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Otter signs literacy bills, downplays funding gap

…about $290 per student; the Legislature’s funding plan equates to about $245 per student. Both Otter and Rep. Wendy Horman downplayed the budget differences. Horman — an Idaho Falls Republican…

JFAC earmarks $8 million for broadband settlements

…state’s potential exposure, Bedke said Tuesday morning. Rep. Wendy Horman, R-Idaho Falls The vendors’ tort claims are a precursor to a possible lawsuit against the state, and the settlement talks…

House overwhelmingly passes school budgets

The Idaho House quickly and decisively passed all seven major pieces of the public school budget Monday. Rep. Wendy Horman, R-Idaho Falls It took less than 30 minutes for legislators…

JFAC approves $9.1 million literacy budget

…help, said Rep. Wendy Horman, R-Idaho Falls, a JFAC member who has been crafting the K-12 budgets. The state is spending $2.4 million on literacy intervention this year — but…

DeMordaunt drafts third bill trying to help growing districts

For the third time in as many weeks, the chairman of the House Education Committee attempted to address funding concerns for schools that absorb midyear enrollment increases. Rep. Reed DeMordaunt,…

Idaho candidate filings (March 11, 7:22 p.m.)

…Kathleen Eder of Hailey. Sen. Jim Guthrie, R-Inkom. He has a Democratic opponent, Mike Saville of McCammon. Rep. Wendy Horman, R-Idaho Falls. She has a Republican primary opponent, Randy Neal…

House introduces funding bill for growing school districts

…would fund school security inspections on a rotating, three-year basis. Rep. Wendy Horman, R-Idaho Falls The bill’s sponsor, Rep. Wendy Horman, R-Idaho Falls, said the bill would build on the…

JFAC passes higher ed budget — without Otter’s ‘tuition lock’

…member Rep. Wendy Horman, R-Idaho Falls, acknowledged the need to discuss college tuition. “I look forward to that conversation in the coming months.” The higher education budget now must pass…

Business leader: Only 20 percent of students are ready for college

…School safety. Following lots of questions, the Idaho House passed a bill designed to increase school safety. Pushed by Rep. Wendy Horman, R-Idaho Falls, House Bill 514 would create the…

JFAC calls for 6.8 percent increase in K-12 public school funding

…Republican Rep. Wendy Horman, center, drafted the school budget on Monday. As reported Thursday by Idaho Education News, lawmakers are holding off on four significant policy initiatives that have yet…