Stay informed
Donate
Back to Reports

Category: News & Opinion

IDAHO EDUCATION CUTS AMONG DEEPEST IN THE NATION

  • Emilie Ritter Saunders reports Idaho has cut per-student education spending by 19 percent in the last five years.  That’s according to a report published this week by

LUNA CALLS FOR 5% BUDGET BOOST FOR SCHOOLS NEXT YEAR, DECRIES BALLOT MEASURES

  • Betsy Russell reports Idaho state schools Superintendent Tom Luna released his budget request today for the state’s schools for next year, calling for a

BUSINESS TAX COULD BE DROPPED

  • Alecia Warren reports local legislators are divided on whether to do away with a business tax that companies say is burdensome, but county officials

IDAHO SCHOOL CUTS 4TH DEEPEST IN US

  • D.F. Oliveria reports Idaho has cut per-student education spending by 19 percent in the last five years.  That’s according to a report published this week by

VOTE PUTS IDAHO TEACHER BONUS MONEY ON THE LINE

  • Jessie Bonner reports as Idaho voters decide on a sweeping education overhaul this November, teachers opposing the reforms may find themselves in a bind

NORTH-CENTRAL IDAHO JUVENILE OFFENDERS COULD BE SENT OUT OF STATE

  • George Prentice reports officials in north-central Idaho, facing a nearly $500,000 deficit at a Lewiston juvenile detention center, are mulling the possibility of sending

IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME HUNTS FOR NEW REVENUE

  • Randy King reports Ross Thompson looked like a guy who was there for a reason, his big flat hat immediately giving away the fact

LAKELAND, KOOTENAI APPROVE PROPOSALS

  • Brian Walker reports voters in the Lakeland and Kootenai school districts on Tuesday night approved measures that fund facility improvements. Lakeland voters approved a

SIX SOUTHWEST IDAHO SCHOOL DISTRICTS ASK VOTERS FOR MORE MONEY TUESDAY

  • Adam Cotterell reports voters in several school districts in southwest Idaho go to the polls Tuesday. The Kuna School district will ask voters to

ELECTION RESULTS VARY BY DISTRICT

  • Kendra Evensen reports three school elections held in east Idaho on Tuesday had varied results. Voters overwhelmingly approved American Falls Joint School District’s request

The Idaho Center for Fiscal Policy is a private, not-for-profit, and non-partisan organization committed to high-quality fiscal research and analysis as well as policy leadership. 

Newsletter Sign Up

Subscribe

Copyright 2025 © Idaho Center for Fiscal Policy

Facebook-f Twitter

Site By: