On tonight’s “Idaho Reports” on Idaho Public Television, co-host Melissa Davlin interviews House Education Chair Julie VanOrden and Senate Education Chair Dean Mortimer; Seth Ogilvie interviews Rep. Sally Toone, D-Gooding, a longtime Idaho teacher; and co-host  Aaron Kunz reports on a nuclear cleanup deadline that’s been met at the Idaho National Laboratory. The show also includes a roundup of the events of the week and excerpts from House Speaker Scott Bedke’s address to the Idaho Press Club.

On the pundits panel, Idaho Statesman Managing Editor Bill Manny and Idaho Education News reporter Kevin Richert join me, Kunz and Davlin to discuss the latest developments and their implications, from health care, taxes and education to public lands and leadership. “Idaho Reports” airs at 8 p.m. Fridays on Idaho Public Television; after it airs, you can watch it here online any time. It also re-airs Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Mountain time, 9:30 Pacific.