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The Legislature’s K-12 budgeter-in-chief faces a high-profile primary
Six-term Rep. Wendy Horman, R-Idaho Falls, faces two high-profile primary opponents: Bryan Smith, a GOP national committeeman with Idaho Freedom Foundation ties; and Sean Coletti, mayor of the neighboring bedroom community of Ammon.
UPDATED: Idaho joins lawsuit over new Title IX rules
The rules, which would extend sex discrimination protections to LGBTQ+ students, have prompted a growing pushback in Republican-led states.
These cities raised taxes — for free child care
Parents say the free day care ‘changed my life.’
Coeur d’Alene trustees agree to close Borah elementary
“Everybody expects you to have crossing guards. It’s just one of those things that comes with sending your kids to school,” a trustee said.
Check out our primary election voter guide
We asked candidates about their most important education priorities and where they stand on controversial education issues dividing the Legislature.
Campaign finance roundup (4.29.24 edition)
Between now and May 21, we will highlight some of the election’s newsiest fundraising and spending activity.
NIC faces $5.2 million deficit
Much of the projected deficit is tied to NIC’s return to the National Junior College Athletics Association, the Coeur d’Alene Press reported this week.
Analysis: Uncle Sam helps rural Idaho schools — but only to a limited degree
School districts in Idaho’s timber country stand to receive close to $7 million from the feds. But many of these same districts will be before voters next month, seeking bonds and levies.
Idaho Falls spent tens of thousands on attorneys for two recent cases
That’s according to invoices obtained through a public records request.
New lawsuit challenges Idaho’s Blaine Amendment
The lawsuit argues that the state’s ban on taxpayer resources going to religious institutions unconstitutionally violates religious freedom and free speech rights.