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JFAC GETS DOWN TO DETAILS…

  • Betsy Russell reports JFAC members were at odds this morning over a $6,900 difference in a budget proposal for the Idaho Secretary of State’s

O'MALLEY, GOVERNORS OPPOSE CUTS TO AIR NATIONAL GUARD

  • Matthew Brown reports forty-nine governors, including Martin O’Malley, are “strongly” opposing “disproportionate” cuts to the Air National Guard in the Air Force’s 2013 budget

RE-PRIORITIZE VALUES

  • The Argonaut editorial:  Idaho isn’t the only state to cut funding for education. In fact, President Barack Obama publicly scolded the governors of all

SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE ENDORSES PLAN TO STOP TEACHER PAY REDUCTIONS

  • Dustin hurst reports one of the most controversial planks of Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna’s education reform laws is one step closer to

THE LONG WAIT: LOCAL VOLUNTEERS AND PHYSICIANS STRIVE TO PROVIDE HEALTH CARE FOR HOMELESS

  • Holly Beech reports when people are faced with the choice of buying groceries or visiting the doctor, many will opt for food. For the

SEVEN SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO GET ASSISTANCE AMID ATTENDANCE DROP

  • Julie Wootton reports there’s a variety of reasons why students might not show up at school. Whatever the explanation, it affects more than just

FISH & GAME BUDGET SET ON 16-3 VOTE

  • Betsy Russell reports the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee has set a budget for Idaho Fish & Game for next year that appears to show a

BUDGET COMMITTEE CLEARS MONEY TO READY MEDICAID FOR EXCHANGE

  • Dustin Hurst reports the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee approved $4 million in funding to ready Idaho’s Medicaid system for integration with an online exchange portal.

OTTER TECH INITIATIVE CLEARS HOUSE, HEADS TO SENATE

  • Dustin Hurst reports one item from Gov. Butch Otter’s State of the State wish list is closer to becoming a reality. Otter’s Idaho Global

‘FLAGSHIP’ FIGHT REFLECTS UNIVERSITIES' SLIM BUDGETS

  • Bill Roberts reports Mike Rush never saw it coming. When the State Board of Education, where Rush is executive director, unanimously voted to snip

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