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VIDEO: MIKE FERGUSON 'MORE THAN HAPPY' TO PROVIDE FACT-BASED ANALYSIS TO IDAHO LAWMAKERS

  • George Prentice reports:  There are very few Idahoans who can speak with great authority about Gem State spending. Mike Ferguson is at the top

MAP: WHO BENEFITS MOST IF IDAHO’S BUSINESS PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX IS ELIMINATED

  • Molly Messick and Emilie Ritter Saunders report:  In 2011, more than 53,000 Idaho companies paid the business personal property tax. Half of those businesses paid

IDAHO NEEDS TO HONOR ITS CONSTITUTION

  • Michael Ferguson Reader’s View:  Now that the election is over, we have an answer on the Students Come First laws. Hopefully, we will see

OUR VIEW: A TAX SUBSIDY IDAHO’S SCHOOLS CANNOT AFFORD

  • Idaho Statesman Editorial:  Let’s restate what should be the obvious: Idaho’s schools are hardly flush with money. Idaho’s per-pupil spending remains mired at next

IDAHO LAWMAKERS UNCERTAIN ABOUT SCHOOL FUNDING

  • Adam Cotterell reports:  This week we’ve been following a new lawsuit that alleges Idaho is not meeting its constitutional duty to adequately fund schools. Also this

NAMPA SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET CRISIS

  • Mike Vogel reports:  The Nampa school district recommends another levy to make up for a shortfall of several million dollars. The district is teetering

LISTEN: GOV. OTTER MAKES PREDICTIONS FOR COMING LEGISLATIVE SESSION

  • Molly Messick reports:  Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter said today that he expects a difficult legislative session.  He spoke at the Associated Taxpayers of Idaho’s

WHY IDAHO IS BEING SUED OVER SCHOOL FUNDING WHEN COURTS ALREADY RULED SYSTEM MUST BE FIXED

  • Adam Cotterell reports:  A group of parents filed a lawsuit in October over fees in Idaho schools. They say charging fees for classes like science or

GOV. OTTER: STATE ‘PROBABLY NOT’ MEETING CONSTITUTIONAL STANDARD FOR EDUCATION

  • Betsy Russell reports:  When Gov. Butch Otter asked for questions at the end of his luncheon speech to the Associated Taxpayers of Idaho today,

MICHAEL FERGUSON: STATE ISN'T MEETING CONSTITUTIONAL COMMITMENT TO SCHOOLS

  • Now that the election is over, we have an answer on the Students Come First laws. Hopefully we will see a renewed commitment to

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