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Garden Valley elementary students work on watercolor paintings.

Grants aim to bolster art programs, teacher recruitment and retention in rural schools

The state is accepting applications through the end of this month.

Higher ed budget requests focus on staff additions, pay raises

The higher ed requests are the first step in a process that will unfold at the Statehouse in the next six months or so.

‘I don’t believe that they left voluntarily:’ Day six from the Big City Coffee trial

In cross examination, a Boise State administrator did not back up her claims about Big City Coffee’s abrupt departure on campus.

State’s attorneys argue to dismiss Oneida’s $7.7 million lawsuit

A judge took no action Thursday. Instead, hired lawyers for three public entities will have more time to file arguments.

Hasler wins only contested Boise race, four unopposed incumbents retain trustee seats

Also on Tuesday, four incumbents ran unopposed and will remain as trustees.

Republicans debate merits of Idaho’s election reform initiative at City Club forum

Moderating, or confusing? Current, former Idaho Republican Party officials paint contrasting pictures for open primaries ballot initiative.

Opening arguments in Big City vs. Boise State case: ‘Sacrificed’? Or seeking special treatment?

This story originally was published at BoiseDev.com. Four years after the tensions of 2020 began and the fallout from Big City Coffee leaving its short-lived Boise State University location, attorneys are finally facing off in the courtroom. On Thursday, lawyers stood before the jury on the second day of the trial between Big City Coffee and…

Two candidates vie for open seat on Boise district’s board of trustees

INSIDE: Krista Hasler and Matthew Shapiro answer four questions surrounding their campaigns. Plus, links to profiles, campaign sites and voting details.

After four years, Big City-Boise State battle finally goes before a jury

The trial plays into a larger debate over Boise State campus politics — an issue that has marked President Marlene Tromp’s five-year tenure at the state’s largest university.