Eye On Boise

The Idaho state Board of Education, in a special meeting this afternoon, voted unanimously to oppose HB 693, a measure introduced yesterday by House Education Chair Julie VanOrden, R-Pingree, which calls for Idaho school districts to select their own reading assessment next...

A panel of Idaho lawmakers says the state should reimburse two ranchers for legal costs they incurred fighting the federal government for rights to streams and other water bodies that livestock rely on when grazing on federally managed land. The House State Affairs Committee passed the proclamation on a voice vote Thursday, stating that $600,000...

A string of recent high-profile endorsements inside Idaho’s Democratic gubernatorial race is offering insight on where the candidates plan on drawing their support. Former state lawmaker Paulette Jordan announced today she had secured support from Democracy for America in her bid to be Idaho's next governor...

As the Senate was voting 34-1 in favor of the budget for the coming year for the office of the state superintendent of schools today, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Winder, R-Boise, sounded a warning. Citing restrictive “intent language” in the spending bill, the Boise Republican...

Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter says he has reluctantly allowed legislation eliminating the requirement for high school students to take math classes during their senior year to become law. Otter announced Wednesday that he feared the bill would undermine the state's investment in science and mathematics in Idaho's public education system. However...

A mid-session rewrite of a bill overhauling Idaho’s trespass laws has not been enough to assuage concerns about its legal ramifications, the Idaho Statesman reports. After lengthy hearings, the bill's Senate sponsor asked a Senate committee Wednesday to put the bill up for amendment...

Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter has signed into law a roadkill bill that would allow motorists or passers-by to humanely dispatch a badly injured animal unintentionally hit by a vehicle. Currently, Idaho law says only law enforcement officers can dispatch such animals. Otter gave his signature...