Idaho school districts could be out close to $2 million, thanks to the continuing fallout from the failed Idaho Education Network, reports Kevin Richert of Idaho EdNews. Fifty-seven school districts and charter schools could stand to lose out on “e-rate” money – federally administered dollars…
The Idaho Farm Bureau Federation’s endorsement of Curt McKenzie for an Idaho Supreme Court opening has raised some eyebrows, as the Farm Bureau is a nonprofit, which typically means an organization can’t support or oppose any candidate for public office. But Farm Bureau spokesman John...
Rep. Eric Redman, R-Athol, has filed his campaign finance report, and it shows he’s raised more than four times as much for his re-election campaign as his GOP primary challenger, Alan Littlejohn. However, though Redman reported receiving $10,550 in contributions between Jan. 1 and May…
With the primary election just a week away, the PAC money is flying, all around the state and on all sides of the political spectrum. Here’s just a sampling: Doyle Beck of Idaho Falls donated $8,270 to the Republican Liberty Caucus PAC on May 7;...
Idaho will receive $450,024 under a settlement announced today by Attorney General Lawrence Wasden, to settle allegations that a drug company knowingly underpaid rebates owed through Medicaid from 2001 to 2006. The case involves Wyeth, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer, Inc., which was the…
Jason West, a chiropractor from Pocatello, has raised a whopping $42,986 for his run in the GOP primary against Rep. Kelley Packer, R-McCammon, who’s been targeted this year by the Idaho Freedom Foundation after she sharply criticized the lobbying group. Packer is an office manager...
According to the latest campaign finance reports, GOP primary challenger Megan Blanksma has raised more than $28,000 since Jan. 1 for her campaign for the House seat now held by Rep. Pete Nielsen, R-Mountain Home, while Nielsen has raised just $2,920 in the same time…
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