It’s official: Schools in Idaho timber country will continue to receive a share of money from the federal Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act. Idaho schools received $7.2 million from the program in 2013-14. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a two-year extension of the $285 million-a-year program Monday. The Secure Rural Schools law funds schools and roads projects in timber country, replacing federal receipts once derived from timber sales. The two-year extension is not a surprise. The funding was a component of a larger Medicare bill that overwhelmingly passed the House and Senate earlier this year/Kevin Richert, IDEDNews.org. More here.

Question: Aren't you glad that ideology didn't trump common sense in this instance?