The 2014 Idaho Legislature begins Monday, January 6. Gov. Butch Otter will deliver his 2014 State of the State and Budget Address in the House chambers of the Capitol in Boise on that day. Traditionally, his address is broadcast live on Idaho Public Television and it is streamed line online via Idaho Legislature Live.
You can depend on the Idaho Education Association for news about key education-related developments at the Capitol. As you know, The IEA Hotline is our daily news feed of news and action alerts during the session. You can also find breaking news developments from the Statehouse on our Twitter feed and our Facebook page.
This session, public schools will continue to be a topic of discussion. The Idaho Core Standards, the Governor’s Task Force recommendations, and education funding are all expected to garner a great deal of discussion this session.
If you are looking for additional sources of Capitol news coverage during the Legislature, you can find great coverage on Eye on Boise from Betsy Russell of the Spokesman-Review, Idaho Public Television’s weekly Idaho Reports show, the Idaho Statesman‘s Idaho Politics blog, and Idaho Ed News.
