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Here’s a news item from the AP: The State Board of Education wants to undo a law forbidding spouses of Idaho university presidents from being hired at the schools. Mark Browning, an Ed Board spokesman, told the House Education Committee Thursday university presidents often come with a highly qualified spouse. But it’s hard for them to find jobs comparable to those they left behind, especially under the existing ban. This restriction has affected Laura Vailas, wife of Idaho State University President Arthur Vailas and a former associate dean at the University of Houston. Dumping this prohibition, Browning said, would be a recruitment tool. But some lawmakers including Rep. Bob Nonini, a Coeur d’Alene Republican, said such a change could put Idaho schools at risk of nepotism charges. The House panel voted to hold a full hearing on the bill.
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stebbijo on January 21 at 6:15 p.m.
Nonini is right. Nepotism is rampant in Idaho and it is obviously connected. One professional spouse serves another. Take a look at the Kempthorne administration and the money they handed his wife. It’s in our courts/justice system, our colleges, our local governments and it always benefits that relationship and those who are connected within that relationship. The taxpayers pay for their cozy union and maybe their ‘professional’ but spousal vacations/seminars/conferences and breakfast.
stebbijo on January 21 at 7:10 p.m.
Not to mention that the bill falls under I.C. 18-1359 - Bribery and Corruption. It isn’t any good. What’s next? A city clerk can be married to the county clerk in the same district?