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Legislative roundup, 4.7.21: Strong Students grant bill is dead for the session

…Wednesday’s floor debate was brief and perfunctory. Sen. Christy Zito, R-Hammett, used a parliamentary procedure to urge the Senate to reconsider Tuesday’s vote to kill HB 294. Lawmakers on the…

Senate kills Strong Students grant bill … maybe

…Sen. Christy Zito, R-Hammett, made a motion to have the Senate reconsider Tuesday’s vote. The procedural manuever means the Senate could cast another vote on the bill, and possibly reverse…

Legislative roundup, 3.17.21: Senators pass higher education budget

…Some Senate conservatives were unconvinced. Sen. Christy Zito, R-Hammett, urged senators to strip down the higher education budget and support a mission of producing “job-ready people.” Sen. Steve Vick, R-Dalton…

Legislative roundup, 2.25.21: Ybarra’s in-person learning bill advances

…Fred Martin, R-Boise; Jim Rice, R-Caldwell; Doug Ricks, R-Rexburg; Peter Riggs, R-Post Falls; Jeff Siddoway, R-Terreton; Mary Souza, R-Coeur d’Alene; Steve Vick, R-Dalton Gardens; Christy Zito, R-Hammett. Absent (1 Republican):…

McGeachin, conservative legislators call on PERSI to dump big tech investments

…Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard. Rep. Bruce Skaug, R-Nampa. Rep. Charlie Shepherd, R-Pollock. Rep. Tony Wisniewski, R-Post Falls. Rep. John Vander Woude, R-Nampa. Rep. Julianne Young, R-Blackfoot. Sen. Christy Zito, R-Hammett….

Tuesday’s ‘special session’ tally: Fifteen lawmakers, no action

…Mike Kingsley, Lewiston. Ron Mendive, Coeur d’Alene. Dorothy Moon, Stanley. Tammy Nichols, Middleton. Tim Remington, Coeur d’Alene. Heather Scott, Blanchard. Paul Shepherd, Riggins. Tony Wisniewski, Post Falls. Christy Zito, Hammett….

Analysis: Voters showed up, but they also hunkered down

…more conservative in 2021, the Senate more or less stayed the course. No incumbents lost. Freedom Foundation-aligned Rep. Christy Zito of Hammett won the nomination in one open Senate race,…

Election results: West Ada, Middleton levies fail; Jerome bond fails

…head-to-head race with 59 percent of the vote. Rep. Christy Zito, R-Hammett, collected 56 percent of the vote in an open Senate race against Brenda Richards of Murphy. Zito is…

Idaho’s primary: Following the money

…R-Blanchard, is backing Nate and Rep. Christy Zito of Hammett, a Senate candidate. Rep. Judy Boyle, R-Midvale, is another Zito backer. House Majority Leader Mike Moyle, R-Star, is backing Rep….

Statehouse roundup, 2.28.20: House passes teacher pay and school elections bills

…Scott; Blanchard; and Christy Zito, Hammett. It next heads to the Senate for consideration. It is likely to be assigned to the Senate Education Committee. School elections The House passed…