State Sen. John Goedde, R-Coeur d'Alene, has been appointed co-chairman of the education committee for the National Conference of State Legislatures, one of 12 standing committees of NCSL, the bipartisan organization serves legislators and staffs of all states with research, technical assistance and more. Goedde is chairman of the Senate Education Committee, a post he's held for the past six years; he's served on the committee for 10 years. He's also a former Coeur d'Alene school trustee, and he serves on the University of Idaho-Coeur d'Alene Advisory Board and the North Idaho College Foundation Board. Click here for the full announcement.

Goedde is currently seeking a sixth term in the Senate; he has no Democratic challenger, but faces independent Jeremy Boggess and Constitution Party candidate Ray Writz on the November ballot.