Search Results: "Scott Herndon"

Statehouse roundup, 3.1.23: Conservatives kill bill shifting endowment money into K-12 buildings

…Sen. Scott Herndon, R-Sagle, pointed to another funding source: the $80 million earmarked for Idaho Launch, Gov. Brad Little’s plan to create $8,500 in postsecondary incentives for every high school…

Statehouse roundup, 2.28.23: Future ESA legislation prefaced in House committee

…2014. Sen. Scott Herndon, R-Sagle, raised two objections. He said he was concerned because Hill had told him he probably wouldn’t complete his full five-year term. And Herndon said Hill…

After longwinded debate, Senate kills controversial school choice bill

…Phil Hart, R-Kellogg; Scott Herndon, R-Sagle; Brian Lenney, R-Nampa; Tammy Nichols, R-Middleton; Doug Okuniewicz, R-Hayden; Ben Toews, R-Coeur d’Alene; Chris Trakel, R-Caldwell; Glenneda Zuiderveld, R-Twin Falls. No: Ben Adams, R-Nampa;…

Statehouse roundup, 2.24.23: March school election date may be saved

…Affairs Committee took up House Bill 124 Friday morning. Sen. Scott Herndon, who is sponsoring the bill, said its purpose is to provide more security and uniformity throughout the voter…

Statehouse roundup, 2.16.23: Budget-writers OK money for dyslexia training

…the schools. Sen. Scott Herndon, R-Sagle, made a push to fund only the $97,000. But JFAC members made a bipartisan appeal for the $1.5 million. Idaho Falls Republican Rep. Wendy…

Statehouse roundup, 2.15.23: After lengthy testimony, divisive ESA bill heads to Senate floor

…ESA funding if the bill goes through. Sen. Scott Herndon, R-Sagle, who homeschools his own children, also said he would abstain from the funding if the bill passes. And Committee…

Statehouse roundup, 2.6.23: Postsecondary incentives bill survives razor-thin House vote

…Senate Education Committee. After complaining about programming that he said was “pro-COVID,” pro-pharmaceuticals and pro-lockdown, Sen. Scott Herndon objected to the way lawmakers have been labeled in public radio reports….

Records show powerful, wealthy funders outside Idaho back school choice campaign

…tagged Horman and Den Hartog, who were in attendance, as well as Sens. Brian Lenney, R-Nampa, and Scott Herndon, R-Sagle. Lenney and Herndon also sit on the Senate Education Committee…

Statehouse roundup, 2.1.23: Critchfield makes her pitch for CTE funding

…hearing a similar presentation from Crtichfield Wednesday afternoon. Sen. Scott Herndon, R-Sagle, said CTE is a “critical” part of the education system, especially in areas with aging populations, and that…

A disheartening preview of coming attractions at the Statehouse theater

…garnering accolades from the extremists in his political audience. Another extreme-right performance artist in the Legislature, Senator Scott Herndon, made a rather dramatic debut in the Legislature with a passel…