When Idaho lawmakers passed the state’s “ag gag” law in 2014, criminalizing surreptitious videotaping of agricultural operations, they said they were targeting “agri-terrorism” and “extremists” who target “our farm families,” particularly by publishing damaging videos online. Now those statements are at issue in federal court,…
With all the questions being raised about the secret selection process Idaho Sens. Jim Risch and Mike Crapo are using to vet candidates for the state’s next U.S. District judge, it’s worth looking at how Idaho did it the last time around; I do so…
Some of the senators who unanimously supported SB 1067, the child support enforcement bill, before it died in a House committee on the final day of the legislative session, are not enthused about amendments proposed by House members designed to gain their support, reports Melissa…
Idaho’s ill-fated $61.5 million Schoolnet experiment is all but over, writes Kevin Richert of Idaho Education News. Now, school districts can choose a substitute for the failed statewide system: an instructional management system designed to help teachers tailor their lesson plans around students’ strengths and…
Back on the water! That’s what this weekend brought me, as I joined other windsurfers and kitesailors for a beautiful, if chilly, sun-kissed morning at Lucky Peak early Saturday. In an uncharacteristic distinction, I was the first one out, after enjoying a serene sunrise, at…
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