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Superintendent Ybarra’s schedule: Feb. 10-13
Here’s state superintendent Sherri Ybarra’s weekly schedule, as posted on her website.
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Idaho Press: Huntley makes another push to repeal sales tax exemptions
The plan: eliminate most of Idaho’s sales tax exemptions, reduce the overall sales tax rate to 4 percent and generate an additional $769 million, Betsy Russell of the Idaho Press reported Thursday.
The bottom line: The tax shift would yield an additional $769 million
Paulette Jordan will run for U.S. Senate
The Plummer Democrat and 2018 gubernatorial nominee joins three other Democrats seeking to take on 12-year Sen. Jim Risch.
Community survey rips Blaine County superintendent, trustees
A whopping 71 percent of respondents voiced dissatisfaction with Superintendent GwenCarol Holmes, and 67 percent of respondents say they are dissatisfied with trustees.
Trump touts school choice proposal in State of the Union
However, the $5 billion Education Freedom Scholarship proposal appears to face long odds in a divided Congress.
Superintendent Ybarra’s schedule: Feb. 3-7
With only two exceptions — two overlapping meetings Monday morning — every item on the agenda is a House or Senate education committee meeting. Ybarra only occasionally attends education committee meetings.
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After 19 years, Hill will retire from Senate
For more than a decade, Brent Hill has served as Senate president pro tempore, the top-ranking leadership post in the chamber.
Little sticks to familiar themes at City Club forum
With seven of Idaho’s eight college and university presidents in attendance, Gov. Brad Little pledged to work on a longterm funding solution for higher education.