Idaho Public TV's "Idaho Reports" program will air an election special tonight focusing on the ballot measures before Idaho voters on Tuesday. Greg Hahn is the host, and he'll interview state Superintendent of Schools Tom Luna and Centennial High School teacher Cindy Wilson on the…
Idaho's fight over three school-reform ballot measures has set a record for campaign spending on ballot measures in straight dollars, reports Idaho Statesman columnist Dan Popkey, eclipsing the 1986 battle in which voters affirmed the Legislature's passage of the Right to Work law. Between all…
Here's a news item from the Associated Press: BOISE, Idaho (AP) ― Amid a campaign secrecy dustup, millionaire Idaho businessman Duane Hagadone took back money from a group that was reporting it publicly and gave it to another that fought to keep its donors hidden.…
The latest campaign ad in Idaho's school reform fight features Gov. Butch Otter endorsing Propositions 1, 2 and 3 in a positive, feel-good message. "Education in Idaho is at a crossroads," the casually dressed governor says in the commercial, which is running statewide, including in…
Documents obtained by the Associated Press reveal the most detail to date about the conduct of former state Sen. John McGee, R-Caldwell, in the sexual harassment case that led to his resignation from the Senate. They include descriptions of McGee engaging in sexually inappropriate behavior…
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