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Little urges caution with surplus, doubles down on vaccinations

Idaho’s budget surplus continues to grow. On Friday, state economists projected the balance at a whopping $1.4 billion.

West Ada family splits up to navigate COVID-affected school year

With an immunocompromised sister at home, 16-year-old Lili will move in with her grandparents so she can attend school in-person during her junior year.

Idaho parents: Yellow signals “no” to mask mandates

Parents are organizing at board meetings, on websites, social media platforms and with dress codes to make sure they are heard.

Little calls for back-to-school vaccines

Children under 12 cannot receive the vaccine, so they need adults to “make the right decision,” the governor said.

Analysis: Trustees stare into the face (masked or unmasked) of a no-win situation

The unpaid elected trustees contemplating school mask requirements are not the enemy. COVID-19 is the enemy, as the pandemic surges again.

Comments to McGeachin’s indoctrination task force published by national group

The feedback is the subject of a lawsuit filed by statewide press cooperative the Idaho Press Club.

Four-year universities will require masks — at least for now

The requirement comes less than two weeks before the Aug. 23 start of fall classes. The State Board of Education has to sign off on the policy.

Cassia County residents hit with bizarre surveys. District warns: ‘It’s a scam’

The snail-mail surveys solicit donations for a fight against “radical leftist Common Core” or the “indoctrination and intimidation from Islamic radicals.” So, why Cassia?

Campus news items: U of I heads coronavirus sequencing research project

Idaho State University hires a new health college dean, Boise State University extends deadlines for students on the fire line and Lewis-Clark State College will use state grants to bolster CTE programs.