On tonight's “Idaho Reports” on Idaho Public Television, I join Jim Weatherby, Ken Miller and host Greg Hahn to discuss the upcoming redistricting that could change the political landscape in Idaho for the next decade. Also, Greg interviews former Idaho House Speaker Bruce Newcomb, former…
Here's a link to my full story at spokesman.com on how final piece of legislation from Idaho's tumultuous 2011 legislative session has been allowed to become law without the governor's signature, adding a one-year phaseout to a funding cut for school districts that lose enrollment…
Idaho Democrats have announced their three appointments for the 2011 Redistricting Commission, a bipartisan citizen committee that will draw new legislative and congressional districts lines this summer for the next decade's worth of elections. Republicans haven't yet announced their three picks. The Dems' choices: Allen…
Gov. Butch Otter's education adviser, Roger Brown, says the reason Otter decided to let HB 315 become law without his signature was that he "wasn't crazy about" its provision for a one-year phaseout of the 99 percent funding floor for school districts; the bill creates…
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