Search Results: "Rod Furniss"

Statehouse roundup, 2.23.23: School bathroom bill heads to Senate floor

…could be its final weeks. Reps. Lori McCann and Rod Furniss say the bill would help students who cannot afford feminine hygiene products, are embarrassed to go to a principal’s…

Statehouse roundup, 1.25.23: Critchfield looks to put her imprint on the K-12 budget

…also recommended $230,000 for student assessment development. Rep. Rod Furniss One lawmaker was skeptical of the SDE’s need for a school choice coordinator or parental engagement staffer when Idaho has…

Yamamoto to head House Education, Horman to co-chair JFAC

…prominent role in writing K-12 and higher education budgets. Here’s the House JFAC lineup: Horman; Rep. Steve Miller, R-Fairfield, vice chair; Rep. Matthew Bundy, R-Mountain Home; Rep. Rod Furniss, R-Rigby;…

Election Notes: May 2-6

…Woodward. House: Randy Armstrong, Megan Blanksma, Matthew Bundy, David Cannon, Greg Chaney, Lance Clow, Marco Erickson, Rod Furniss, Marc Gibbs, Steven Harris, Linda Wright Hartgen, James Holtzclaw, Wendy Horman, Clark…

Election Notes: April 4-8

…Retiring Sens. Steve Bair, Blackfoot; and Lee Heider, Twin Falls. Judy Boyle, Midvale; Marco Erickson, Idaho Falls; Rod Furniss, Rigby; Linda Wright Hartgen, Twin Falls; Laurie Lickley, Jerome; Dustin Manwaring,…

Schools hesitant to join Idaho’s health insurance plan with incoming funding boost

…the policy bill for the insurance boost, with Sen. Jim Woodward, Rep. Rod Furniss and Rep. Wendy Horman (standing to his right, in that order). Melba School District staff and…

Statehouse roundup, 2.11.14: New bill would make enrollment-based funding shift permanent

…Friday, Rigby Republican Rep. Rod Furniss joined the committee’s two Democrats in opposition. Scott’s bill is itself a repeat. The House passed a similar measure in 2020, but the Senate…

Statehouse roundup, 2.8.22: Little signs school staff health insurance bill

…signing Tuesday, including Sen. Jim Woodward, R-Sagle, and Reps. Wendy Horman, R-Idaho Falls, and Rod Furniss, R-Rigby. The bill encountered little opposition from other Republicans in the Statehouse. Gov. Brad…

Statehouse roundup, 1.24.22: Fund for school staff health insurance clears House

…a year toward the $105 million-a-year ongoing cost of improved insurance. The bill’s sponsor, Rep. Rod Furniss, R-Rigby, called the plan “a good tradeoff for better health insurance.” Overwhelmingly positive…

Sixth-grade girl suspected of shooting two students and a custodian at Rigby Middle School

…responders,” State Board of Education President Kurt Liebich said in a statement. “Their quick actions likely prevented others from being injured, perhaps even saved lives too.” Said Rep. Rod Furniss:…