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March 4, 2026 2:27 PM Ryan Suppe, Kevin Richert

The House Education Committee deadlocked Wednesday on a bill punishing student walkouts, effectively killing it for this legislative…

March 3, 2026 2:11 PM Ryan Suppe, Kevin Richert

The House State Affairs Committee introduced a replacement bill that would update the state’s “harmful materials” library law.

The previous…

March 3, 2026 2:08 PM Ryan Suppe, Kevin Richert

For the second consecutive year, House Republicans passed a bill that would prohibit school districts from deducting union dues from payroll systems…

March 2, 2026 9:46 AM Ryan Suppe

Faced with a revenue shortfall heading into the legislative session, state leaders had three options to balance the budget: Reduce spending, tap…

February 25, 2026 11:06 AM Ryan Suppe

Some public school leaders are preparing to cut their budgets if lawmakers keep state funding flat next school year — even though K-12 is exempt…

February 20, 2026 2:09 PM Ryan Suppe, Kevin Richert

Budget-setting lawmakers Friday approved additional funding for the state to implement federal tax cuts. But they rejected scholarship funding for…

February 11, 2026 2:12 PM Ryan Suppe, Kevin Richert

The House Education Committee Wednesday introduced a bill that would direct the state to publicize data on the immigration status of students…

February 5, 2026 4:20 PM Ryan Suppe

The Idaho Supreme Court upheld the state’s private education tax credit Thursday.

The five-member court unanimously agreed that challengers…

February 2, 2026 10:02 AM Ryan Suppe, Kevin Richert

Another round of budget cuts would force immediate staff cuts and furloughs across Idaho campuses, college and university officials said Friday.

The…

January 30, 2026 9:44 AM Ryan Suppe

One day after legislative budget-writers asked state superintendent Debbie Critchfield to plan for cuts to public schools, the first-term Republican…

January 28, 2026 9:38 AM Ryan Suppe

State agency budget cuts could deepen to 5% for the current fiscal year and next fiscal year.

Leaders of the Legislature’s Joint…