Keough: A successful session

Idaho lawmakers addressed some long-festering issues in the legislative session they wrapped up Friday, including a constitutionally deficient public defense system, firefighters’ job-related cancer risk and suicide prevention. Legislators also helped out Republican incumbents by passing anti-abortion and pro-gun bills that they can tout in their primary re-election contests in May. “I think we made strides on education funding,” said Sen. Shawn Keough, R-Sandpoint, noting the addition of a new four-year computer science degree in Coeur d’Alene through a cooperative program between North Idaho College and the University of Idaho and expansion of career-technical education classes in high schools statewide. “In many ways I think it’s been a successful session for my district and North Idaho, and I think for the state as well,” Keough said/ Betsy Russell , Eye on Boise. More here.

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