‘Maniacs’ Want Specialty Plate, Too

Orofino could become the first school district in the state with its own specialty license plate, writes reporter Bill Spence of the Lewiston Tribune, after Rep. Paul Shepherd, R-Riggins, introduced legislation Monday to create a special plate to benefit the “Friends of the Orofino Maniacs.” That’s the mascot for Orofino Junior-Senior High School; Orofino also is the location of State Hospital North, the state mental hospital. The school’s slogan is, “Home of the Maniacs, Once a Maniac, Always a Maniac.” The proposed plate has no slogans on it, but displays the Maniacs logo on the left side. Shepherd said it would raise money for School District 171 to pay for field trips, educational speakers and other academic enrichment programs, along with scholarships for dual credit classes; none of the money would go to athletics/ Betsy Russell , Eye on Boise. More here.

Question: Has Idaho gotten to the point that it should put a kibosh on all these specialty license plates requests?