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McGeachin’s office says it can’t find invoices for legal bills

The lieutenant governor’s office accrued legal expenses during an unsuccessful court battle with the Idaho Press Club. But the amount remains unknown to taxpayers.

Analysis: November’s school board elections reflect their turbulent time

Tensions over local COVID-19 protocols, and the nationalized critical race theory backlash, are reshaping trustee races in 2021. Is this a step toward pricier, more partisan elections?

West Ada to stop contact tracing, keep mask mandate

The district will instead notify parents if their student was in a classroom with someone who tested positive. Parents will be advised to monitor for symptoms but keep their kids in class.

State, districts navigate political pushback on ‘social-emotional learning’

The widely used academic term has been drawn into the fierce and divisive debate surrounding critical race theory.

Analysis: Another Little-McGeachin education showdown is on hold, but not permanently

On Thursday, Little’s State Board of Education delayed a vote on a higher education diversity, educational equity and inclusion policy. This still looms as a big showdown, reinforcing Little’s and McGeachin’s positions on opposite sides of the campus culture wars.

Sunshine reports: Little campaign haul approaches $500,000

The incumbent governor and state superintendent’s candidate Debbie Critchfield continue to far outpace their prospective opponents in campaign fundraising, according to finance reports.

McGeachin issues executive order on COVID-19 vaccine, testing requirements

The lieutenant governor issued an executive order Tuesday, seeking to ban K-12 schools and colleges and universities from requiring vaccines or COVID-19 testing. Gov. Brad Little said he will rescind the order when he returns to Idaho.

Analysis: The harsh realities of a children’s pandemic

Idaho kids are contracting the coronavirus, in record numbers. Some are very sick. Schools are struggling with the effects. And it’s likely to get worse.

Kustra won’t run for office, but he will speak out about Idaho politics

“I wouldn’t waste my time trying to run as a Republican here because I couldn’t get elected in a Republican primary these days,” said the former Boise State University president, who laments the GOP’s rightward shift in recent years.