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IDAHO SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT DISMISSES ADDING COUNSELORS

  • Betsy Russell reports: Idaho lawmakers are unhappy that the state’s schools superintendent has resisted moves to add more school counselors. More counselors equals more students

IDAHO GOV. BUTCH OTTER WORKS TOWARD THIRD-STRAIGHT YEAR OF TAX CUTS

  • Emilie Ritter Saunders reports: Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter is spending part of his week in Coeur d’Alene at Idaho’s largest business lobby’s annual convention. Gov. Otter’s

REPORT ENCOURAGES IDAHO LAWMAKERS TO CONSIDER ALL FACTORS WHEN MAKING TAX POLICY CHANGES

  • Emilie Ritter Saunders reports: Idaho lawmakers have a new tool available to guide them in making tax policy decisions. The Legislature’s Office of Performance

LAWMAKERS BEMOAN IDAHO’S SHORTAGE OF SCHOOL COUNSELORS

  • Betsy Russell reports: Idaho lawmakers are unhappy that the state’s schools superintendent has resisted moves to add more school counselors to help boost the

EMMETT SCHOOL DISTRICT PLANS FOR THE FUTURE

  • The Emmett Messenger-Index opines:  “Levy Fails” was the big headline in the Messenger Index May 29 issue. The immediate impact to the Emmett School

IDAHO’S BUSINESS LOBBY TO SET 2014 LEGISLATIVE AGENDA, INCLUDING MORE TAX CUTS

  • Emilie Ritter Saunders reports: Idaho’s largest business lobby is hosting its annual policy meeting in Coeur d’Alene this week. According to theCoeur d’Alene Press, Gov. C.L.

WESTVIEWS: THE OPPORTUNITY DUANE NELLIS SQUANDERED

  • The Lewiston Tribune opines:  Idaho needed candor from Duane Nellis as he departed the University of Idaho presidency on his way to Texas Tech

MAY TAX COLLECTIONS DOWN, IDAHO ON TRACK TO BEAT FISCAL YEAR FORECAST

  • Emilie Ritter Saunders reports: After a month of larger-than-expectedstate tax collections, the revenue report for May shows collections came in just shy of the forecast.

IDAHO BUDGET WRITERS TO SEE POLICY IN ACTION

  • Emilie Ritter Saunders reports: The lawmakers who shape Idaho’s annual budget will tour the northern part of the state this week to get a glimpse of

IDAHO GOV. OTTER WANTS MORE PERSONAL ACCOUNTABILITY IN MEDICAID

  • Audrey Dutton reports: Gov. Butch Otter wants to make it harder for people to benefit from Medicaid unless they make healthy choices. It’s one

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