Friday, September 3, 2010
Keith Allred worked with former state senator Hal Bunderson on part of the property tax plan
Keith Allred worked with former state senator Hal Bunderson on part of the property tax plan

GOPers, Allred disagree on his role in 2006 property tax relief plan

By Brad Iverson-Long
September 2nd, 2010

Gov. Butch Otter and top Republicans in the Idaho Legislature are accusing Keith Allred, the Democratic candidate for governor, of taking too much credit for a 2006 plan that reduced property tax bills for homeowners.  Allred’s campaign is calling it an odd attack, and some Republicans in the Idaho Senate say Allred did play a [...]

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Gov. Butch Otter opposes some recent changes in wolf policy
Gov. Butch Otter opposes some recent changes in wolf policy

Otter appears on NRA show to talk wolves (video)

By Brad Iverson-Long
September 2nd, 2010

Idaho Gov. Butch Otter appeared on a national satellite radio show Thursday run by the National Rifle Association (NRA) to discuss the state’s wolf population.
Otter is responding to several events in August he disagreed with.  The governor condemned an Aug. 5 decision by a federal judge to put Idaho’s wolves back on the endangered species [...]

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Idaho and 30 other states get millions for school assessments

By Brad Iverson-Long
September 2nd, 2010

The Idaho State Department of Education is part of a 31-state consortium that was awarded $160 million in federal stimulus dollars to create new tests and assessments for public school students.
The Race to the Top Assessment grant will help Idaho and the other states develop new online exams for students in grades three through eight [...]

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Rep. Walt Minnick's office helped C of I get the National Science Foundation grant
Rep. Walt Minnick's office helped C of I get the National Science Foundation grant

College of Idaho credits Minnick’s help in getting $1.3 million stimulus grant

By Brad Iverson-Long
September 1st, 2010

The College of Idaho (C of I ) in Caldwell received a $1.3 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) that is part of the federal stimulus package to help renovate a science building.
C of I President Marve Henberg credited Congressman Walt Minnick’s office for his help in landing the grant.  Henberg also said [...]

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