After two failed levies — and a debate that focused statewide attention on local school budget pressures — the Troy School District has considerably more breathing room Wednesday. On Tuesday, voters passed a one-year, $995,000 supplemental levy that should allow the rural Latah County district to rehire staffers and reinstate athletic programs and all-day kindergarten. In the end, Tuesday’s margin wasn’t even close. Nearly 73 percent of voters endorsed the levy, which needed only a simple majority to pass. In March, Troy voters rejected a $1.3 million levy; two months later, a $1.2 million levy went down to defeat/Kevin Richert, Idaho Education News. More here.