Category Archives: Headlines
UI law student suing school for gun rights on campus
Aaron Tribble, a second-year law student at the University of Idaho (UI), is putting his education to good use. He’s suing his own school. Tribble filed suit against UI this week, alleging that the school’s prohibition of firearms on campus … Continue reading
First texting ban may not be the one that passes
An effort to ban texting while driving failed in the final hours of the 2010 Idaho legislative session, but that plan is back before lawmakers. However, some lawmakers are working on a revised version of the ban that could get … Continue reading
Charter school may use MAPP to put two course loads into one year for students
The Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy in north Idaho is looking to use an early graduation bill passed in the 2010 legislative session to help students accelerate their education, earn money for college, and get college classes paid for by the … Continue reading
Another year, another custom license plate proposed
It wouldn’t be an Idaho legislative session if someone didn’t propose a custom license plate to celebrate or commemorate something. This year, if Rep. Joe Palmer, R-Meridian, has his way, the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) will create a custom car … Continue reading
College tuition could rise further thanks to proposed budget cuts
The presidents of the University of Idaho (U of I) and Lewis-Clark State College (LCSC) told lawmakers that they may have to raise fees for students due to a proposed drop in state funding next year. Lawmakers on the Joint … Continue reading
Hartgen bill would reduce role of Idaho Capitol Commission
It’s not often that a government agency comes to the Legislature without asking for more money or more time on an assigned project, or so says Rep. Stephen Hartgen, R-Twin Falls. Hartgen, a member of the Idaho Capitol Commission since … Continue reading
Bilbao examining Medicaid privatization project in Montana
Can the private sector deliver government health programs better than the government itself? That’s what Emmett Republican Rep. Carlos Bilbao wants to know and he is even using his own money to fund his quest for the answer. Bilbao told IdahoReporter.com … Continue reading
JFAC members laud public response, but want to hear about more than Luna’s reforms
Leaders of the Joint-Finance Appropriations Committee (JFAC) said they appreciated the several hundred people who attended a hearing on public education Friday that lasted four hours. More than 70 people offered testimony, almost all of it related to Superintendent of … Continue reading
Firemen’s union president encouraged members to testify at ed budget hearing
When lawmakers decided to open testimony on the public education budget for the first time ever Friday, they had to know there would be lots of pre-prepared talking points from members of the Idaho Education Association (IEA). It appears that … Continue reading
No added security for Labrador’s first official town hall
Congressman Raul Labrador’s town hall in Meridian on Jan. 22 won’t have added security guards. The town hall is Labrador’s first publicized event in Idaho since the shooting of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. “He feels totally safe in Idaho,” Labrador’s … Continue reading