Here’s a link to my full story at spokesman.com on the ruling in the Syringa Networks lawsuit, in which the $60 million contract for a statewide school broadband network – one of Idaho Gov. Butch Otter’s proudest achievements – was voided after a judge ruled…
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter has issued this statement about the court ruling voiding the state’s contract for the Idaho Education Network: “There has never been a question about the opportunities the Idaho Education Network (IEN) provides to our students and teachers. Yesterday’s legal decision does…
Outgoing Senate Education Chairman John Goedde, R-Coeur d’Alene, said he’s concerned about the future of state-provided broadband for Idaho schools, after a judge voided the state’s contract for the Idaho Education Network, ruling it was issued illegally. “Certainly the attorneys for the state all along…
It may not be the state that’s out tens of millions of dollars because of an illegal contract for the Idaho Education Network – it may be the contractors, Education Networks of America and Qwest. In his ruling declaring the $60 million IEN contract illegal…
Idaho House Speaker Scott Bedke, R-Oakley, said this morning that he’s hopeful a “do-over” can happen on the voided contract to operate the Idaho Education Network statewide broadband network, to find a way to keep the service linking Idaho schools running. “I think that’s probably…
Here’s a link to 4th District Judge Patrick Owen’s full ruling in the Syringa Networks case, declaring the multimillion-dollar contract award for the Idaho Education Network illegal and void. The judge’s ruling could cost the state tens of millions as it has to repay federal…
Idaho has lost the Syringa Networks lawsuit over the multimillion-dollar contract award for the Idaho Education Network, with a 4th District judge declaring the contract award void, and “made in violation of state procurement law.” The summary judgment ruling, which came out late yesterday from…
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