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Statehouse roundup, 4.6.23: Library veto survives challenge; Legislature adjourns for year
A 46-24 vote left Gov. Brad Little’s veto of a library bill intact — and essentially brought the 88-day session to an anticlimactic close.
What happened — and what didn’t happen — during the 2023 session
A lot of bills churned around the Statehouse the past three months. Some passed, some didn’t. Let’s run down the results.
Little vetoes controversial library bill
The bill is designed to keep school and public libraries from distributing harmful materials to minors. On Wednesday, Gov. Brad Little said the ambiguous bill would create “a library bounty system.”
New law makes it a crime in Idaho to provide gender-affirming care to transgender youth
Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed the bill into law April 4 after receiving thousands of messages in support.
A new school bathroom law and an uncertain future for LGBTQ students
How a controversial new law stands to impact Idaho schools.
Little ‘actively working’ to fill two unexpected charter commission vacancies
“Finding candidates to serve on time-intensive, volunteer boards is always difficult,” a spokeswoman for the governor said this week.
Virtual classes help ‘circus girl’ reach her full potential
She dreams of attending the “Juilliard School” of circus performers.
Campus news items: Boise State researches locally sourced school meals
In other news, spring enrollment numbers are a mixed bag across the state.
Madam Superintendent: More women are becoming education leaders, but are still underrepresented
Today’s women in charge say it takes doggedness and support to get to the top.
Two of Idaho’s Shoshone-Bannock Tribe members inducted into National Native American Hall of Fame
The hall of fame has developed a biography-based curriculum for grades 8-12.