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Attorney General Raúl Labrador submitted revised language for a new version of a ballot initiative that would implement ranked choice voting for Idaho’s primaries, after being ordered to do so by the Supreme Court.
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The legal descriptions of a proposed ballot initiative to open up Idaho’s primary elections are now in the hands of the state supreme court in a literal battle of words.
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Reclaim Idaho, the group behind a recent ballot initiative to boost education funding, is launching a new awareness campaign to fight against school vouchers this upcoming legislative session.
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A look at Idaho legislatures special session and how it may affect the Quality Education Act in November.
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Idaho lawmakers will return to Boise next week for a special session designed to further lower taxes and substantially raise education funding.
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Idaho Matters takes a look at the Quality Education Act .
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Margaret Carmel, Senior Reporter with BoiseDev.com; Melissa Davlin, host of Idaho Reports on Idaho Public Television; Nicole Blanchard Outdoors Reporter with the Idaho Statesman; Audrey Dutton, Senior Investigative Reporter with the Idaho Capital Sun.
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A ballot initiative that aims to raise taxes on corporations and the wealthy to boost education funding will go before Idaho voters in November. But state officials and organizers are at odds as to whether the measure would also negate tax cuts passed earlier this year by the legislature.
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An update on the highway 55 project, a fiber-optic revolution, affordable housing in Meridian, an increase in reading scores, repealing federal tax on guns, another project at the Boise Airport and Reclaim Idaho is working to get a new initiative on the ballot. Kevin Richert, senior reporter and blogger with Idaho Ed News; Margaret Carmel, Senior Reporter with BoiseDev.com; Bryan Clark Opinion Editor at the Idaho Statesman joined Idaho Matters to talk about the top news of the week.
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The group drafted the Quality Education Act, which would increase funding to Idaho public schools through a tax on high-income residents and a corporate tax increase.