State Policy
Lawmakers rewrote the school election calendar. What happens next?
Starting next year, school districts have only three dates when they can run a levy. But the schools also will have more state money — designed to offset bonds and levies. It’s a classic tradeoff, and a hard one to handicap.
No-confidence vote targets Little, House GOP members over library bill
The vote took place at a GOP Central Committee summer meeting in Challis over the weekend. The flap dates back to the waning hours of the 2023 legislative session.
Labrador lawsuit challenges closed-door, U of I-Phoenix purchase discussions
“The people of Idaho deserve to know about a transaction of this magnitude before it happens, not to have it presented to them as a fait accompli,” the attorney general’s office said in a lawsuit, filed Tuesday.
More than 70 rural schools receive arts grants
The grants, ranging from $1,945 to $15,000, will support fine arts, performing arts and design courses.
What’s in a name — or names — at the U of I?
The State Board of Education rebrands the nonprofit at the heart of the U of I-University of Phoenix megadeal, and approves naming rights for the Kibbie Dome.
Lawmakers grill Green on U of I-Phoenix purchase
Legislative budget-writers raised serious questions about the U of I’s closed-door negotiations with the University of Phoenix — and the potential financial risks from the $685 million megadeal.
Analysis: Empowering Parents problems catch Little off-guard, inexplicably
At a pivotal point, Gov. Brad Little’s pet education microgrant program has problems. And the problems have been more or less lurking in plain sight.
Little requests audit of possible improper purchases with tax dollars
Empowering Parents grant money might have covered thousands of questionable purchases — such as TVs, smart watches, clothes and cleaning supplies. And the governor isn’t hiding his displeasure.
Analysis: An obscure group will pick Idaho’s in-demand careers, and nobody’s watching
The Workforce Development Council will shape Idaho Launch, an ambitious and complicated effort to provide up to $8,000 in incentives to high school graduates, starting next year.
Grant applications are now live. Here’s what you need to know
The funds will be distributed as early as July.