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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

2013 IDAHO LEGISLATURE COMMITTEE CHAIRMANSHIPS ANNOUNCED

  • Emilie Ritter Saunders reports:  The 2013 Idaho Legislature is ready for business.  Now that the organizational session has wrapped up, and committee assignments have

HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW AS IDAHO’S PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX DEBATE HEATS UP

  • Molly Messick reports:  The personal property tax is shaping up to be one of the key issues of the 2013 legislative session.  For years,

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,

OTTER CHALLENGES COUNTIES TO IDENTIFY LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES THEY’D ELIMINATE

  • Betsy Russell reports:  Gov. Butch Otter, in his luncheon address to the Associated Taxpayers of Idaho today, challenged county commissioners to bring him a

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