Headlines

• - Bond elections: Taxpayer dollars spent to pursue more taxpayer dollars
• - The issue that will not go away … what to do about Medicaid
• - Now that Legislature has approved prison reform, what comes next in implementing it
• - Expert calls for Idaho to audit its Medicaid program
• - Auctioning of Payette Lake cottage sites garners favorable reaction
• - Infrastructure improvements could come from taxes on cigarettes, construction materials
• - Juvenile justice reform measure delayed until next legislative session
• - School districts permitted by law to hold a bond vote four times per year
• - Workforce fund: $10 million-plus lost on ‘ineffective and ‘inconclusive’ projects
• - Transportation funding disputes leave infrastructure projects in limbo
• - Idaho’s K-12 spending for next fiscal year 4.9 percent higher than current budget
• - Rep. Boyle disputes media information on federal gun-buyer background checks