Kathryn Haake
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Missoula, MT, United States
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Gov. Otter vetoes school Bible bill
BOISE - Idaho Gov. C. L. "Butch" Otter on Tuesday vetoed legislation that would have expressly permitted the use of the Bible in public school instruction, calling the measure unconstitutional. → Read More
Governor, ISU president reveal tuition-lock pilot program
MERIDIAN -- Gov. Butch Otter has unveiled a pilot program that would freeze tuition for incoming freshmen at Idaho State University. Otter announced the program Thursday after his own statewide tuition initiative failed to gain support during this year's legislative session. The new program would ensure all incoming freshman would have fixed-tuition for four years. However, the plan still needs… → Read More
Idaho House approves bill to allow Bible in public schools
BOISE -- A bill that explicitly allows the Bible to be used in public schools passed its final legislative hurdle Monday, despite concerns about whether the measure is legal. According to the legislation, the Bible can be used for reference purposes in subjects like literature, history, music and world geography in public schools, but not scientific subjects. Schools are already allowed to… → Read More
Idaho panel sends anti-Shariah law bill to House for changes
BOISE - A bill prohibiting Shariah law from influencing Idaho courts advanced to the House floor on Thursday, but the bill's future is uncertain. → Read More
Idaho lawmakers raise concerns over teacher bonus program
BOISE, Idaho - House lawmakers were shocked to learn Thursday that nearly $17 million dedicated to give leading teachers and assistants bonuses hasn't been distributed as promised. Furthermore, the report presented to the House Education Committee by the Idaho State Department Of Education is riddled with mathematical errors. Jeff Church, the department's spokesman, says the errors were made by… → Read More
Idaho Senate approves measure permitting Bible in schools
BOISE -- The Idaho Senate on Monday approved legislation to "expressly permit" using the Bible for academic study in public schools, even though state law already permits using the Bible for academic purposes. Republican Sen. Sheryl Nuxoll, of Cottonwood, says Senate Bill 1342 would clarify any misconceptions in current code by overtly allowing the religious text in the classroom. The… → Read More
Idaho lawmakers introduce bill to ban fetal tissue sales
BOISE -- The Idaho Legislature is the latest state to consider making it illegal to buy, sell or donate upon fetal tissue, even though no such practice exists in the state. The Senate State Affairs Committee voted 7-2 along party lines Friday to introduce legislation that would make it a felony to distribute fetal tissue after an abortion. Similar legislation is pending in several other states.… → Read More
Idaho lawmakers back proposed foster care reform
BOISE -- A legislative panel introduced a measure Thursday that would implement major reforms in the Idaho foster care program in response to complaints lodged against the program last week. Republican Rep. Christy Perry, of Nampa, says the new legislation would allow judges to oversee adoptions, while implementing a timeframe for relatives to apply to care for a child. Perry says the measure… → Read More
House backs tax exempt Girl Scout cookies
BOISE -- The Idaho House narrowly passed a bill Wednesday that would allow Girl Scouts to keep the sales tax on the thousands of boxes of Thin Mint cookies sold each year. Republican Rep. Janet Trujillo, of Idaho Falls, says tax exemptions for both Boy Scouts and Girls Scouts would pay off exponentially in state savings. She says Girl Scouts are 81 percent more likely to earn a four-year degree… → Read More
Idaho lawmakers considering lifting ban on REAL ID
BOISE -- State lawmakers are considering lifting a 2008 ban on complying with tougher ID requirements mandated by the federal government. Republican Rep. Joe Palmer of Meridian introduced the measure Tuesday before the House State Affairs, where it received unanimous support. Palmer says the bill will now go to the House Transportation Committee for an anticipated lively hearing. Idaho lawmakers… → Read More
Idaho schools examine factors behind low graduation rates
BOISE -- Alternative and online school administrators are scrambling to uncover the factors contributing to this year's low graduation rates. The Idaho State Board of Education announced earlier this year that online school were the state's worst performers, with a graduation rate of 20 percent. Alternative schools had a 36 percent graduation rate. That number is a stark drop to Idaho's overall… → Read More
Idaho panel backs Medicaid expansion alternative
Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter's proposed alternative to Medicaid expansion has passed its first hurdle in the Idaho Legislature. → Read More
Idaho panel backs Orofino 'Maniac' license plate proposal
A northern Idaho lawmaker is once again seeking to create a specialized license plate depicting a controversial Idaho high school mascot. → Read More
Lawmakers consider 3rd crisis center in southern Idaho
BOISE - Two communities in southern Idaho are vying for a proposed $1.7 million crisis center that Gov. C. L. "Butch" Otter backed in his budget proposal earlier this year. → Read More
1 year after Kaarma conviction, Grant Creek residents still coping with killing
+2 Markus Kaarma's white Buick remains in the driveway of his Grant Creek home as of Dec. 15, 2015. The vehicle was a critical piece of evidence in Kaarma's conviction. → Read More
Paul Ryan represented Kaarma, Griz players
"The law is a jealous mistress." Those words, scribbled on the chalkboard by a professor on Paul Ryan's first day at Gonzaga University School of Law, have stuck with him. At the time, he didn't understand the phrase or how it would relate to his legal career, which would, in time, thrust him into the spotlight. But the 49-year-old criminal defense and personal injury attorney now says he has… → Read More
3 Griz players reinstated to team, but suspended from Saturday's game
The three University of Montana football players who were arrested Sunday after trespassing at a Pattee Canyon home have been reinstated to the team, but will be suspended from Saturday's → Read More
Attorneys: Griz football players' designated driver was in wrong place at wrong time
MISSOULA — The female University of Montana student who was jailed with three Griz football players and another student early Sunday was the designated driver and had just arrived at → Read More
3 Griz players, UM student plead guilty to misdemeanor charges
MISSOULA — Three University of Montana football players arrested Sunday morning after a Pattee Canyon family called 911 that burglars were in their home pleaded guilty to misdemeanor criminal trespass → Read More
3 Griz players, UM student plead guilty to misdemeanor charges
Three University of Montana football players arrested Sunday morning after a Pattee Canyon family called 911 that burglars were in their home pleaded guilty to misdemeanor criminal trespass charges Wednesday → Read More