Sen. Shawn Keough, R-Sandpoint, in her column of last week referred to Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter’s State of the State address and his recommendations on how the state should spend its money, emphasizing the governor’s plans to replenish some of the education funding we have had to cut over the …
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
The Idaho Legislature is facing a number of critical issues it will need to address in the next legislative session. But while topics such as Medicaid expansion and transportation funding grab all the headlines, they should not overshadow one of the most critical challenges facing our state today — access …
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
The Joint Finance and Appropriations Committee finished its budget work on Monday, march 28 signaling that we are at the beginning of the end of the session. There will be last minute efforts to get proposed legislation through the process but committees will begin shutting down and legislators will be …
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
The major issues since the beginning of this legislative session in Boise has been the difficulty in balancing the budget, proposed legislation for K-12 public education reform and possible cuts to the State Department of Health and Welfare programs. Since these issues have been covered extensively by the media and …
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
That’s what this legislative session has come down to — not by choice, but by economic circumstances. In the middle of that debate is the issue of Idaho Public Television.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
