On tonight’s “Idaho Reports,” I join Jim Weatherby, Bill Spence, and co-hosts Aaron Kunz and Melissa Davlin to discuss the events of the eighth week of the legislative session, from party politics to civil rights. Also, Davlin interviews House Majority Caucus Chair John Vander Woude,…
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter has sent out a statement touting the proposed new teacher “career ladder legislation that was introduced this week, saying, “The new model includes a sizeable infusion of money for significantly higher salaries based on teaching proficiency and student outcomes.” The governor…
Boise City Council President Maryanne Jordan has been appointed to the Idaho Senate to fill the vacancy created when Sen. Elliot Werk, D-Boise, was appointed to the state Tax Commission, Gov. Butch Otter announced today. Jordan was the top choice of three submitted by the…
Here’s a link to my full story at spokesman.com on Sen. Sheryl Nuxoll’s refusal to apologize today in response to a call from an array of religious leaders concerned about her comments on Hinduism, which she said has “false gods.” Nuxoll’s comments came after she…
House and Senate Republicans who are working on gun legislation this year said at a press conference today that a comprehensive bill rewriting Idaho’s concealed-gun permit laws is in the works and likely will be introduced in a House committee next week. It will include…
The Idaho Department of Administration has declared an emergency and signed a $1.88 million, six-month contract with CenturyLink to provide internet service to 16 state agencies and five public health districts, the Idaho Statesman reports. The department had shifted the agencies’ internet service to the...
An array of religious leaders, many of them from Nevada, are calling for Sen. Sheryl Nuxoll, R-Cottonwood, to apologize for her comments this week that Hinduism “is a false faith with false gods.” Nuxoll made the comments to the news media after she, along with...
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee has voted unanimously in favor of funding a second community mental health crisis center next year, after a move by Sen. Sheryl Nuxoll, R-Cottonwood, to slice that funding out of the Department of Health & Welfare’s mental health services budget drew…
Just before the start of this morning’s House Ways & Means Committee meeting, Chair Christy Perry, R-Nampa, announced that the agenda had changed and her proposed bill regarding gaming in Idaho would not be considered today. Asked about the proposal, Perry said it would have…
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