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Governor Signs Bill to Help Educators in High-need, Rural Areas with Education Costs

Governor Signs Bill to Help Educators in High-need, Rural Areas with Education Costs

by chad | Mar 25, 2022 | Idaho Joint Democratic Caucus, Rep. Sally Toone, Sen. Janie Ward-Engelking

On Friday, Gov. Brad Little signed legislation to help educators in high-need and rural areas with various educational costs. Senate Bill 1290, sponsored by Sen. Janie Ward-Engelking (D-Boise) and Rep. Sally Toone (D-Gooding), establishes a rural educator incentive...
Governor Signs Bill to Help Educators in High-need, Rural Areas with Education Costs

House GOP Again Kills Resolution Honoring Sawtooth National Recreation Area

by chad | Mar 16, 2022 | Idaho Joint Democratic Caucus, Rep. Ned Burns, Rep. Sally Toone, Sen. Michelle Stennett

On Wednesday, House Republicans killed a concurrent resolution honoring the 50th anniversary of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area in a 22-45 vote. House Concurrent Resolution 51 celebrated the federal act that officially preserved the 760,000-acre land in 1972. An...
Governor Signs Bill to Help Educators in High-need, Rural Areas with Education Costs

Bill to Help Educators in High-need, Rural Areas with Education Costs Passes Senate

by chad | Feb 25, 2022 | Rep. Sally Toone, Sen. Janie Ward-Engelking, Senate Democratic Caucus

On Friday, the Senate passed a bill to help educators in high-need and rural areas with various educational costs. Senate Bill 1290, sponsored by Sen. Janie Ward-Engelking (D-Boise) and Rep. Sally Toone (D-Gooding), establishes a rural educator incentive program for...
Governor Signs Bill to Help Educators in High-need, Rural Areas with Education Costs

House Dems Back Motion to Amend Bill to Increase Grocery Tax Credit

by chad | Feb 10, 2022 | House Democratic Caucus, Rep. John Gannon, Rep. Lauren Necochea, Rep. Sally Toone

Idaho House Democrats supported a motion to send House Bill 509 to general orders, where legislation can be amended. The motion failed on a 26-41vote. The bill, which later passed the House, increases the grocery tax credit by $20 per person starting in the 2023 tax...
Governor Signs Bill to Help Educators in High-need, Rural Areas with Education Costs

House Committee Kills Bill to Support Workers with Post-Traumatic Stress Injury

by chad | Feb 10, 2022 | House Democratic Caucus, Rep. Sally Toone

On Wednesday, the House Commerce and Human Resources Committee refused to introduce legislation to allow employees suffering with work-related post-traumatic stress injury (PTSI) to seek workers’ compensation. The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Sally Toone...
Governor Signs Bill to Help Educators in High-need, Rural Areas with Education Costs

GOP Adopt Lowball Revenue Estimate to Engineer Future “Surpluses”

by chad | Jan 15, 2022 | Idaho Joint Democratic Caucus, Rep. Lauren Necochea, Rep. Sally Toone, Sen. Mark Nye

The Economic Outlook and Revenue Assessment Committee met Thursday to adopt a revenue assessment. The committee’s recommendation was then accepted Friday by the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee (JFAC) for budgeting purposes.  The Republican legislators on EORAC...
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