Search Results: "Jim Woodward"
Analysis: Sherri Ybarra vs. the Legislature
…elected post. Three senators were floating the idea: Crabtree, Jeff Agenbroad of Nampa and Jim Woodward of Sagle. The three Republicans all sit on JFAC, and Crabtree and Woodward also…
Senate passes transgender athletics ban
…Grant Burgoyne, D-Boise; Jim Guthrie, R-McCammon; Dan Johnson, R-Lewiston; Maryanne Jordan, D-Boise; Abby Lee, R-Fruitland; David Nelson, D-Moscow; Mark Nye, D-Pocatello; Michelle Stennett, D-Ketchum; Janie Ward-Engelking, D-Boise; Jim Woodward, R-Sagle….
Candidate filings, 3.13.20: A flurry of late news
…11 filings highlights Jim Woodward, R-Sagle, filed for a second term. He sits on the Senate Education Committee and the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee. Woodward has a Democratic opponent, Vera Gadman…
Candidate filings, 3.12.20: T-minus one day …
…March 11 filings highlights Jim Woodward, R-Sagle, filed for a second term. He sits on the Senate Education Committee and the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee. Woodward has a Democratic opponent, Vera…
Candidate filings, 3.11.20: Another former House member seeks a comeback
Some headlines from Day Eight of the candidate filing period: Jim Woodward, R-Sagle, filed for a second term. He sits on the Senate Education Committee and the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee….
Statehouse roundup, 3.4.20: Lawmakers work on a standards ‘wish list’
…Sen. Jim Woodward, R-Sagle, said he wasn’t completely comfortable with the call to replace the Common Core standards, saying he would have preferred the verb “revisit.” Sen. Cherie Buckner-Webb, D-Boise,…
Statehouse roundup, 2.11.20: Flexible school schedule bill survives, barely
…funding. But Sen. Jim Woodward, R-Sagle, said he was uneasy about that idea — which essentially would pay schools for empty classroom seats. Sen. Janie Ward-Engelking, a retired teacher, applauded…
Statehouse roundup, 1.27.20: Bill to limit ‘repeat’ bond issues heads to House floor
…bill. The bill did run into some objection in committee. Sen. Jim Woodward, R-Sagle, questioned why the State Board was carving out such a narrow exemption to the law. “It…
Statehouse roundup, 1.23.20: Ybarra pitches 5.3 percent increase for K-12
…pointed out that only a fraction of students tap into the $4,125. Agenbroad and Sen. Jim Woodward, R-Sagle, told Idaho Education News during a break in the hearing that they…
Senate passes pared-down funding formula bill
…definitions and requires school officials to submit new financial and enrollment reports to the state. Sponsoring Sens. Dave Lent, R-Idaho Falls, and Jim Woodward, R-Sagle, said the definitions and data…