Search Results: "Wendy Horman"

Lawmakers grill Green on U of I-Phoenix purchase

…on the proposed purchase. Rep. Wendy Horman, JFAC’s House co-chair, wanted more details about the State Board of Education’s closed-door discussions of the purchase in the weeks leading up to…

Analysis: A high-stakes, high-risk deal that will make or break a legacy

…the U.S. and Japan, designed to improve semiconductor higher education programs. Rep. Wendy Horman, co-chair of the Legislature’s budget-writing Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee, learned of the plan only when the U…

Analysis: For Idaho Launch, the countdown to liftoff is already underway

…“The point of the Launch program was to keep all of our options open.” Rep. Wendy Horman, co-chair of the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee, voted against the first Launch bill but…

‘A family-oriented dinosaur’: Idaho governor signs new prehistoric emblem into law

…along with the Hagerman horse fossil. On March 24, Rep. Wendy Horman, R-Idaho Falls, introduced the legislation to the House. She said that before the end of the 2022 legislative…

Analysis: A wild and unpredictable legislative session? Just wait ’til next year

…and universities. Rep. Wendy Horman, R-Idaho Falls “I think the universities are open to that at this point,” Idaho Falls Republican Rep. Wendy Horman, co-chair of the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee,…

Resignations, conflicts and unmet expectations — Idaho’s Charter Commission at a crossroads

…staffer, which was supported by the governor. Rep. Wendy Horman opposed the request because that would increase charter school regulation. The governor now has two appointments to make, following the…

Statehouse roundup, 3.29.23: Senate overrides property tax veto

…could get the big picture. That’s not going to happen,” said Rep. Wendy Horman, jabbing at the Senate for putting the spending bills on pause. So, what did the House…

Statehouse roundup, 3.24.23: Two more library bills head to Senate floor, and could be amended

…Wendy Horman, R-Idaho Falls. The floor debate was punctuated with a few tongue-in-cheek questions, and at least one groaner. “These kids have really dug into this,” said Rep. Jerald Raymond,…

IDHW sues AG Labrador over childcare grant investigation

The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare is suing Attorney General Raul Labrador’s office to halt its investigation into the agency’s administration of $36 million in federal childcare grants. You…

Statehouse roundup, 3.23.23: House passes higher education budget

…Rep. Britt Raybould, R-Rexburg. “The universities have complied. We are auditing them. We are managing this process.” JFAC co-chair Wendy Horman gave an assignment to her colleagues. If lawmakers are…