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Little rescinds McGeachin’s order on mask mandates
In a statement Friday, Gov. Brad Little minced no words about a Republican adversary, Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin, calling her Thursday executive order “an abuse of power.”
Bedke joins lieutenant governor’s race
On Thursday, the divisions within the Idaho GOP were on full display, as opponents and high-profile allies flanked House Speaker Scott Bedke during his campaign kickoff.
With Gov. Little out of state, McGeachin bans mask mandates in Idaho
She signed an executive order Thursday and did not tell the governor in advance, according to his office.
Analysis: The open (and covert) pushback against the education system
Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin’s school indoctrination task force might not make any policy, but it will make a lot of noise. Heading into Thursday’s first meeting, education leaders are openly skeptical about what to expect.
Statements show thousands of dollars worth of unexplained purchases at Ammon charter school
Expense reports lack details about what school leaders bought from places such as TJ Maxx, Netflix and area grocery stores.
Investigators find no wrongdoing in Boise State diversity course
“No students who participated in the investigation reported that they were ever forced to apologize for the color of their skin,” investigators from the Boise law firm Hawley Troxell said in a report issued Monday morning.
‘It’s about a conversation:’ Tromp talks about social justice backlash, state budget cuts
After eliminating 194 staff positions during the pandemic, Boise State University President Marlene Tromp hopes to absorb a $1.5 million budget cut without affecting programs. “Already, we’ve had so much loss.”
‘After I got the gun, I just pulled her into a hug’: Rigby teacher retraces school shooting
Krista Gneiting spoke out about the May 6 ordeal at Rigby Middle School with Good Morning America.
McGeachin enters gubernatorial race
Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin’s entry into the gubernatorial race sets up a potential showdown, and clash of ideologies, in the May 2022 GOP primary. And education could be one focal point.
School elections: Bonneville levy reruns succeed, two recalls fail
East Idaho voters overwhelmingly OK’d a pair of levy renewals last night, but funding requests like an Emmett bond issue — meant to bankroll a new high school and gymnasium — were killed.