governor
Poll: Otter holds 14-point advantage
Republican Butch Otter had 50 percent support in the telephone survey conducted by the conservative-leaning Rasmussen Reports. Democrat A.J. Balukoff trailed with 36 percent.
Did Otter show weakness in primary?
The incumbent governor lost key counties in Tuesday’s primary, which could make him vulnerable against a challenger with an education background.
Wild Wednesday: Guv’s debate, Storified
It was freewheeling, and the quotes were flying. See how Wednesday night’s GOP gubernatorial debate played in the Twitterverse.
A colorful debate — but light on K-12
Public education received only scant mention during Wednesday’s hour-long debate. The four Republican gubernatorial candidates talked at length about public lands and intraparty strife.
Balukoff: Lanza ouster ‘endemic cronyism’
‘Punishing Idahoans for having a difference of opinion or belonging to a different party is wrong,’ Democratic gubernatorial candidate A.J. Balukoff wrote in a fundraising email.
Fulcher’s Common Core challenge
How the standards, and other K-12 issues, factor into the governor’s race.
Fulcher: Idaho should ditch Common Core
Idaho should follow Indiana’s lead and opt out of the Common Core standards, Republican gubernatorial candidate Russ Fulcher said Wednesday.
Balukoff: JFAC school budget falls short
The Democratic gubernatorial candidate also says Gov. Butch Otter has shortchanged recommendations from his own education reform task force.
Otter files for third term
Rather than stage a campaign event during the ongoing legislative session, Otter and his team filed the official candidate paperwork and released a list of backers and organizers.
Fulcher starts anti-Common Core petition
Three years after endorsing the new Idaho Core Standards in math and English language arts, gubernatorial candidate Russ Fulcher is urging Idahoans to dump the standards.