed and what didn’t. A look back to the 2026 legislative session
Gov. Brad Little used his “line-item veto” authority Friday to restore funding for eight medical residencies.
The waiting game: Teachers’ union bill now sits on Little’s desk
Gov. Brad Little has until April 14 to act on a bill banning taxpayer support of teachers’ union activities. His word figures to be the last word.
House Republicans a no-show at post-session news conference
Democratic leaders were there, and they had a lot to say about decisions this year.
Analysis: Critchfield got her special education bill to the finish line. Here’s a play-by-play of how it happened.
In a 2026 session surprise, the state superintendent was able to persuade a skeptical and cash-strapped Legislature. But the special education debate is anything but over.
Analysis: Little gives in to the Legislature, just like he said he would
On Monday, Gov. Brad Little agreed to cut this year’s budget even deeper than he wanted to — bowing, one more time, to the will of the Legislature.