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Ralliers chant ‘Cronin for Governor’

Rep. Brian Cronin, D-Boise, addresses a teachers' rally in Capitol Park late Wednesday afternoon, protesting the enactment of legislation limiting teacher collective bargaining rights and imposing a merit pay plan. After he spoke, the crowd began chanting,
Rep. Brian Cronin, D-Boise, addresses a teachers' rally in Capitol Park late Wednesday afternoon, protesting the enactment of legislation limiting teacher collective bargaining rights and imposing a merit pay plan. After he spoke, the crowd began chanting, "Cronin for Governor." (Betsy Russell)

At the teachers' rally in Capitol Park this evening, Rep. Brian Cronin, D-Boise, talked about "what was marketed as a school reform plan," saying, "We know the plan is nothing more than a fiscal crisis plan and a retribution for teachers plan." Cronin said, "We're going to need different people in this building," drawing a loud cheer. He said, "I know that many people are looking at other professions, looking at other states, and it pains me." Here's a link to one such story at Huckleberries Online. People in the crowd, who carried signs with slogans including, "Respect - We Teach It, We Deserve It," "Wake Up Middle Class," and "Visit a School," cheered Cronin enthusiastically, at one point breaking into a chant of "Cronin for Governor."



Betsy Z. Russell

Betsy Z. Russell joined The Spokesman-Review in 1991. She currently is a reporter in the Boise Bureau covering Idaho state government and politics, and other news from Idaho's state capital.

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