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Cantor stumps for Labrador in Boise
October 24, 2012 in Idaho U.S. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor stopped in Boise tonight to raise funds for Idaho GOP Rep. Raul Labrador’s re-election campaign and urge Idahoans to send the freshman back to …
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Idaho sues to force disclosure of secret donors
October 24, 2012 in Idaho The state of Idaho today filed for a temporary restraining order against a secretive group that underwrote more than $200,000 in campaign ads in support of three school-reform ballot reform … 2
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HP wins Idaho laptop contract
October 24, 2012 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – Two weeks before the November election, in which Idaho voters could cancel the whole program, the state of Idaho on Tuesday signed a $180 million, eight-year contract with … 6
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Idaho awards $180M school laptop contract to H-P
October 23, 2012 in Idaho Two weeks before the November election, in which Idaho voters could cancel the whole program, the state of Idaho today signed a $180 million, eight-year contract with Hewlett-Packard to supply … 12
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Idaho sues to force disclosure of secret donations
October 22, 2012 in Idaho Idaho Secretary of State Ben Ysursa went to court Monday, seeking a court order to make a defiant secret-donations group reveal the source of more than $200,000 spent on statewide … 7
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Labrador defends seat for first time
October 21, 2012 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – As Idaho GOP Rep. Raul Labrador seeks re-election for a second term in Congress, he’s made a name for himself in Washington, D.C., as a tea party favorite … 4
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Idaho lawmaker stands by calling public schools ‘Godless’ institutions
October 21, 2012 in Idaho on Page B3 Rep. Vito Barbieri is defending a statement posted on his re-election campaign website in which he called on Christians to pull their children out of Idaho’s “Godless” public schools. In … 4
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Latest school reform ad charges kids treated as ‘widgets’
October 18, 2012 in Idaho The latest TV campaign commercial from opponents of the education reform propositions on Idaho’s November ballot focuses on Proposition 2, the teacher merit-pay measure, suggesting that Idaho’s state schools superintendent … 4
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Bidding delays laptops for teachers
October 18, 2012 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – The first round of more than 6,000 laptop computers, one for every high school teacher and administrator, already was supposed to be delivered to Idaho’s schools this month … 3
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Idaho laptop rollout slips further behind schedule
October 17, 2012 in Idaho The first round of more than 6,000 laptop computers, one for every high school teacher and administrator, was supposed to be out in Idaho’s schools this month under the controversial … 16
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School reform ad takes quote out of context
October 17, 2012 in Idaho on Page A8 BOISE – A new ad promoting Idaho education overhaul recycles a 3-year-old speech from a retired union leader, using a portion of it out of context to bash those trying … 1
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Idaho school reform ad twists old video clip
October 16, 2012 in Idaho A new ad promoting an Idaho education overhaul recycles a 3-year-old speech from a retired union leader, using a portion of it out of context to bash those trying to … 1
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Woolf named Idaho controller
October 16, 2012 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – A 40-year-old who started working in the office 15 years ago as an intern was named Idaho’s 21st state controller Monday. Idaho Gov. Butch Otter named acting state …
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Idaho to vote on measure ensuring right to hunt, fish, trap
October 14, 2012 in Idaho on Page B1 BOISE – Idaho has a measure on the November ballot to enshrine a right to hunt, fish and trap in the state constitution – a proposal that likely would generate … 24
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Eye on Boise: PAC didn’t overlook Nonini when making donations
October 14, 2012 in Idaho on Page B3 BOISE – In practically every legislative district in Idaho where there’s a contested race – and even one where there’s not – the Senate Republican PAC has made a campaign … 1
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School reform ad’s donors undisclosed
October 11, 2012 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – Idaho’s campaign finance disclosure deadline came and went Wednesday without any word on who funded a statewide TV ad campaign in favor of controversial school reform measures – … 1
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Idaho school reform backers say they won’t disclose donors
October 10, 2012 in Idaho Idaho’s campaign finance deadline came and went Wednesday without any word on who funded a statewide TV ad campaign in favor of controversial school reform measures - and backers say … 6
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New Idaho schools ad launched
October 4, 2012 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – The latest statewide TV commercial to air in the battle over Idaho’s controversial school reform laws comes from opponents of the laws and focuses on what may be …
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Latest school reform ad hits union issue
October 3, 2012 in Idaho The latest statewide TV commercial to air in the battle over Idaho’s controversial school reform laws comes from opponents of the laws, and focuses on what may be their toughest … 5
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Idaho school reform becomes personal
October 3, 2012 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – Here’s how fiery the debate over school reform has gotten in Idaho: After a forum at the City Club of Boise on Tuesday, state Rep. Brian Cronin, D-Boise, … 2
