Voices

Going into the legislative session, it was almost a foregone conclusion that legislators would force taxpayers to start paying parents to send their kids to private and religious schools.

Libraries already take reasonable steps to protect children. Three bills recently presented in the House and Senate are unnecessary.

Idaho lawmakers voted to advance a bill that would place an advisory measure on the Idaho ballot in 2024 asking voters “should the state of Idaho direct or appropriate public tax dollars to private schools?”

The Legislature is poised to make one of the most consequential decisions in our state’s 133-year history.

What are Republicans in power advancing? One far-right folly after another.

He was a man of many talents, including a master of the English language. He used words as a newspaper columnist sparingly, but with the skill of a surgeon to get to the art of a matter.

It is beyond disappointing as a parent and rural school trustee to see Senate Education hold Sen. Dave Lent’s bill on school facilities funding in committee.

The folks unhappy with pornography are attacking the wrong target. Libraries don’t traffic in pornography. That is the job of the internet.

As Idaho works to create an expanded school choice universe for families it is critical that parents have a voice in how these programs evolve and are modified over time.

Any lawmaker who  has children enrolled in private or religious schools or who is home schooling should clear the air.