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Candidate filings, 3.6.20: Ex-lawmaker challenges House Education freshman

The candidate filings period runs through Friday, March 13. Check back for daily updates.

Candidate filings, 3.4.20: Thayn runs again, and will face a familiar foe

Sen. Steven Thayn will seek an eighth legislative term. If re-elected, the Emmett Republican could be in line to chair the Senate Education Committee.

Candidate filings, 3.3.20: Race to replace Mortimer gets more crowded

The candidate filing period runs through Friday, March 13. Check this blog daily for updates.

Candidate filings, 3.2.20: Bedke, Clow seek re-election

Monday was Day One of the two-week candidate filing period for 2020. Check this blog every day for updates.

Superintendent Ybarra’s schedule: March 2-6

Legislative committee meetings comprise nearly every entry on this week’s schedule. State superintendent Sherri Ybarra does not attend all House and Senate education committee meetings.

Video: This week’s ‘Idaho Reports’

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Twin Falls district freezes spending in wake of shortfall

The Magic Valley district is running a $1.4 million shortfall, the Twin Falls Times-News reported Thursday.

A.G.’s opinion: transgender athletics bill beset with possible legal flaws

“I have concerns about the defensibility of the proposed legislation,” assistant chief deputy attorney general Brian Kane wrote in an analysis released Tuesday. The House could vote on the bill Wednesday.