Did you know Idaho state law does not require employers to provide employees with lunch breaks? H432 would require all Idaho employers to give at least a 30-minute lunch break for employees who work more than 7 1/2 hours in a day. It was printed last…
The rubber is hitting the road in the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee. The budget-writing panel – which will begin finalizing Fiscal Year 2013 budgets next week – today nailed down a $2.667 billion budget target that is 4.5 percent…
The Idaho Legislature’s Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee today voted to give all state workers an ongoing 2 percent raise, but that would not include teachers. JFAC also set a budget target of $2.667 billion, which is 4.5 percent over the…
The budgeting process continues at the Idaho Legislature, and Senate Education Chair John Goedde (R-Coeur d’Alene) and House Education Chair Bob Nonini (R-Coeur d’Alene) will each give their presentations to the Joint Finance-Appropriatio…
Today was among the busiest days yet of the 2012 Idaho Legislature for education news, as one committee held off taking action on a bill that would limit classified employees’ rights and another decided to print a bill that would force budget w…
The Associated Press today reported the results of a public records request by the Idaho Education Association that showed that nearly 1,300 Idaho teachers left the field last year, a sharp jump from about 700 the year before. Reporter Jessie Bonner …