Sine Die!
As the saying goes, “It ain’t over ‘til the fat lady sings.” If that’s true, then one should have been able to hear her voice echoing off the marble walls of the Capitol rotunda in the early evening hours. The House adjo…
Legislators Craft “Going Home” Compromise
The waning hours of the 2012 session were absorbed with debates about stockpiling cash, tax cuts, and teacher salaries. As we reported in last night’s hotline, the end of the session hinged on a compromise that provided $35 million for te…
HB 670 Hits a Wall
One of the few remaining bills on the House calendar this morning was HB 670a, Rep. Bob Nonini's bill to give $10 million a year in tax credits to individuals and corporations who donated money to be used as scholarships for K-12 private schools….
End game uncertain
After yesterday’s busy day in the House for education bills, today’s public action was concentrated into a House Education Committee meeting that ran just over 30 minutes first thing in the morning. H698, brought by Chairman Bob Nonini at…
Busy day for education bills
The Idaho Legislature appears on track toward adjournment later this week, and no fewer than five education-related bills were considered today.
The day began with a brand-new bill, H698. It’s the 16th bill that the Legislature has considered…
The contortionists
Last year, the Idaho Legislature passed three hastily written education reform laws that take away teachers’ voices, base bonuses on standardized test scores, and start the privatization of public education. Idahoans will have a chance to overt…