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Idaho Newspapers Poll: No to repeal of 17th Amendment, yes to Tea Party
Idaho Newspapers Poll: No to repeal of 17th Amendment, yes to Tea Party
Idaho voters against repeal of 17th Amendment
BOISE – Idahoans are dead-set against handing over selection of U.S. senators to the state Legislature, and Idaho Republicans are even more against the idea than Democrats or the state as a whole, according to a new poll. Yet that move is a plank in the Idaho Republican Party platform, raising questions about how closely the leadership of the state’s largest political party reflects its members.
No fine for Hart on PAC filing discrepancy
No fine for Hart on PAC filing discrepancy
2010: The year of the independent?
2010: The year of the independent?
EOB: Labrador plans fundraiser in Puerto Rico
EOB: Labrador plans fundraiser in Puerto Rico
Labrador plans fundraiser in Puerto Rico
Labrador plans fundraiser in Puerto Rico
Idaho Newspapers Poll: Idahoans oppose education cuts, many undecided in supt race
Idaho Newspapers Poll: Idahoans oppose education cuts, many undecided in supt race
Discontent over funding could impact Idaho schools race
As Idaho voters make clear their displeasure with cuts to public education spending, the men running to lead the state’s schools for the next four years are campaigning in relative obscurity. A poll of 625 people likely to vote in the Nov. 2 election shows that 56 percent think per-pupil spending on K-12 public education is too low. The poll, conducted by The Spokesman-Review and six other daily Idaho newspapers, also shows that 23 percent of voters remain undecided about the race for superintendent of public instruction, possibly because some don’t know who’s running.
Ad criticizes Otter’s school budget cuts
BOISE – With state education cuts high on Idahoans’ minds with the new school year under way, Gov. Butch Otter’s Democratic challenger, Keith Allred, has launched a new TV ad criticizing Otter for the cuts. The ad, which began running Tuesday night across Southern Idaho but hasn’t yet launched in the Panhandle, includes an image of a troubled Otter looking down at a tall stack of papers; that’s a composite image in which the papers and other elements were added.
New Allred ad hits Otter on school cuts
With state education cuts high on Idahoans’ minds as children return to school this fall, Gov. Butch Otter’s Democratic challenger, Keith Allred, has launched a new TV ad criticizing Otter for the cuts.
Ad watch: The new Allred TV ad
Ad watch: The new Allred TV ad
Tax exemptions in campaign spotlight; Risch blasts Allred
Tax exemptions in campaign spotlight; Risch blasts Allred
Idaho Newspapers Poll: Protect education, reform sales tax
Idaho Newspapers Poll: Protect education, reform sales tax
Many Idaho voters undecided about sales tax breaks
Idahoans favor reform of the state’s tax structure, but the path to change is full of obstructions. In a Spokesman-Review poll done in collaboration with six other daily newspapers in Idaho, 54 percent of respondents said they want tax reform, with 33 percent saying the system is fair and adequate.
Allred launches education ad
Allred launches education ad
Idaho Newspapers Poll: Undecideds still high in guv’s race, 1st CD close in North
Idaho Newspapers Poll: Undecideds still high in guv’s race, 1st CD close in North
Expert cites tea party in Idaho poll’s divide
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter’s 16-point lead over Democrat Keith Allred masks weaknesses that show the race is far from over. Otter leads Allred 45 percent to 29 percent in a statewide poll commissioned by The Spokesman-Review and six other Idaho newspapers. But only 44 percent of those polled said they had a favorable opinion of Otter, and 20 percent remain undecided.
Labrador advances in ‘Young Guns’
Labrador advances in ‘Young Guns’
National Dem blog slams Minnick
National Dem blog slams Minnick
Eye on Boise: Big debates coming in top political races
BOISE – It’s debate season, with major debates set in the coming weeks in Idaho’s top political races, giving voters who tune in a chance to see and compare the candidates. The two major-party candidates for governor, incumbent Gov. Butch Otter and Democrat Keith Allred, have faced off twice in recent weeks at City Club events in Idaho Falls and Boise; the two also are scheduled for two televised debates in late October, though Otter canceled on a planned Oct. 7 debate in Lewiston.