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Who will pay for Boise absentee ballot error?
The Boise School District began sending out 28,000 corrected ballots Wednesday. It’s unclear whether the district will be on the hook for the cost.
Founding CWI trustee to step down
During 13 years as a trustee, Mark Dunham has overseen rapid enrollment growth at CWI — and overcome personal health challenges to remain on the board. He is endorsing a candidate in the November election: retiring state Sen. Cherie Buckner-Webb.
K-12 will receive $2.2 million boost in endowment money
Public schools will receive nearly $55 million in endowment proceeds in 2021-22. By comparison, public schools will receive about $1.9 billion in state tax dollars this year.
Little’s week: special session negotiations and coronavirus updates
With a special legislative session planned for next week, Gov. Brad Little has a standing meeting every afternoon this week with Senate President Pro Tem Brent Hill and House Speaker Scott Bedke.
This week’s coronavirus trendline (8.14.20 edition)
New coronavirus case numbers and hospitalization rates crept up slightly this week, but the state’s COVID-19 death rate slowed somewhat.
Video and audio: ‘Idaho Reports’ and ‘Idaho Matters’
Did you miss this week’s “Idaho Reports” or the “Idaho Matters” reporter roundtable? Catch up here.
This week’s coronavirus trendline (8.7.20 edition)
Based on several metrics, Idaho’s summer coronavirus outbreak showed some signs of slowing this week.
Video: Our higher education back-to-school town hall
If you missed Thursday night’s virtual town hall on reopening Idaho colleges and universities, catch up here.
Twitter troubles: Boise district unblocks blocked accounts
Don Day of BoiseDev.com filed a public records request to find out who the Boise School District blocked from its official Twitter account. The list was, to say the least, eclectic.
U of I president on prospects for football: ‘I don’t know’
Nine University of Idaho student athletes have tested positive for coronavirus — and according to one published report, most team members want to sit out the 2020 football season.