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Cronin on reforms: ‘It’s a bait-and-switch con’
Cronin on reforms: ‘It’s a bait-and-switch con’
Luna: Laws mean ‘every student has equal access,’ from anywhere in state
Luna: Laws mean ‘every student has equal access,’ from anywhere in state
Moderator: Civility urged, no cheers or boos
Moderator: Civility urged, no cheers or boos
Sellout crowd for City Club forum today…
Sellout crowd for City Club forum today…
Luna, Cronin to face off today at City Club of Boise over school reforms
Luna, Cronin to face off today at City Club of Boise over school reforms
First two-party races in a decade in North Idaho’s District 2 put focus on what’s ‘reasonable’
First two-party races in a decade in North Idaho’s District 2 put focus on what’s ‘reasonable’
Balance, compromise are topics in Idaho’s District 2
The ballot looks very different in North Idaho’s most Republican legislative district this fall, now that tax-protesting four-term state Rep. Phil Hart is out and an array of new candidates are jostling for attention. Democrats are challenging Republicans for all three of District 2’s seats this fall – the first time a Democrat has appeared on the ballot there since 2002. The last time one won was in 1994.
Eye on Boise: Secretary of State predicts strong voter turnout
BOISE – From a popular GOP presidential nominee with an enthusiastic base in the state to controversial school-reform referendums that are drawing attention to the balloting, Idaho’s poised for strong fall election turnout, according to Secretary of State Ben Ysursa. Though he won’t make official predictions until later, Ysursa said historical precedent suggests that between 75 and 80 percent of Idaho’s registered voters will turn out by Nov. 6.
Ad touting Idaho school reforms tells just part of story…
Ad touting Idaho school reforms tells just part of story…
Ad touting school reforms tells just part of story
A new television commercial touting Idaho’s controversial school reform laws makes claims that are accurate, but still mislead voters about the impact of the reform laws. That’s because they focus on obscure points in two of the three laws, without getting into the overall thrust of the measures.
Boise School Board urges ‘no’ vote on Props 1,2,3, Otter urges ‘yes’ vote
Boise School Board urges ‘no’ vote on Props 1,2,3, Otter urges ‘yes’ vote
Bouma, Obama, either way, offices didn’t like idea of political rally…
Bouma, Obama, either way, offices didn’t like idea of political rally…
First statewide TV spot of 2012 Idaho campaigns includes questionable claims
First statewide TV spot of 2012 Idaho campaigns includes questionable claims
Ad slams Idaho school reform laws
BOISE – The hottest election issue of the season in Idaho – possible repeal of the state’s controversial new school reform laws – has yielded the first statewide TV campaign commercial, and it makes some questionable claims. “Proposition 3 replaces teachers with computers by requiring that taxpayers fund laptops for high school students,” the ad says. “The Legislature failed to fully fund the laptops required by Proposition 3, so our property taxes could increase.”
Idaho teachers will get earned merit pay
BOISE – It turns out both sides were wrong: Idaho teachers who earned merit-pay bonuses last year under a controversial school-reform law will get those payments this fall, regardless of the outcome of a Nov. 6 vote on whether to repeal the law. State Superintendent of Schools Tom Luna, the author of the laws, has been saying his department would have no legal authority to send out the payments if voters turn down the referendum on the law. The Idaho Education Association, the state’s teachers union, meanwhile, has accused Luna of holding the bonus payments hostage to pressure teachers to back the law.
Despite talk-radio claim, Idaho ballots definitely won’t be counted in Spain
Despite talk-radio claim, Idaho ballots definitely won’t be counted in Spain
Labrador heads to Florida to stump for Romney, Farris faults him for missing House votes
Labrador heads to Florida to stump for Romney, Farris faults him for missing House votes
Farris raps Labrador over missed votes, more loom as Labrador pitches for Romney
Farris raps Labrador over missed votes, more loom as Labrador pitches for Romney
Legislative contests in District 1 go from hot to not…
Legislative contests in District 1 go from hot to not…
Eye on Boise: Races simmer after heated primaries
BOISE – The northernmost legislative district in Idaho, District 1, saw some of the hottest election contests in the state in May’s primary, with tea party challengers trying to knock off longtime Republican incumbents and lots of outside interests taking sides. But it’s a different story in the general election contest this fall. Although Democratic challengers originally had filed to challenge all three GOP incumbents, two of the three have withdrawn their names from the ballot, and the third isn’t actively campaigning.