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School trustees’ legislative proposals call for more state funding amid budget crunches
…districts are not going to be able to address their significant infrastructure needs under House Bill 521, and this is the missing piece to that,” Perry said. Reps. Rod Furniss,…
UPDATED: The third-party PACs: Where they spent, and how they fared
…The group’s top 10 list: House Speaker Mike Moyle, Star (opposed): $112,852. Senate President Pro Tem Chuck Winder, Boise (opposed): $107,473. Rep. Rod Furniss, Rigby (opposed): $34,570. Rep. Julie Yamamoto,…
‘Everything on the table’: How parents and neighbors ended Salmon’s decades-long school bond drought
…notice. “That’s how it should be done every time,” said Rep. Rod Furniss, R-Rigby, who represents Salmon in the Idaho House. Furniss is among a handful of lawmakers who have…
‘Elated’: Salmon celebrates successful school bond
…you all, and the voters, who ignored the usual, tired rhetoric.” Rep. Rod Furniss, R-Rigby, who represents Salmon in the Idaho House, simply posted “Good job!” Furniss later told EdNews…
UPDATED: Governor, superintendent endorse legislative candidates
…Committee and Rep. Rod Furniss of Rigby has pushed for reforms to election law and state budgeting that would help school districts get more money for facilities. Critchfield also faced…
What happened, or didn’t: Wrapping up the chaotic 2024 session
…Legislature, which adjourned early Wednesday. (Photo: Darren Svan/EdNews) Bond issue supermajority It was a long shot from the start. Rep. Rod Furniss, R-Rigby, led a push to ease the two-thirds…
Statehouse roundup, 3.28.24: Senate rejects summer lunch program funding
…of Rexburg, Rod Furniss of Rigby, James Petzke of Meridian and Clay Handy of Burley. After Green’s motion failed, the committee voted 16-4 to advance a new budget sans the…
Analysis: Must-watch GOP primaries loom. Expect some chaos.
…several conservatives within his own caucus, which could draw the ire of hardline primary voters with long memories. House Seat B, District 31: Rep. Rod Furniss (incumbent); Karey Hanks. Furniss,…
Campaign filings news, March 5 edition
…Manwaring, R-Pocatello, the House GOP’s caucus chairman. Julie VanOrden, R-Pingree, a JFAC member. Rod Furniss, a Rigby Republican who has led efforts this year to reduce the two-thirds supermajority on…
Statehouse roundup, 2.26.24: ISU ‘on track’ to address budget deficit, says new president
…Rod Furniss, R-Rigby. And despite a 2005 Idaho Supreme Court ruling, mandating the state assume a greater role in school construction, the state’s school facilities needs have been pegged at…