It turns out that despite her resignation at the end of the legislative session, former Department of Administration Director Teresa Luna never left. State records now show her as a “program specialist” at the Department of Administration, full-time, at a salary of $95,202 a year,...
Doerr Idaho author Anthony Doerr's novel "All the Light We Cannot See" has won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. The Pulitzer judges cited Doerr’s “imaginative and intricate novel” set during World War II. The 41-year-old Boise author told the Associated Press, "Obviously, it's wonderful," adding…
The state Board of Education, meeting late last week in Moscow, unanimously approved state schools Superintendent Sherri Ybarra’s request for a new one-year waiver from requirements of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act/No Child Left Behind law, Idaho Education News reports. Idaho’s existing waiver…
Driving on studded snow tires will become illegal for the season after April 30 in Idaho, and the Idaho Transportation Department is reminding people that violations carry a $67 fine. They’re also advising against driving on studded tires when roadways are bare to avoid severe...
Here’s a news item from the Associated Press: BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho's health insurance exchange ranks fourth in the country for the number of people enrolled per capita. More than 85,000 Idahoans signed up for health insurance plans through the state's health insurance exchange,…
Parents, lawyers, and state and court officials are contemplating chaos in Idaho’s child-support enforcement system if lawmakers don’t reconvene and fix it, the Associated Press reports. AP reporter Rebecca Boone talked with the chairman of the Idaho Supreme Court's child support guidelines advisory committee, who…
Last night’s Boise sunset featured a sullenly glowing red sun, looking more like a Los Angeles sunset than an Idaho one. Here’s a news item from the Associated Press suggesting the cause was far-off fires in Khakassia, a region in southeastern Siberia: PORTLAND, Ore. (AP)...
By the end of this year's Idaho legislative session, lawmakers had reversed years of bitter dissension over school reform and passed a $125 million, five-year plan to boost teacher pay; increased funding for the state’s hard-hit schools; and raised the gas tax for the first...
One North Idaho senator got a surprise on the final night of the legislative session – she was honored for becoming the longest-serving female senator in the history of the state. Sen. Shawn Keough, R-Sandpoint, who has served for 20 years, said, “I’m really honored,…
From a brief and sketchy first budget presentation that raised more questions than it answered, to, just a month later, staff work that impressed lawmakers, saved money and kept schools across the state connected to broadband, Idaho EdNews reporter Kevin Richert examines state...
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