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All but one of the House’s 18 Democrats voted against HB 256, the measure to cut state reimbursements to school districts for student busing costs. The lone exception: Rep. Mary Lou Shepherd, D-Prichard, voted for the bill. All but three of the House’s 52 Republicans voted in favor of the bill. The three exceptions: Reps. Tom Trail, R-Moscow, and Boise Republicans Lynn Luker and Cliff Bayer, whose local school district would lose nearly $1.5 million under the bill.
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Nick_Adams on March 25 at 4:51 p.m.
I’d rather have another republican than continue to read about the idocy of Rep. Shepherd’s votes. I understand she represents a conservative district, but c’mon. It’s not like the Silver Valley residents are getting so much education that they can afford to lose more funding. The schools up there are some of the most underfunded and underperforming in the state.
Phaedrus on March 25 at 6:41 p.m.
Rep Shepherd should just change parties now, she is no more a Democrat than Dick Harwood.