Gov. Butch Otter was asked today, at the City Club of Boise, whether he supports early-childhood education, as in pre-kindergarten, as part of Idaho’s public school system. Here’s his answer:“I am supportive of pre-kindergarten education, but not at the state level. And let me tell…
Two and a half hours into the House Health & Welfare Committee’s meeting today, the panel finally took up HB 163, Rep. George Sayler’s bill to impose at least minimal health and safety regulations and criminal background checks on all Idaho day-care providers who care…
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter took on the “RealID” act of 2005 today, describing it as a “terrible idea” that came from his own Republican Party, a $39 million boondoggle for the state of Idaho and akin to the original Patriot Act, which he opposed. “This…
Funerals for both soldiers and gay people may become off-limits to disruptive protesters under a bill lawmakers advanced Wednesday, reports S-R reporter Parker Howell. Sponsored by Rep. Eric Anderson, R-Priest River, HB 194 aims to prevent anti-war protesters from disrupting Idaho military funerals, as they…
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