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Episode 8: A minority report, from Rep. Ilana Rubel

On last week’s podcast, you heard from Gov. Brad Little, as he summed up the record-setting 2021 legislative session. For a counterpoint, Kevin Richert sits down this week with House Minority Leader Ilana Rubel, D-Boise. They talk about the session’s big education debates — including the failed federal early education grant bill, and the higher…

School elections: Bonneville levy reruns succeed, two recalls fail

East Idaho voters overwhelmingly OK’d a pair of levy renewals last night, but funding requests like an Emmett bond issue — meant to bankroll a new high school and gymnasium — were killed.