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University Of Idaho President Says Staff And Program Cuts Are Inevitable

By NWPB News January 21, 2020

University of Idaho President C. Scott Green presents budgetary outlook before the Idaho Legislature on Monday, Jan. 20, 2020. Courtesy of Idaho Education News

The University of Idaho will have to cut employees and cut programs in order to erase tens of millions of dollars in budget shortfalls, President C. Scott Green said Monday. Green didn't go into details about where the cuts might come — but he said he is committed to getting the university’s budget back in line by 2022. Read More

Power Struggle Within Idaho’s GOP-Led Legislature Means Delayed Retirement For Obscure Employee

By NWPB News January 13, 2020

Idaho Administrative Rules Coordinator Dennis Stevenson in his office in Boise. A power struggle between the Republican-dominated Idaho House and Senate has had big ramifications for Stevenson, who for three decades has toiled in an agency most people didn't know existed. CREDIT: Keith Ridler/AP

A power struggle between the Republican-dominated Idaho House and Senate turned out to have big ramifications for a relatively unknown state employee who has toiled for three decades in an agency most people didn’t know existed. Read More

All-Day Kindergarten Takes Off In Idaho. Is Pre-K Next?

By NWPB News January 2, 2020

Pre-K students at Boise’s Garfield Elementary School work on writing their names. CREDIT: Sami Edge/Idaho Education News

While schools struggle to find ways to fund and maintain pre-K, advocates face another challenge: selling a skeptical Legislature on the value of early education. Pre-K is a values debate and a policy debate. Critics say the state should focus on K-12 spending, assert that young children are best taught at home, and dismiss research on the lasting value of pre-K. Read More

Idaho Group That Pushed For Medicaid Expansion Seeks Input On Citizen Initiatives

By Doug Nadvornick July 30, 2019

Amy Pratt personally collected more than 1,000 signatures to help get Proposition 2 on the ballot. It's the first time she's been politically active and she has no plans of stopping. CREDIT: JAMES DAWSON / BSPR

The group that sponsored Idaho’s successful Medicaid expansion initiative last year is now working on a new project. Reclaim Idaho is trying to preserve the rights of citizen groups to propose initiatives and collect signatures to put them on the ballot. Read More

Idaho Gov. Brad Little Signs Medicaid Expansion Bill With Work Requirements

By NWPB News April 9, 2019

Idaho Gov. Brad Little delivers his State of the State address inside the house chambers at the state Capitol building, Monday, Jan. 7, 2019 in Boise, Idaho. CREDIT: AP PHOTO/OTTO KITSINGER

Idaho will ask the federal government for permission to implement mandatory work requirements for those covered under the state’s Medicaid plan. Gov. Brad Little signed the bill despite concerns about the constitutionality of such requirements that were repeatedly brought up during public testimony and debates. Read More

Idaho Gov. Brad Little Vetoes Bill That Would Have Made Ballot Initiatives Tougher

By NWPB News April 5, 2019

In a rebuke to the Idaho legislature, Gov. Brad Little has “reluctantly” vetoed a bill that some say would’ve made it nearly impossible to get an initiative on the ballot. Little also plans to veto a second, similar bill that would’ve loosened some of the original proposal’s restrictions. Read More

Idaho Gov. Brad Little: Climate Change Is Real, Must Be Addressed

By NWPB News January 17, 2019

The 64-year-old Republican sworn into office earlier this month shocked some at the Idaho Environmental Forum by declaring that climate change is real and will have to be dealt with. Continue Reading Idaho Gov. Brad Little: Climate Change Is Read More

Brad Little Sworn In As 33rd Idaho Governor As Legislature Looks To Tackle Medicaid Expansion

By Doug Nadvornick January 4, 2019

Brad Little was sworn in as Idaho's governor Friday, Jan. 4, 2019, with his wife Teresa Little holding a Bible. CREDIT: OTTO KITSINGER/AP

Idaho has a new governor for the first time in 12 years. Brad Little took the oath of office Friday during a ceremony on the statehouse steps in Boise. Continue Reading Brad Little Sworn In As 33rd Idaho Governor Read More

Brad Little And Paulette Jordan Talk Issues At Idaho Gubernatorial Debate

By NWPB News October 16, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Paulette Jordan and Lt. Gov. Brad Little participate in a debate at the studios of Idaho Public Television in Boise, Idaho, Monday, Oct. 15, 2018. CREDIT: OTTO KITSINGER

Idaho’s gubernatorial candidates struck starkly different tones on topics ranging from transparency to health care and education during a live televised debate on Oct. 15. Continue Reading Brad Little And Paulette Jordan Talk Issues At Idaho Read More

Idaho Primary Results: Brad Little And Paulette Jordan Advance In Governor’s Race

By Frankie Barnhill May 16, 2018

Democratic Paulette Jordan addresses supporters after winning the party primary Tuesday, May 15, 2018. CREDIT: AMANDA PREACHER/BSPR

Two of the most bruising Republican primaries in 2018 were the gubernatorial race and the race for Idaho’s First Congressional District. Continue Reading Idaho Primary Results: Brad Little And Paulette Jordan Advance In Governor’s RaceRead More