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McMillan Elementary can serve 475 students, but 171 students attend today. Enrollment has fallen by 62% since 2014 and is expected to continue to decline.
Parents like the small class sizes, but is that fair for other schools? Vote coming next month.
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Mainstream GOP and industry PACs are putting most of their money toward 3 races in swing districts.
1. Desi Burbank in District 15
2. Rep. Dustin Manwaring in District 29
3. Rep. Mike Pohanka in District 26
These could be the closest races next week.
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Does Idaho have a revenue problem or a spending problem?
Rep. Steve Berch and Republican Steve Keyser have different takes.
Berch, the only Dem lawmaker in D15, narrowly won re-election with 50.5% in '24.
Registered R's outnumber D's more than 2:1.
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Redman has contributed $555,000 of his own money to his 36-18-1 PAC this year.
He now using that cash to oppose Prop 1 and support seven Republicans in swing districts.
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Democrat Mary Shea hopes the third time’s the charm in her race against Republican Rep. Dustin Manwaring in the Pocatello swing district.
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The latest from Vallivue School District.
The board cured two open meeting violations and appointed a mother of four young children to fill a vacancy.
“Truth be told, I don’t know a lot about what goes on on the board,” she said.
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The Jerome dirt farmer asked McGrane to remove a school district levy from the ballot.
That's not going to happen.
I talked to the superintendent and read Idaho law for a fact check of Dean Dimond's claims.
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Teachers will have to sign a form certifying that they are a "biological male" or a "biological female" and they will only use corresponding bathrooms.
The superintendent says it will ensure the district is complying with state law.
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Vallivue trustees came to a "consensus" on who they want to fill a vacancy, but did not conduct a motion or vote.
They are now consulting legal counsel to determine if there were any open meeting violations.
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Several candidates from Twin Falls told me voters in May "corrected course" after voting in hardline conservative lawmakers in 2024.
Now there's no incumbents in District 25.
"We’re going to have to work as a coalition to be effective."
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Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador has been defending Idaho's right to regulate prediction markets like Kalshi.
Kalshi just donated $5,000 to his re-election campaign.
And Kalshi is taking "predictions" on Labrador's re-election race.
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I exported and analyzed a bunch of numbers from Idaho Sunshine so you don't have to. Unless you really like data.
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Democrat Kevin Marsh and Republican Lyle Johnstone are running to replace retiring Rep. Jack Nelsen.
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I spoke to the director of the Idaho Department of Insurance this morning to check in on the rehabilitation of the Idaho School Benefit Trust.
I asked if there are any new public documents available.
“I can’t share anything with you,” Dean Cameron said.
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From the Ballot Beat:
AFC Victory Fund endorses Gov. Brad Little for re-election.
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The district made a lump-sum payment to "put an absolute end to the uncertainty."
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Democrat Nancy Gregory just ended a 24-year run as a Boise trustee.
Republican Desi Burbank is the Idaho PTA secretary and former school board member on a military base.
Here's where they stand.
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