Kevin’s blog

Boise attorney Tom Arkoosh will face former U.S. Rep. Raul Labrador, the Republican nominee in the attorney general’s race.

Brian Kane, Attorney General Lawrence Wasden’s longtime point man, has been hired as executive director of the National Association of Attorneys General.

Zach Borah appeared to be aligned with four other candidates who dropped out of the race over the weekend.

The news of the record-smashing surplus was no surprise. And it sets up the 2023 Legislature’s debate over education spending, tax cuts and other budget wish-list items.

Teacher salaries in the district will increase by 3.25%.

At Taylor’s Crossing Public Charter School in Idaho Falls, more than 95% of kindergarten through third-grade students scored at grade level this spring, according to a state report.

Branden Durst will work for the Idaho Family Policy Center, a nonprofit that describes itself as “the premier conservative Christian policy research and educational organization in the state.”

Boise’s candidate filing period closes at 5 p.m. Friday. The election will be held on Sept. 6.

Reporters Daniel Golden and Kirsten Berg use Boise State as the focal point for an in-depth investigation of the national tensions between higher education leaders and red-state policymakers.

Part of the money would cover deferred maintenance, and $5 million in immediate safety and security upgrades, the Coeur d’Alene Press reported.