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Judge orders NIC trustees to reinstate Swayne
The Friday evening order leaves the NIC with two presidents on the payroll — and opens a new round of turmoil, as a regional panel considers pulling the beleaguered community college’s accreditation.
NIC’s new attorney received nearly $25,000 in December
And this exceeded monthly payments to NIC’s old law firm from December 2021 and July, according to Kaye Thornbrugh of the Coeur d’Alene Press, who filed a public records request for the invoices.
Caldwell calls off hearing on LGBTQ student policy
“After careful consideration and due to safety concerns,” Caldwell trustees called off the hearing, scheduled for Monday.
Kohberger preliminary hearing set for June 26
The suspect in the murders of four University of Idaho students was back in court Thursday — but only briefly.
It’s a slow day at the Statehouse — but that’s not that unusual
After Monday’s newsy kickoff, the 2023 Legislature settled Wednesday into a typical early-session lull.
VIDEO: State of the State address, 1.9.23
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NIC investigation leads to a flurry of subpoenas
The subpoenas center on President Nick Swayne’s contract — and a change in wording made months after he took the job.
Affidavit spells out timeline of U of I student slayings, evidence against Kohberger
The Dec. 29 affidavit of probable cause was sealed until Thursday — the same day Bryan Kohberger made his first appearance in an Idaho courtroom.
NIC’s interim president has a contract through June 2024
Acting president Greg South will be paid $235,000 annually to head the embattled community college. President Nick Swayne remains on paid administrative leave, receiving $230,000 per year. These combined salaries eclipse the presidents’ pay at any of Idaho’s four-year school.
‘This is the news we have been waiting for:’ Green statement on arrest in U of I student slayings
“While we cannot bring back Maddie, Kaylee, Xana and Ethan, we can thoughtfully and purposefully carry their legacy forward in the work we do,” University of Idaho President C. Scott Green said in a memo to students and employees Friday.