State Policy
Statehouse roundup, 3.22.24: Budget committee approves $145 million for attendance funding gap
Also, the Senate could soon consider four “trailer” bills making significant changes to the recently passed school facilities funding legislation.
Analysis: Must-watch GOP primaries loom. Expect some chaos.
Here are a dozen GOP legislative primary races you need to watch, and another dozen races you probably should watch. They stretch throughout the state — and include a few rematches.
Statehouse roundup, 3.20.24: Senate committee delays vote on latest library bill
In other news, a bill banning abortion providers from supplying schools with sex education materials is headed to Gov. Brad Little’s desk.
Statehouse roundup, 3.19.24: Session slows to a grind, with some big education issues stalled
With one big bill on hold on the Senate floor, a big piece of the state budget is in its own state of stasis.
Statehouse roundup, 3.15.24: Critchfield unveils incremental funding formula change
In other news, the House passed a bill banning the forced use of titles and pronouns that are “inconsistent with (a) person’s sex.” The bill applies to school staff and students.
Statehouse roundup, 3.13.24: Bill to arm teachers falls in Senate committee
In other news, budget-writers carved out money for employee pay raises at the two-year colleges, and money to help Boise State University accommodate growth.
Districts drop to four-day weeks despite obscure provision buried in legislation
Some are not waiting for statewide direction. “Of all the things I’ve done sitting on this board this has been the most difficult,” one trustee said.
Statehouse roundup, 3.12.24: Private school tax credit bill defeated in close vote
A single vote decided whether the bill would advance to the House floor.
Statehouse roundup, 3.8.24: New bill to arm teachers surfaces in Senate
In other news, technical concerns torpedoed a Senate-passed bill on school flag displays.
Analysis: As the session winds down (we hope), lawmakers wrestle big questions about Phoenix
The Statehouse Phoenix debate is rapidly unfolding, in the hurried final few weeks of the session and the outcome could represent one of the biggest decisions of the 2024 session.