Kevin’s blog

School budgets face opposition in Senate

The plot is thickening in the Senate on two public schools budget bills: the 2012-13 midyear funding fix and the 2013-14 budget proposal.

Are both school budgets in some trouble?

A look at the school budgets, the legislative endgame and the education task force. Notes from Monday’s interview with House Speaker Scott Bedke.

P-TECH grants attract 15 would-be bidders

Applications for the Albertson Foundation grants are due April 5. Friday was the deadline for interested bidders to submit letters of intent.

Legislature, Week Ten: A look ahead

The Legislature may be winding down toward adjournment later this month — but Week Ten will get off to an eventful start.

School levy Tuesday: An overview

For many school districts, large and small, Tuesday is an important Election Day. Voters will get their say on a host of property tax levies across the state.

An interesting glimpse at campus demographics

Nearly 4,000 students at BYU-Idaho in Rexburg are married, a number that bucks the national trends.

A $12.5 million surprise for higher ed

In, perhaps, their last big decision of the year, legislative budget writers put some money into university maintenance projects.

Second personal property tax bill up Friday

The Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry has been working on this issue all session. On Friday, the industry group will unveil its bill.

Personal Property Tax 101

The personal property tax repeal may be the most important issue of the 2013 session — and easily one of the most complicated. As the debate gets under way, let’s get caught up.

State superintendent rumor mill: Barbara Morgan?

Former Democratic Party chairman Larry Grant floated her name recently; in an interview with Boise Weekly, Morgan said, “I really can’t tell you anything.”